Spitball Army

watched Oct 27, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.8 [streaming, Netflix] What a fascinating and ultimately tragic life Joan Didion has led! This doc connects her published works to the life events that inspired her to write them, for, as Didion state’s in the film’s generous interview segments, “You write what you have.” I have […]

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watched Oct 27, 2017, spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 5.1 [DVD, Netflix] Here is a textbook example of a film likely having amazing potential on paper but not ultimately translating those qualities to the screen. The cast is A-ranked, the script is co-written by Joan Didion, the story offers moral dilemmas; but the acting is, for […]

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