His father's son. The H-Bomb: It's the late 1980's, and Iraqi Soldier Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) has been summoned to Uday Hussein's office for a mysterious assignment. They went to school together way back in the day, but he has no idea what Uday could want with him now, except that he does bear an uncanny resemblance to the Iraqi leader's son. Aside … [Read more...] about The Devil’s Double
Archives for November 2011
The Muppets
A New Muppets Film For Old Fans Swift shot: The Muppets are back with all their singing and dancing and of course lightning quick cameos . . . it's a family film that will probably mean more to the aged but it was still a lot of fun for the littlest (and newest) Muppet lover in my family. Jason Segel deserves credit for making The Muppets cool again and for … [Read more...] about The Muppets
Hugo
"The secret is always in the clockwork." The H-Bomb: After his father's untimely death, 12 year-old Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) is taken in by his uncle (Ray Winstone), who maintains the clocks at a train station in post-World War I Paris. The uncle is a notorious drunk and disappears before long, leaving Hugo alone to take care of the clocks himself. … [Read more...] about Hugo
Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet 2 starts off on a happy foot (pun intended!) with a grand opening montage of dancing and singing penguins. This film had us tapping our feet and singing to surprisingly cross generational selection of songs covered in the film. Mumbles (voiced by Elijah Wood) is now an adult penguin with a family of his own. His wife Gloria (Pink) is one of the most beautiful female … [Read more...] about Happy Feet Two
J. Edgar
A ho-hum review for a ho-hum biopic. The H-Bomb: To call J. Edgar Hoover one of the most controversial figures of the 20th Century is almost an understatement. He is the man who more or less created the Federal Bureau of Investigation as we know it today, and ran it with an iron fist for nearly fifty years, right up until the time of his death. He was also considered … [Read more...] about J. Edgar