Swift shot: What was it like to be "Deep Throat?" Only Linda Lovelace knows for sure, and this Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman directed biopic based on the novel Ordeal, authored by Lovelace, gives us a glimpse into the burgeoning porn industry of the sex-teeming seventies. Amanda Seyfried is not afraid to shed her inhibitions, as she shows off her full figure in … [Read more...] about Lovelace
Planes
Full throttled fun! Swift shot: "It's Cars 2, Planes!" - That's how my five year old kid described the film. But only a few of the Disney Cars make any kind of appearance. I didn't laugh as much as I thought I would, but the film did leave a mark in more mature ways. Director Klay Hall uses remarkable Disney magic to transport you on what you might … [Read more...] about Planes
Hating Breitbart
"When the media decides it wants to kill somebody, it behaves so in a merciless fashion." - Andrew Breitbart Swift shot: America lost a fighter, a patriot, someone that was trying to keep integrity on our shores. Andrew Breitbart is missed. His death was a complete shock to the seekers of truth. Which, at the end of the day was all Andrew wanted - he wanted to expose … [Read more...] about Hating Breitbart
Pacific Rim
"Tonight, we're cancelling the Apocalypse!" - Marshall Pentecost Swift shot: Godzilla meets Robotech ala Guillermo del Toro! While there is certainly enough mythology surrounding both of those franchises, what makes Pacific Rim stand alone is that it merely borrows from both without trying to remake either. Even the title is fresh and misleading. When I … [Read more...] about Pacific Rim
World War Z
Swift shot: All the Max Brooks purists will probably never be happy, but who 'undied' and made some SNL writer the authority on Zombies? Given a chance as a stand-alone film, having almost nothing to do with the Brooks anthology of the same name, World War Z is as much a horror film as it is an international whodunit where mother nature plays the elusive serial … [Read more...] about World War Z