"The secret is always in the clockwork." The H-Bomb: After his father's untimely death, 12 year-old Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) is taken in by his uncle (Ray Winstone), who maintains the clocks at a train station in post-World War I Paris. The uncle is a notorious drunk and disappears before long, leaving Hugo alone to take care of the clocks himself. … [Read more...] about Hugo
Drama
Batman: Year One
The other "Batman Begins"... The H-Bomb: Okay, before you start throwing Batarangs at me, let me just say that calling this the other "Batman Begins" isn't at all fair, since Frank Miller's graphic novel predates the Christopher Nolan film by almost two decades. If anything, "Batman Begins" is the other "Batman: Year One", since Nolan most definitely … [Read more...] about Batman: Year One
Real Steel
"The people's champion... sounds good to me." The H-Bomb: No, your eyes are not deceiving you. No, that four star rating is not a typo. No, H-Man is not off his meds. I know what you're thinking, that the story of "Real Steel" sounds an awful lot like "Rocky" remade by Michael Bay (ewwww... shudder), and that the only result that could ever come of that is pure, … [Read more...] about Real Steel
Life During Wartime
“Happiness”, Where are you? - Oh, you are RIGHT HERE!!! The H-Bomb: There are very few films that I can think of that left an impression on me the way Todd Solondz’s “Happiness” did back when I first saw it many years ago. With its assortment of freakish, malcontent misanthropes, some with more issues than others, it was a funny, disgusting, shocking, and poignant … [Read more...] about Life During Wartime
Dolphin Tale
Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) is an unhappy, lonely boy. He has a hard time in school and as a result, he has to spend his summer vacation stuck in summer school. His only friend is his cousin Kyle (Austin Stowell) who is about to leave to join the Army. However, everything changes the day that Sawyer meets Winter. While on his way to school, Sawyer stops off at the … [Read more...] about Dolphin Tale
