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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s THE BOY AND THE HERON

Posted on December 16, 2023 by robchristopher

The Boy and the Heron [2023] 1. His mother turns to goo. 2. Parakeet droppings. 3. Rushing towards the flames.

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3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s BERLIN EXPRESS

Posted on November 15, 2023 by robchristopher

Berlin Express [1948] 1. Stricken nightclub clown. 2. I’m sorry, you’re an idiot if you think you can best Robert Ryan in a fistfight. 3. He throws down a piece of a paper on the table. Written on it is … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

Posted on September 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Oppenheimer [2023] 1. Heavy water: a wrong turn. 2. Not a verdict, a denial. 3. Dipping the rims of the cocktail glasses in a mixture of honey and lime juice. 3 other things.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

Posted on July 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Oppenheimer [2023] 1. Chain reaction, but not exactly the one they had feared. 2. “I hope you learned something.” “We learned we need to move further back.” 3. Truman perches on the edge of his chair.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

Posted on June 11, 2023 by robchristopher

Howl’s Moving Castle [2004] 1. He helps himself to a log. 2. Instant beard. 3. Kissing Turnip-head.

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3 things about Nagisa Oshima’s MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE

Posted on May 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence [1983] 1. Displaying the evidence of the beatings to the court. 2. He has become a Buddhist. 3. “I wish I could sing.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Gina Prince-Bythewood’s THE WOMAN KING

Posted on May 17, 2023 by robchristopher

The Woman King [2022] 1. Royal pool. 2. Portuguese boytoy. 3. They begin to dance together and briefly forget everything else.

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3 things about Santiago Mitre’s ARGENTINA, 1985

Posted on February 20, 2023 by robchristopher

Argentina, 1985 [2022] 1. On her way to school she bums a cigarette from her father. 2. A tender scene on the balcony–where a sniper could easily take them out. 3. Neronian thumbs-down gesture.

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3 things about Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN

Posted on February 11, 2023 by robchristopher

The Third Man [1949] 1. Landlady wrapped in a quilt. 2. We never see the children in the hospital. 3. Fingers poking through the grate.

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3 things about Matt Wolf’s TEENAGE

Posted on February 9, 2023 by robchristopher

Teenage [2013] 1. Army uniforms for 13-year-olds. 2. The adult advises them to voluntarily change the teen canteen’s closing hours from 11 o’clock to 10:30 on weeknights. 3. “Mother, it’s just a hen party, what am I supposed to wear?” … Continue reading →

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