“Happiness”, Where are you? - Oh, you are RIGHT HERE!!! The H-Bomb: There are very few films that I can think of that left an impression on me the way Todd Solondz’s “Happiness” did back when I first saw it many years ago. With its assortment of freakish, malcontent misanthropes, some with more issues than others, it was a funny, disgusting, shocking, and poignant … [Read more...] about Life During Wartime
Archives for October 2011
Dream House
Sweet dreams are made of Zzzzzzzz... The H-Bomb: So this is a dream house, huh? It must have been one dull ass dream. But how did it go wrong? This film, which I'm guessing was supposed to be a thriller, certainly had a dream team on both sides of the camera. A first rate director in Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot", "In America"), and a first rate cast in Daniel Craig, … [Read more...] about Dream House
Troll Hunter
"Troll!!!!!!" Swift shot: Part "Blair Witch Project", part "Monsters" - - - ALL TROLL! I wasn't too thrilled by the film opening with that "recovered footage" concept, but it can be overlooked as just a means to pragmatically set the film in an authentic light. Few people, even Norwegians, believe in trolls, but after watching this film, I would wager a few more … [Read more...] about Troll Hunter