Steven Spielberg revisits his youth and how he came to fall in love with the movies in The Fabelmans, his most personal picture to date. It's a beautiful, nostalgic piece full of gratitude and homages - a love letter to his family and the times he obviously feels lucky to have grown up in and been a part of. Like most of Spielberg's latter work, The Fabelmans is innocuous, but that doesn't mean it's painless. Through his alter ego Sam Fabelman, Spielberg pokes into his parents' character flaws and his own insecurities and perceived shortcomings (literally speaking), and it's all very relatable and told with a warmth and sleight of hand that most certainly will suck you in and transport you effectively back to the 1960s. A fine coming-of-age film made stronger by the filmmakers' honesty and firsthand experience; the film is reportedly autobiographical down to almost every detail. Superb performances by the three leads augment the drama, even if Seth Rogen is slightly out of place and depth as the Fabelman's family friend Bennie.