Rob Christopher's Blog, page 33

3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s THE WIND RISES

The Wind Rises [2013]

1. Passengers seated in the wings, to be replaced with bombs.
2. Derived from radiators.
3. Werner Herzog sings!

3 things about Lisa Cholodenko’s THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

The Kids Are All Right [2010]

1. Raging against organics.
2. She unzips him. “Oh, hello!”
3. Genuine college moment: her moms try to start unpacking the boxes but she shoos them out of the room.

3 things about Dean Fleischer Camp’s MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On [2021]

1. Honey as adhesive.
2. “His whole body looks like his pants are off.”
3. Skating on the dusty coffee table.

3 things about Raine Allen-Miller’s RYE LANE

Rye Lane [2023]

1. Unisex toilet meet-cute.
2. The aunties give him a dubious once-over. “Come in, boy.”
3. Shuffle to “Sign Your Name.”

3 things about Todd Stephens’s SWAN SONG

Swan Song [2021]

1. Resting dead bitch face.
2. “You look so athletic.”
3. Riding a mobile scooter in the middle of two lanes of traffic. With his legs crossed.

What a gem.

3 things about Bertrand Bonello’s THE BEAST

The Beast [2023]

1. Destroying the Ming vase.
2. The club has no name and it’s always a different year.
3. He notices the shape of a wedding ring through her gloved hand.

3 things about Radu Jude’s BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn [2021]

1. Designer gelato shop.
2. A plant-based substitute for Xanax.
3. After the revolution eventually comes the product that trades on the positive cultural residue of the revolution.

3 things about Wolfgang Reitherman & David Hand’s ROBIN HOOD

Robin Hood [1973]

1. Trying to swallow the knot in his throat.
2. “Seize the fat one!”
3. Moneybag conveyor belt.

3 things about John Cromwell’s CAGED

Caged [1950]

1. Everything pauses as the entire ward concentrates on the sound of the passing train. Shadows of smoke on the floor.
2. Knife in the breast.
3. “If it wasn’t for men, we wouldn’t be in here.”
“You said it. I’ve been married five times.”
“What’s wrong with that?”
“Nothing. If you’re not married to them all at the same time, like I was.”

Damn, this slams.

3 things about William Friedkin’s JADE

Jade [1995]

1. James Horner-fied Stravinsky.
2. Reconstructed Hi8 (?) tape.
3. He reads the instructions for the pillow.