“Eat me. Drink me.” The H-Bomb: Filling in for her sick, journalism student roommate, English lit. major Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) arrives at a sleek office building to interview young, uber-wealthy business tycoon, Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). Since Anastasia has absolutely no journalistic training or experience, the interview is exceptionally clunky and … [Read more...] about Fifty Shades of Grey
Archives for February 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson Cast: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle One Hundred Million Copies Sold. One Hundred Million! That’s the number of books bought mostly by women, of the shallow, somewhat kinky trilogy poorly written by E.L. James. It was originally a self-published e-book as well as a print-on-demand volume. Someone at Vintage Books spotted it and … [Read more...] about Fifty Shades of Grey
Kingsman: The Secret Service
"This isn't that kind of movie" Swift shot: Explosive and flamboyant - a fun, campy action film! Imagine if Kick Ass were a spy, oh, wait, that's exactly what you've got with Kingsman: The Secret Service, directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-created by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, who created the incredibly successful Kick Ass comics too. Director Vaughn borrows heavily … [Read more...] about Kingsman: The Secret Service
John Wick
“He’s not the boogeyman, he’s the guy you send to kill the boogeyman.” The H-Bomb: Retired assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is mourning the recent passing of his wife (Bridget Moynahan) when he runs into a young Russian thug, Iosef (Alifie Allen), who takes a liking to Wick’s vintage muscle car. Iosef offers to buy it on the spot, but Wick blows him off. Turns out, … [Read more...] about John Wick
Preview: Poltergeist
Coming this summer, a retelling of a horror classic - Poltergeist! Swift take: I can remember watching this movie as a kid of no more than eight years old; it was one of the first movies I watched on the Home Box Office, or as you kids call it now, HBO. It was terrifying! If you haven't seen the original . . . do it. There is a reason it stands the test of time and … [Read more...] about Preview: Poltergeist