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3 things about David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

Crimes of the Future [2022]

1. Purple bar in a shiny wrapper.
2. Extra ears (but they don’t function).
3. At the afterparty, the organ sits in a jar on a table.

3 other things.

3 things about David Cronenberg’s THE SHROUDS

The Shrouds [2024]

1. “How dark are you willing to go?”
2. Broken hip.
3. Asleep on a flight to Budapest.

3 things about Joan Micklin Silver’s CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER

Chilly Scenes of Winter [1979]

1. She abruptly announces that she’s going to sleep. She’s wearing an elegant dress and full makeup.
2. “Why would you choose someone who loves you too little over someone who loves you too much?”
“Because it makes me feel less of a fraud.”
3. Impromptu hallway dance with a nurse.

3 things about John Farrow’s ALIAS NICK BEAL

Alias Nick Beal [1949]

1. Literally vanishing in the fog.
2. He won’t allow anyone to touch him.
3. Wild Surrealist mural above the fireplace.

3 things about René Laloux’s GANDAHAR

Gandahar [1987]

1. Hatched by Godzilla, who thinks they’re her children.
2. An enormous pit of bodies.
3. No head. Face on his chest.

3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INSOMNIA

Insomnia [2002]

1. Alarm clock in a drawer.
2. Still wrapped in plastic: an expensive dress.
3. Conveniently loose floorboard in the hotel room.

The perpetually hyperactive editing style drives me nuts.

3 other things.

3 things about John G. Avildsen’s JOE

Joe [1970]

1. “38% of liberals are fags. That’s a fact.”
2. A special dinner for their guests: delivery from the best Chinese restaurant in Astoria.
3. $10,000 socked away that his wife doesn’t know about. Plus two lots down in Florida.

3 things about Maxwell Shane’s NIGHTMARE

Nightmare [1956]

1. A glimpse of Cafe du Monde.
2. “You still having your barbecue?”
“Sure. By 6 it’ll be as dry as bone.”
3. All he asks for is sixty seconds.

3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s BLACK BAG

Black Bag [2025]

1. “Will there be a mess to clean up?”
“Only if we do it right.”
2. He makes eye contact and then activates the shutters.
3. She’s been taking an assortment of meds, all just under the reportable dose.

3 things about Benjamin Ree’s THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [2024]

1. “When you’re gaming 12 hours a day, there’s not much room for anything else.”
2. Hugging in the game allows them to work towards hugging in real life.
3. He presents her with a half-melted ice cream cone.