The H-Bomb: Young artist Calvin is facing some difficult decisions in his life; he has to decide what kind of artist he wants to be, and he has to decide between two very different women. "Independent" is a word that is really over-used these days; films produced by studio off shoots like Focus (Universal) or Fox Searchlight are considered "independent." Films featuring major … [Read more...] about “Chiaroscuro, Baby”
Drag Me to Hell
The H-Bomb: Director Sam Raimi makes a long awaited return to the horror genre with this twisted tale of a young woman plagued by a curse. Was it worth the wait? Read on... Christine (Alison Lohman) is a loan officer at a bank in line for a promotion to assistant manager. But when she sees that her chances of being promoted are threatened by a new, hot shot, kiss ass employee, … [Read more...] about Drag Me to Hell
Crossing Over
The H-Bomb: How in the hell did a movie starring Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, and Ray Liotta get dumped straight to DVD? Isn't Harrison Ford one of the most bankable stars working today? Why then, have you (most likely) never even heard of this film? Sadly, there is a very good reason... South African born writer/director Wayne Kramer made a big splash a few years ago with "The … [Read more...] about Crossing Over
Southland Tales
"This is the way the world ends... this is the way the world ends... this is the way the worl-" Okay! Okay! For fuck's sake, I got it already!!!" H-Bomb: Richard Kelly's scatter shot, schizophrenic apocalyptic tale has so many characters, themes, ideas, plots, twists, subplots, sub-subplots, and sub-sub-subplots that it weaves itself into a web of almost complete … [Read more...] about Southland Tales
Jennifer’s Body
I'm sure anyone who would be visiting this site is familiar with the story of Diablo Cody: the stripper/phone sex operator who became a screenwriting wunderkind who won an Oscar her first time out the gate with "Juno". She has a writing style full of witty catchphrases that can be mildly amusing at best and mildly irritating at worst. Her dialogue doesn't at all reflect the way … [Read more...] about Jennifer’s Body
