Spitball Army

One of the worst films ever made graced my TV tonight: The Sandpiper. Achingly, moaningly bad. Not even “so bad it’s good.” Just BAD.

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“All Is Lost” at Birmingham’s Carmike

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Seen The Purge? What I thought was going to be a dystopian horror/thriller/action flick turned out to be a socio-political satire. I think?

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“Gravity” in 3D at Birmingham’s Carmike Vestavia

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Bogie leads rag-tag crew of Allies across the desert and against a band of archetypal Nazis. Perfect Saturday matinee movie. Features such delightful current-day politically-incorrect lines as “He killed the Heinie!”

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Everyone refers to Edward G. Robinson as “Boss,” and Edward G. refers to himself in the third, as “Marko.”

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Unexpected mix of murder, mental imbalance & maternal loyalty. Filmed with arresting visual style. Disturbing, fascinating.

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More-violent-than-expected Bergman, but bleak as ever. Definite dystopian parent to Children of Men, minus the plot.

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Ugh. A non-narrative visually-indecipherable “portrait” of life on a deep-sea fishing vessel. Skip this; watch Sweetgrass.

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“Muscle Shoals” at The Edge 12, Birmingham, Alabama

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