Spitball Army

Doesn’t engage immediately, and the lead actress is over-the-top, but has a late ’80s retro charm that fascinates.

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An obviously noble effort, delivered on a platter of cheese. Harrison Ford steps out of his coma to display some acting ability.

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Which came first: the Black Private Dick or Dirty Harry? They seem to be parallel genres, both with trademark one-liners, etc.

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Exhausted, so working my way through the @nytimes “1,000 Best Films Ever” list. So far today, two real duds: Lust for Life and Silk Stockings. Lust is so comically overwrought, I expected Kirk Douglas’ Van Gogh to morph into one of Lon Chaney Jr’s monsters. Just bad. The theme music for Lust for Life sounds as […]

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Among other delights in this Gothic thriller is a bulldog named Carlton who slobberingly guards the front door.

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Basis for countless family/show biz melodramas since? Fascinating interweaving of silent cinema and musical numbers.

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Finely-tuned ensemble acting, by turns deeply romantic, hilarious, appropriately treacherous. Amy Acker FTW!

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Sinister; moody; angular. As if Terrence Malick directed Shadow of a Doubt with dialogue; except Malick didn’t make this. What if the house guest cooked the housekeeper, but they continued to eat even after they suspected it, since it was cooked so well. #Stoker Stoker is a great example of a director fulfilling film’s potential […]

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Turns out to be my favorite Almodóvar film so far. Cleverly disguised rape scene; effective use of Pina Bausch dance sets.

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Turns out to be my fave Almodovar film so far. Cleverly disguised rape scene; effective use of Pina Bausch dance sets.

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