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Tag Archives: war
3 things about Kaouther Ben Hania’s THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB
The Voice of Hind Rajab [2025] 1. An interrupted game of rock, paper, scissors. 2. To blow off steam they play a shooter game together on their phones. 3. She tells her, “They need to sleep.”
3 things about Brian G. Hutton’s WHERE EAGLES DARE
Where Eagles Dare [1968] 1. Ice axe in the bicep. 2. Clint says “We’ve got company” twice 3. The traitor is offered an alternate way out.
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3 things about Oliver Laxe’s SIRAT
Sirât [2025] 1. “It’s been the end of the world for a long time.” 2. She explains that each speaker is unique, and you never know when it’ll make its last sound. 3. Handbrake.
3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s RANDOM HARVEST
Random Harvest [1942] 1. Alone and terrified in the midst of an overjoyed, boisterous crowd. 2. Pained look on the Reverend’s face at the offkey organist’s singing. 3. A creaking gate, a treebranch that sags.
3 things about Mark Obenhaus & Laura Poitras’s COVER-UP
Cover-Up [2025] 1. “His notes are indecipherable.” 2. Rumsfeld quibbles over the difference between “abuse” and “torture.” 3. An anonymous source in Gaza.
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3 things about Preston Sturges’ HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO
Hail the Conquering Hero [1944] 1. Burning the mortgage at the pulpit. 2. “I never felt better in my life, except I never felt worse.” 3. Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith. 3 other things.
3 things about Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
A House of Dynamite [2025] 1. Surrender or suicide. 2. A brief moment alone at the window before he is hustled out of the room. 3. “Bad knees.”
3 things about David Lean’s LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Lawrence of Arabia [1962] 1. “Here you may drink. One cup.” 2. The tiniest black dot on the horizon. 3. He gaily skips through the entryway to catch up with the soldiers. Discussion of a new squash court. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about the Hughes Brothers’ DEAD PRESIDENTS
Dead Presidents [1995] 1. He buries the memento. 2. OD during Soul Train. 3. Radioing for the bus schedule.
3 things about Fritz Lang’s HANGMEN ALSO DIE!
Hangmen Also Die! [1943] 1. He notices her reflection in a puddle. 2. Nazi with a pimple. 3. Implicated by his gold cigarette lighter.
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