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3 things about Vic Armstrong’s LEFT BEHIND

Posted on June 9, 2015 by robchristopher

Left Behind [2014] 1. Their clothes are left behind … but, apparently, not their underwear. 2. Conveniently placed flatbed stacked with canisters labeled “flammable.” 3. Her blouse simply doesn’t have a top button. Well, this movie wasn’t bad/funny/bad, it was … Continue reading →

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3 things about William Asher’s JOHNNY COOL

Posted on May 27, 2015 by robchristopher

Johnny Cool [1963] 1. Jim Backus, laugh, completely out of place. 2. Billy May hangover music. 3. He offers to let her get dressed first. She declines, so they take her into custody. She’s wearing a coverlet. What a sweet … Continue reading →

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3 things about Stanley Donen’s SATURN 3

Posted on May 3, 2015 by robchristopher

Saturn 3 [1980] 1. Gravity in four directions. 2. “You have a great body. May I use it?” 3. The spectacle of a naked Kirk Douglas strangling Harvey Keitel is one I will not soon forget.

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3 things about David Lynch’s DUNE

Posted on April 5, 2015 by robchristopher

Dune [1984] 1. The ducal pug. 2. “Remember, walk without rhythm and you won’t attract the worm.” 3. Snack time. He rips off a chunk of flesh from a dead cow (horse?) suspended upside down from the ceiling. 3 other … Continue reading →

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3 things about Daniel Haller’s THE DUNWICH HORROR

Posted on October 8, 2014 by robchristopher

The Dunwich Horror [1970] 1. Unconvincing mustache. 2. A test tube filled with gravel. 3. He spreads her legs and props up the Necronomicon between them.

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3 things about Paul Schrader’s THE CANYONS

Posted on August 16, 2014 by robchristopher

The Canyons [2013] 1. Sitting outside at the sidewalk cafe. Traffic streams by continuously. An attention to street signs. 2. “Because he’s a bad boy. He’s a bad little boy.” “Go on.” 3. A grand piano on the second floor … Continue reading →

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3 things about Michael J. Paradise’s THE VISITOR

Posted on April 27, 2014 by robchristopher

The Visitor [1978] 1. More proof that John Huston wore a safari suit the entire span of the 1970s. 2. Who dubbed Peckinpah. 3. The bird hovers in mid-air then suddenly grows a long, razor-sharp beak. It flies straight into … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jacques Deray’s THE OUTSIDE MAN

Posted on April 26, 2014 by robchristopher

The Outside Man [1972] 1. One bullet in his gun, five bullets in his suit coat pocket. 2. “Jesus!” Then a shot to the head. 3. Coin-operated shaver in the bus station. Roy Scheider is tops as a gum-chewing hit … Continue reading →

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3 things about Tito Davison’s THE BIG CUBE

Posted on April 6, 2014 by robchristopher

The Big Cube [1969] 1. She got that accent in Switzerland? I guess? 2. “Sweetness, baby. Flow with the tide, that’s my bag.” 3. Psychedelic moving telephone.  

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3 things about Anthony Asquith’s THE V.I.P.s

Posted on March 17, 2014 by robchristopher

The V.I.P.s [1963] 1. “Perhaps you should have told him. Perhaps I should have told him. Perhaps we should have told him.” 2. “You wanted babies!” screams Richard Burton. 3. “I shall probably arrive in Florida in an advanced state … Continue reading →

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