"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
Drama
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
Bernie
Swift shot: Jack Black almost saved this freak-show of a poorly edited farce based on factual events. Richard Linklater's style is intact, but it is not something I care for personally. Credit to him for making it near impossible to discern if these were actors or real interviewees - the professional actors did a tremendous job blending in with the Carthage, Texas yokels. … [Read more...] about Bernie
