Spitball Army

watched Oct 09, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.7 [on-demand, HBO] Prior to viewing this, I had read a review opining that SPIELBERG borders on hagiography. That is spot-on. However, the insights that show how closely Spielberg’s personal life hews to topics within his storytelling were valuable and honest. The choice of film clips […]

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rewatched Oct 08, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 8.6 [TCM] One of the wickedest, most deranged, and darkest of all films noir, and easily my favorite of the pure genre entries. Ann Savage is a terrifying harpie as the ultimately doomed femme fatale…hell, everyone in this film is doomed. The version of this film screened […]

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watched Oct 07, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.4 [DVD, library] People in Panahi’s taxicab keep asking him to supply them with fresh ideas for stories. You’ll find them in places you wouldn’t expect, he tells a film student who is visiting his cab to buy some pirated art film DVDs, hoping to get ideas […]

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watched Oct 07, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.7 [blu-ray, Netflix] Such great fun, and a pleasure to see a superhero action film script place character development above explosions and gadgets (although the explosions and gadgets here are top-drawer!). https://boxd.it/kELir

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watched Oct 07, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.1 [blu-ray, Netflix] This is essentially a portrait of a character’s emotional landscape, and, as such, is not heavily plot-driven. But the approach lends itself perfectly to several meditative stretches that provide lead Sam Elliott with the opportunity to transform his trademark slow burn into some memorable […]

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watched Oct 05, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 6.5 [DVD, Netflix] In which De Niro plays a character that Rupert Pupkin might admire, and who, like the Jerry Lewis character in THE KING OF COMEDY, is bitter and miserable. Lots of dick, slut and poop jokes – not subtle humor in the least – but […]

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watched Oct 04, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 4.4 [blu-ray, Netflix] What kind of fuckery is this? A guy LITERALLY rips his own head off his shoulders with his bare hands; a glowing red devil – complete with hooves, tail, horns, and toolbox – stalks a family’s hallways at night; a disaffected couple visits a […]

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watched Oct 04, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.9 [DVD, Netflix] Add this to your list of crazy, artful, surreal, allegorical films that probably also includes mother! and Cemetery of Splendor, among others. Probably best appreciated with some knowledge of Catholic sainthood lore, but worthwhile even without it. This is a film that I will […]

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watched Oct 02, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 5.4 [blu-ray, Netflix] Visually sumptuous, but with only a hint of a soul. Great slow-mounting tension from beginning through to the end. https://boxd.it/kx05r

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