Spitball Army

watched Oct 21, 2021spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 6.5[streaming, Criterion Channel] This was made four years after his amateurish FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, and it shows a lot of maturity. It has a dreamlike structure similar to MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON, which I saw for the first time recently. Then I read (on […]

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watched Oct 21, 2021spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 5.5[DVD, library] This picture starts out promisingly. The story jumps out right at the start, the characters are engaging, and the rich colors and sets of the Pinewood Studios very closely resemble the look and mood of a Powell/Pressburger film. But, once an avalanche in the Andes […]

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