Spitball Army

I loved Philomena, but The Magdalene Sisters is a harrowing, bolder & ultimately more vital film of the Magdalene laundries.

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Poor Francis Phelan, cursed by his own relentless guilt.

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Mamet film where heavily-manicured language lends an unbelievability to the proceedings. The word bombs, however, are awesome: [Heist word bomb example #1] He (on telephone): Everybody needs money. That’s why they call it money. [Heist word bomb example #2] He: Save the bullshit, your guy says he wants to do the job. She: Is that […]

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The story of Frank “Spig” Wead of the U.S. Navy, in which The Duke and Maureen O’Hara smoke a lot of cigarettes.

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The seemingly unfilmable Beat era’s genesis. Till Terrence Malick or David Fincher give it a go, this’s the best.

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Bang! Smash! Explosion! Beheading! Bonus: a warning siren in the kingdom of the gods when the prisoners escape!

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“As long as you don’t choose, everything remains possible,” Jared Leto says, stating the film’s theme. An “idea” movie.

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Nebraska (2013) is the dark heart of America: unscrubbed, self-doubting, brutally honest, looking like Diane Arbus crossed with Ansel Adams.

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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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