"The price of freedom is high . . . and it's a price I'm willing to pay!" - Captain America Swift shot: Cleveland born veritas pioneers, the Russo brothers, direct a stunningly grounded super hero film that is really an homage to the 70's thriller. Captain America: The Winter Soldier has been referred to as Avengers 1.5, and it's a fair assessment. Teaming up with … [Read more...] about Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Sci-fi & Fantasy
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Unexpected Journey continues… The H-Bomb: Merry little hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues to accompany a band of dwarves, led by the ever brooding badass, Thorin (Richard Armitage), on their quest to take back their homeland of Erebor, the Kingdom under the Mountain, from the fire breathing dragon, Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). The great wizard … [Read more...] about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
About Time
Written & Directed by: Richard Curtis Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie The secret to making a great film is to endow it with great characters that are slightly strange, intensely interesting, somewhat silly, and immediately recognizable as people we have met or know probably exist. Then you mix those characters with a … [Read more...] about About Time
Thor: The Dark World
Brotherly betrayal on an interplanetary scale! Swift shot: Better than Thor (2011) - Marvel builds the film around the characters while managing to deliver a fun, fantastical story-line that delivers a few surprises by Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor. Stick around for the credits . . . of course, but only die-hard movie nerds need to remain after the FINAL credit … [Read more...] about Thor: The Dark World
Elysium
It's the place to be. The H-Bomb: Sometime, in what we can only hope is the very distant future, the Earth has become a contaminated cesspool of pollution and disease. The super wealthy have made a new home for themselves on Elysium, a gigantic space station complete with houses, gardens, and an atmosphere, so they can live quiet lives of comfort. As for the have-nots … [Read more...] about Elysium
