Rob Reiner gave us great reasons to go to the movies

“This Is Spinal Tap” By MANOHLA DARGIS Few movies take possession of you like “This Is Spinal Tap,” the delightful shaggy-haired 1984 rock-n-roll parody that turned Rob Reiner into a filmmaker. The movie, about a ridiculous group of heavy-metal rockers, didn’t set the world or entertainment industry on fire on its release. Yet it kick-started an unlikely career that rapidly picked up momentum with crowd pleasers that won love and sometimes awards, and often cleaned up at the box office....