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3 things about Cary Joji Fukunaga’s NO TIME TO DIE

No Time to Die [2021]

1. “My sense of timing.”
2. Logan Ash is described by Felix as a political appointee. Nice touch.
3. Poison garden.

3 things about Steve James’ and Alex Kotlowitz’s THE INTERRUPTERS

The Interrupters [2011]

1. “Violence is a learned behavior.”
2. In the casket wearing his cap.
3. She can’t participate in the pageant but knows all the words to the song.

3 other things.

3 things about Brad Bischoff’s GRASSHOPPERS

Grasshoppers [2021]

1. Sleeping cat on the bed, unremarked upon by anyone in the room.
2. “Where’s the lime?”
“Fuck the lime. I am the lime.”
3. He dumps the dead possum out of the trash bag. As they leave the property, a breeze gently carries the empty trash bag away.

3 things about Jacques Deray’s LA PISCINE

La Piscine [1969]

1. I want a sequel that explores the lives of the absent owners of the villa. Apparently they’re off in India somewhere.
2. Uncle Ben’s white rice.
3. “I’m cold and I’m drunk!”

This film absolutely lives up to the hype. Absurdly gorgeous people in a beautiful vacation house behaving very badly.

3 things about Ken Russell’s CRIMES OF PASSION

Crimes of Passion [1984]

1. Years before Leland Palmer, “Get Happy” with Anthony Perkins.
2. A roasting pan placed on the floor at each viewing station to catch the drippings.
3. Neon silhouette fornication.

3 things about Edward Sedgwick’s THE FIRST DEGREE

The First Degree [1923]

1. The moustache signifies his evil.
2. “We need husky young fellows like you.”
3. Lightning flashes and rain streaming through the broken window during the struggle.

3 things about Marcell Jankovics’ SON OF THE WHITE MARE

Son of the White Mare [1981]

1. Spinning castles.
2. Robot/stonebaby 3-headed dragon, its deeply distorted voice.
3. Eye fractals.

Flabbergasting.

3 things about Ingmar Bergman’s THE PASSION OF ANNA

The Passion of Anna [1969]

1. Tiny dog spinning around in a noose.
2. Over the course of the take, her eyes grow red and watery.
3. A very busy breakfast: condiments, butter scraping across toast, sips of coffee.

3 things about Nicolas Meyer’s STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [1991]

1. Christian Slater wakes him up.
2. Frozen escapees.
3. “If I were human, I believe my response would be ‘Go to hell.'”

3 other things.

3 things about Ted Bogosian’s LIVE AT MISTER KELLY’S

Live at Mister Kelly’s [2021]

1. David Mamet as the world’s worst busboy.
2. “Make A Date With A Steak Tonight!”
3. Ella Fitzgerald’s necklace.