3 things about ALL ABOUT EVE

Posted on February 1, 2026 by robchristopher

All About Eve [1950]

1. Finally he gets to the point. “What do you take me for?”
2. Cozy together with blankets in the front seat.
3. Infinite mirrors.

3 other things.

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3 things about Emile Ardolino’s DIRTY DANCING

Posted on January 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Dirty Dancing [1987]

1. Carrying a watermelon into a forbidden party.
2. The lake looks freezing.
3. Somehow, everyone’s dancing and all is forgiven.

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3 things about François Girard’s THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD

Posted on January 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould [1993]

1. Quick Don McKellar appearance, just before Gould signs his “final” autograph.
2. Exploring the inside of a piano that’s being played.
3. Pharmacopeia.

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3 things about Albert Serra’s PACIFICTION

Posted on January 25, 2026 by robchristopher

Pacifiction [2022]

1. “I invite myself.”
2. Choking by the pool.
3. Red wake.

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3 things about Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF

Posted on January 22, 2026 by robchristopher

A New Leaf [1971]

1. Two or three times a week.
2. “Marriage? You mean to a woman?”
“Yes, sir. That is what I had in mind. It’s the only way to acquire property without labor.”
3. Lost frond.

3 other things.

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3 things about Mohammad Reza Aslani’s CHESS OF THE WIND

Posted on January 13, 2026 by robchristopher

Chess of the Wind [1976]

1. Persian carpets everywhere.
2. They place his corpse in the bottomless jar.
3. In a single shot, we begin by seeing the past and end by seeing the present.

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3 things about Phil Karlson’s 99 RIVER STREET

Posted on January 12, 2026 by robchristopher

99 River Street [1953]

1. He confronts himself in the mirror at the gym.
2. Concealed behind the aquarium.
3. “What if my name was Pauline?”

3 other things.

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3 things about Oliver Hermanus’s THE HISTORY OF SOUND

Posted on January 11, 2026 by robchristopher

The History of Sound [2025]

1. Curled up alone on the floor next to a piano in the empty room.
2. He gently takes his hand and presses it against his throat.
3. A leather case found in the attic sixty years later.

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3 things about Alain Guiraudie’s MISERICORDIA

Posted on January 10, 2026 by robchristopher

Misericordia [2024]

1. He explains that he often finds excuses to run into Jérémie.
2. Silent omelets.
3. “Let’s start with sleeping.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME

Posted on January 9, 2026 by robchristopher

Marty Supreme [2025]

1. Handcuffed wearing a towel.
2. “I’m Hitler’s worst nightmare.”
3. A stack of dirty pictures with a couple real bills on top.

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