Glib Written/Directed by: Noah Baumbach Cast: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Grodin Swift shot: When I watch a Ben Stiller film, I expect certain things out of it, but mainly I want to be entertained and feel like the characters have an actual stake in the story. If they don't come across as genuine, they've lost me. That was what I … [Read more...] about While We’re Young
Tetherball: The Movie
"For you women, these rules don't apply to you . . . just like everything else in life." Directed by: Chris Nickin Cast: Rick Dawson, Rob Fender, Brian Titus, Jonathan Alderman Swift shot: Screwball comedy with enough dick jokes to offend the whiniest of #AntiGamerGaters! Another indie flick that I was requested to review, guerrilla-style, shot on a low-budget, … [Read more...] about Tetherball: The Movie
King John
"Commodity, the bias of the world." - Philip, The Bastard Directed for the Stage By: Tim Carroll Produced and Directed for Film By: Barry Avrich Cast: Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Graham Abbey, Patricia Collins Swift shot: In all my travels as a performing artist, King John has never crossed my path. I have seen many adaptations of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. And, … [Read more...] about King John
Bluray Giveaway The Battle of the Five Armies
As promised, this is it folks, the last chance to win a FREE Bluray (technically they are called Blu-rays, but I defy the yutzes that came up with that hyphenated crap) of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. That's right ladies and gents, FIVE armies, not one (which would be amusing to watch, like Fight Club) not two, which would be like a tennis match. Not even three … [Read more...] about Bluray Giveaway The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hunting Ground
Sequi pecuniam in quo est verum Writer/Director: Kirby Dick Cast: Annie E. Clark, Andrea Pino Swift shot: Director Kirby Dick opens the eyes of America with a chilling expose on sexual assault cover-ups on campuses across the United States. Assuming that each case is credible, you'll wish you were watching fiction. But overall, you'll be inspired as two UNC … [Read more...] about The Hunting Ground
