Limacher Low Down: When I first saw the trailer for End of Watch I was instantly intrigued by what I saw. I really enjoyed the gritty look and feel of the trailer, and I was anticipating great action. I admit, much to my surprise, there was a lot more depth to End of Watch than the trailers let on. It's not just an action movie. With a good amount of comedy, character … [Read more...] about End of Watch
Drama
Trouble With the Curve
A solid base hit, but far from a home run. The H-Bomb: Clint Eastwood stretches his range as an actor by playing a character we’ve never seen him play before, a cantankerous old codger named Gus, who for decades has worked as a scout for the Atlanta Braves. He has recruited many great players over the years, but unfortunately, he’s not getting any younger. His … [Read more...] about Trouble With the Curve
Carnage
“I am glad our son beat the shit out of your son, and I wipe my ass with your human rights!”- One mother to another. The H-Bomb: One afternoon, while playing in a park in New York City, two boys get into an altercation in which one boy picks up a big stick and whacks the other across the face with it. We come to find out that the boy who was hit lost two teeth and … [Read more...] about Carnage
Lawless
Directed by: John Hillcoat (The Road) The Cast: Shia LaBeouf (Transformer Films), Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises), Jason Clarke (Texas Killing Fields), Guy Pearce (Prometheus), Jessica Chastain (Texas Killing Fields), Mia Wasikowska (Albert Nobbs), Dane DeHaan (Chronicle), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight Rises) This much anticipated film arrives about as … [Read more...] about Lawless
Killer Joe
Don’t mess with this Texan! The H-Bomb: Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch) is a twenty-something, trailer trash drug dealer with a gambling problem and an overdue debt to some nasty, nasty folks. To climb out of this hole, he comes up with the worst idea possible; to kill his alcoholic bitch of a mother in order to collect $50,000 life insurance that will be paid to his … [Read more...] about Killer Joe