Spitball Army

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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