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3 things about Michael Glover Smith’s HEKLA

Posted on May 15, 2026 by robchristopher

Hekla [2026] 1. She joins Hekla on the sofa. The dude still doesn’t get the message. So the women kiss each other. 2. “I’m just practicing my physical comedy.” 3. Awkwardly holding the record album while he chats her up.

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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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