Spitball Army

Essential historical primer on policy, activism & bureaucratic hypocrisy. But: “Age of AIDS?” We’re still in it.

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Bond movie as art film. Visually sumptuous; character-rich. Craig, Dench, Bardem, Whishaw: A++…too bad only 2 will return.

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It’s not about planes, as much as it is about the anatomy and politics of substance abuse. Denzel is predictably fantastic.

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A busy, shiny wind-up toy with a two-hour battery, it twists the Santa Claus fable through a modern techno’ prism.

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Double hybrid – Man/Horse love story ÷ Old West Cowboy meets Lawrence of Arabia. Rousing, involving, looks great on blu-ray.

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A delight, with some twisty surprises well beyond what’s shown in the trailer. Frank Langella = a marvel.

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Promising but unexplained premises; zero subplot development; dangling ending begging for obvious sequel.

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French classic is viewable via YouTube, but a big-screen viewing shows off the Parisian setting to stunning effect.

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Now-classic shoe-eating and dinner roll scenes sparkle, but the best moments come from Chaplin’s innocent romance.

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Looks and has tone of the film that obviously inspired its style (Barry Lyndon), similarly concerned with honor of men.

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