Spitball Army

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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A very young Burt Lancaster gets cocky and mixed-up with some real tough guys in beautiful black & white post-War Los Angeles. And all because of some dame. [Click through on any of the images above to get a full-blown screen shot.]  

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Would’ve enjoyed it more if I wasn’t busy noting plot holes. Where’d they get all the bugs? And steak?!…was there a cattle car?

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This should have been so so so bad: “The Hangover” for the Geritol set. But it was not. The big question is: Why did I watch it?

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The Obsessive Quest To Bottle The Essence Of A Soul seems bound to a literary concept, but it works. Actor Ben Whishaw is perfect as The Obsessed.

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This World War II espionage thriller is hilarious. Intentionally, it seems. Deborah Kerr’s would-be Mata Hari has spunk.

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Documentary of Roger Ebert’s famous career, ordeal with cancer, and inspiring marriage. I was near tears several times. Essential.

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Not enough pre-Code raciness, but plenty of the old ham from Paul Muni in the lead. Stereotypes R us.

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This remake was unnecessary. They could have at least copied the original’s shock ending.

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The tolerance lesson is obvious from the start, but this French animation charms throughout. Vivid character quirks for a bunch of anthropomorphs.

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