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3 things about Andrea Arnold’s FISH TANK

Fish Tank [2009]

1. He passes her the beer, looks at her with a vague hopefulness.
2. “You need sorting out.”
3. She can’t swim.

3 things about Robert Altman’s SECRET HONOR

Secret Honor [1984]

1. He extracts a cassette from the inner pocket of his smoking jacket.
2. Dual meanings of the word “pardon.”
3. Black Irish.

3 things about Edward Dmytryk’s CROSSFIRE

Crossfire [1947]

1. He’s a former cop from St. Louis. Four years on the East side.
2. Leroy stoops to pick up the pad of paper. The contempt on Montgomery’s face.
3. Incorrect address.

3 other things.

3 things about Jim Cummings’ THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW

The Wolf of Snow Hollow [2020]

1. “Anger management.”
2. Falling asleep at the library.
3. Shattered oven door.

ROY’S WORLD is in Wisconsin!

If you’re reading this from Wisconsin or Illinois, you can watch the film as part of the Beloit International Film Festival—now through February 28!

And as part of the festival, Jason Adasiewicz (who composed the score and performs on the soundtrack) and I will will be featured in a Q&A on Friday, February 26. Hope to see you there.

3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s TORN CURTAIN

Torn Curtain [1966]

1. Most asinine line of dialog: “But that’s behind the Iron Curtain!”
2. “To celebrate I will pay for the liquid.”
3. Under the blankets again.

This movie reminds of David Lynch’s Dune: no matter how many times I watch it, it never gets any better.

3 things about Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, and Robert Hamer’s DEAD OF NIGHT

Dead of Night [1945]

1. Savagely tearing apart the mirror on the wall.
2. “What shall we do tonight? Dress up, spend lots of money?”
3. Smashed face on the floor.

3 things about Josh Greenbaum’s BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar [2021]

1. She’s thinking about Kermit on his bicycle.
2. Three pills in the treasure chest. They float away from the bar.
3. Headshake, ringtone.

When Grace Jones’s cover of “Tomorrow” from Annie came on the soundtrack, I knew this was the movie for me.

3 things about Koreyoshi Kurahara’s INTIMIDATION

Intimidation [1960]

1. Beginning and ending with a train.
2. He slips on clear plastic galoshes.
3. Multiple receipts for counterfeit seals.

3 things about Carl Boese and Paul Wegener’s THE GOLEM

The Golem [1920]

1. Ecstatic figures on a platform flanked by glowing candelabra.
2. An epic manifestation displayed for the amusement of the royal company. They all laugh.
3. Aryan children sitting on top of the deactivated Golem.