Movies like this . . . you've seen them before. The H-Bomb: Sam (Chris Pine) returns home to L.A. after his father, a fairly successful music producer, dies of cancer. Sam was never particularly close to his dad, in fact, he bolted for the opposite coast as soon as he was old enough. So, imagine Sam’s surprise when his father’s lawyer (an ancient Philip … [Read more...] about People Like Us
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Brave
"Are you willing to pay the price your freedom will cost?" Swift shot: My four year old son was enthralled, a word he doesn't even know yet, but he was. He barely moved from the front of his seat and neither did his father. But, this wasn't a film for fathers and sons, it was a rare glimpse by Disney into a complicated mother and daughter relationship. At its heart, … [Read more...] about Brave
Rock of Ages
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Adam Shankman Written by: Chris D’Arienzo Cast: Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Cathrine Zeta-Jones, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin. If you like musical films; you should see this movie. If you like 80’s music, you need to see this film. If you like seeing Tom Cruise being outrageous, you need to see this … [Read more...] about Rock of Ages
Prometheus
“Sometimes you must destroy in order to create.” The H-Bomb: Let me start off by addressing the 800-pound Xenomorph sitting in the room, just so we all understand, Prometheus IS a prequel to Alien. There, are we all clear on that? Good. Now, notice I said it’s a prequel to Alien, not the prequel to Alien, because, assuming this one pans out, there will be others, … [Read more...] about Prometheus
Rampart
“This isn’t your father’s L.A.P.D.” The H-Bomb: Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson) is an ethically challenged police officer working out of the scandal ridden Rampart Division in 1999 Los Angeles. Like many dirty cops in dirty cop movies, he is a racist, a sexist, a drunk, a womanizer, a crook, a sociopath, and overall, just a complete asshat of a human being who freely … [Read more...] about Rampart