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3 things about Michel Gondry’s THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

The Science of Sleep [2006]

1. Duck Ellington
2. Foot spray for his hand.
3. Cellophane water filling the sink.

3 other things.

3 things about John Farrow’s NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES

Night Has a Thousand Eyes [1948]

1. From the piano, he constantly feeds him musical clues.
2. A rare example of Edward G. Robinson playing a chain-smoker.
3. They don’t notice that the curtain is moving.

3 things about Franklin Ritch’s THE ARTIFICE GIRL

The Artifice Girl [2022]

1. “I thought this was your web?”
2. In the corner, the top half of a mannequin, draped in plastic.
3. Reciting his passcode, he stumbles; she holds up four fingers.

3 things about Masahiro Shinoda’s DEMON POND

Demon Pond [1979]

1. Peeling a pear. “Well chilled,” he tells her approvingly.
2. They protest–their daughter isn’t beautiful, then add grudgingly that she’s no longer a virgin.
3. Batting away at the desperate villagers with his cane.

3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s sex, lies, and videotape

sex, lies, and videotape [1989]

1. Spinning his wedding ring like a toy.
2. “You’ve got a problem.”
3. Strategic houseplant.

3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

Strangers on a Train [1951]

1. “I certainly admire people who do things.”
2. A professor from Delaware Tech.
3. Putting on pants in the back of the cab.

3 things about Alain Guiraudie’s MISERICORDIA

Misericordia [2024]

1. An attempt to wash the blood off the leaves.
2. He gets out of bed and he isn’t faking.
3. Reversal in the confessional.

3 things about Aaron Schimberg’s A DIFFERENT MAN

A Different Man [2024]

1. Watching a how-to video on whistling while chopping onions.
2. The peeling as viewed in a mirror.
3. Brilliant karaoke of “I Wanna Get Next To You.”

3 things about Faith & John Hubley’s EVERYBODY RIDES THE CAROUSEL

Everybody Rides the Carousel [1976]

1. Repeatedly throwing the spoon on the floor.
2. Happy masks, doubtful inner faces.
3. An unusual trick-or-treater.

3 things about Aaron Wertheimer’s NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST

Not If I See You First [2025]

1. “We actually worked with someone from NASA on the alien ejaculate.”
2. Big Red interlude.
3. His identical twin brother is a disembodied head.