Spitball Army

At the start of 2011, I began compiling a list of films and other entertainments that I viewed either in the theater or via disc and cable. My Mom does this and, while I can’t say that she necessarily inspired me to take up the habit, I have enjoyed going back to the list and […]

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“Les Miserables” at The Vestavia Hills 10.

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“Django Unchained” at The Summit, Birmingham.

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“Life of Pi 3D” at The Summit, Birmingham.

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“Anna Karenina” at The Vestavia Hills 10.

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Essential historical primer on policy, activism & bureaucratic hypocrisy. But: “Age of AIDS?” We’re still in it.

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“Lincoln” at The Vestavia Hills 10.

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Bond movie as art film. Visually sumptuous; character-rich. Craig, Dench, Bardem, Whishaw: A++…too bad only 2 will return.

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It’s not about planes, as much as it is about the anatomy and politics of substance abuse. Denzel is predictably fantastic.

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A busy, shiny wind-up toy with a two-hour battery, it twists the Santa Claus fable through a modern techno’ prism.

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