Spitball Army

watched Oct 27, 2021spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 5.8[streaming, Criterion Channel] I wanted to like this more than I did, as its cinematography is sometimes breathtakingly beautiful, given plenty of slow-cinema time for one to luxuriate in. There is a lot of quiet tension in the plot, but the plot itself is simple and deserved […]

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watched Oct 27, 2021spitballarmy’s review published on Letterboxd: 7.9[DVD, library] The three main actresses in this – Hayley Mills, Deborah Kerr, and especially Edith Evans – are superb. The film’s origins as a stage play aren’t all that obvious, but the script written from it is occasionally brilliant, with sharp, biting, and witty dialogue.

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