Spitball Army

Multi-generational family saga, much like “Giant” but with more soap. Nevertheless, an utterly guilty pleasure.

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The Best Over-Acting by an Ensemble Award hasn’t been created yet, but this film is its sturdiest advocate.

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Deliberate McQueen style (long static takes, facial close-ups) is unmistakable, yet film’s soul is mighty. I cried.

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Excesses & overworn Scorsese-isms aside, film fascinates for 3 solid hours. Frighteningly funny. Leo shines.

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A not-so-futuristic fable about how our immersion in technology can lead us to become more empathetic humans?

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All the best parts were in the trailer.

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Friends don’t let friends watch THE LONE RANGER (2013).

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Watching Golden Boy with Mom. There is a black character named Chocolate Drop. Did I mention the film was made in 1939?

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Really less a film than a document, and proves what a great debt the early Beatles owed to the Marx Brothers.

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Perhaps the best among the sub-genre of Pacific Northwest character-driven ensemble dramedies. And that includes Juno.

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