Spitball Army

watched Jan 04, 2018spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 9.1[blu-ray, Netflix] I found practically everything about this to be note-perfect, from the relentless self-examination of the main character, to the clear-eyed portrayal of head-on idealism among college students, the duelling side effects of privilege (while it may get you the best table in a restaurant, it […]

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Much has been made of Laughton’s decision to shoot the film in black and white; Couchman writes persuasively about Laughton’s debt to early silent film and to the films of the German Expressionists. In any case, having seen the film, we are utterly unable to imagine it in color. This is partly because the clear […]

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Leaving The Hateful Eight tonight, a woman who had also stayed through the closing credits says to me, “And they say that was about the futility of war.” Where did she get that? my lazy brain thinks, refusing to make any grand interpretation of a film with exploding heads, a toothless bloody-faced female lead and […]

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“Foxcatcher” at The Edge 12, 24 January 2015

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“The Theory of Everything” at the Trussville Regal, 23 January 2015

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“Whiplash” at The Edge 12, 18 January 2015

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“Wild” on 18 January 2015

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“The Interview” at The Edge 12, 30 December 2014

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“Interstellar” on 29 December 2014

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“The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies” on 21 December 2014

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