For sure, especially for that era in both of their careers. I can’t think of another early(ish) Spielberg movie that shows a looser, more realistic adult partnership than the one shared by Steven and Diane.

Jerry Goldsmith’s score is also the best in the same, said universe.

Brian De Palma

Someday I hope to find out which somebody’s shoes was under his bed

Sorry, “Summer SOFT.” (Whiffing the title of my absolute favorite of his songs, a song that better conveys the brutal acceleration of passing seasons in one’s life, is bitterly ironic.)

I don’t even hate that movie (I know; I’m a monster, what am I doing here instead of Twitter, et al?) but flipping very uncommitted beliefs via the least-resistant of all possible arguments is kinda its whole deal

Of course it would be THAT movie that flipped her against her previous, supposedly deeply-held-until-now-jerks political beliefs

Oh I still admire the critic, quite a lot. Separating the art from the artist a bit, as it were.

By the way, none of this applies to the rest of you writing on movies. I love reading everything everyone else has to say on the matter, so by any available means, keep it coming!

And yet, such is the irrepressible desire to still create. I’m glad Lean came back to it, even just once. And I’m glad I keep hacking away as time and enthusiasm allows.