Mastodawn

Evelyn C. Leeper Aug 9, 2024

MT VOID #2340: Film reviews of #OneLife #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta #NeverOpenThatDoor #Manhattan; comments on #Tubi; book comments on #MobyDick #HermanMelville on http://leepers.us/mtvoid/VOID0809.htm from @eleeper and #MarkRLeeper Tagged @scifi

MT VOID 08/09/24 -- Vol. 43, No. 6, Whole Number 2340

jack the nonabrasive Jun 9, 2024

#NeverOpenThatDoor ( #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta ) &
#IfIShouldDieBeforeIWake ( #SiMueroAntesDeDespertar )
are amazing stories which should be remade and reinterpreted for contemporary audiences #TCMParty #NoirAlley

jack the nonabrasive Jun 9, 2024

Echoes of the tale of Esau and Jacob at the denouement
#NeverOpenThatDoor ( #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta ) #NoirAlley ) #TCMParty

jack the nonabrasive Jun 9, 2024

Oh, man, and have the car parked on a hill, have María roll it perfectly silently down in neutral and *then* hit the shovel.
#NeverOpenThatDoor ( #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta ) #NoirAlley ) #TCMParty

jack the nonabrasive Jun 9, 2024

I wish they established that the rooms are completely dark, or lit purely by moonlight, to highlight that Mama's impairment is an advantage.
#NeverOpenThatDoor ( #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta ) #NoirAlley ) #TCMParty

jack the nonabrasive Jun 9, 2024

The connection between the 2 stories of Door & Hummingbird is that brother Raúl is the thief who's shot and killed, right?
#NeverOpenThatDoor ( #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta ) #NoirAlley ) #TCMParty

jack the nonabrasive Jun 9, 2024

It's interesting that Daniel's confidence about knocking over the village bank increased, despite being down one staff. It sounds like he planned a burglary rather than a stickup, maybe?

#NeverOpenThatDoor ( #NoAbrasNuncaEsaPuerta ) #NoirAlley ) #TCMParty