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3 things about Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s GHOSTLIGHT

Posted on October 9, 2025 by robchristopher

Ghostlight [2024] 1. Arriving home at dawn after the cast party. 2. Defiantly walking in the middle of the street. 3. Sitting across from each other, their foreheads touching.

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3 things about Charlie Chaplin’s LIMELIGHT

Posted on March 16, 2025 by robchristopher

Limelight [1952] 1. An extra flea. 2. “That’s all any of us are: amateurs. We don’t live long enough to be anything else.” 3. Slippery sheet music.

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3 things about Kaige Chen’s FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

Posted on March 12, 2024 by robchristopher

Farewell My Concubine [1992] 1. Aquarium and opium. 2. Passing the headdress. 3. Ending with a real sword.

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3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ASAKO I & II

Posted on October 11, 2023 by robchristopher

Asako I & II [2018] 1. Haughty acting critique. 2. Earthquake in the dark. Offscreen chandelier crash. 3. Unfazed by the news, he offers to drive her back to Tokyo.

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3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s DRIVE MY CAR

Posted on March 27, 2022 by robchristopher

Drive My Car [2021] 1. The design of the atrium preserves a direct line to the sea. 2. “You don’t need to be better.” 3. Mellow jazz bar with a turntable.

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3 things about John Cassavetes’ OPENING NIGHT

Posted on October 3, 2015 by robchristopher

Opening Night [1977] 1. Swiveling on the barstool, ready for a handshake. 2. “Look in the mirror. Am I beginning to look like Humphrey Bogart to you?” 3. Fractured sunglasses.

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