"It's slow, but it's smart." Swift shot: I think the biggest complaints I hear about films is that nothing new is being created. Everything is a re-boot or a remake or a re-imagining. With It Follows, I am happy to say, Hollywood has a new monster! One that might just scare the living shit out of you too! With excellently deployed scoring by @Disasterpeace, It Follows … [Read more...] about It Follows
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Hit Team
“Must you be so rude, crude, and stupid about everything?” The H-Bomb: Last week, Film Grouch’s esteemed founder, Rick Swift, was approached by one Myles McLane to review Hit Team, an indie comedy that Mr. McLane wrote, produced, and starred in. Rick happily obliged, and upon viewing the film, proceeded to give it what is possibly the most vicious thrashing he’s ever … [Read more...] about Hit Team
Run All Night
“If you pull that trigger, you’re no better than me.” The H-Bomb: Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson) is a former mob hit man turned washed up drunk, whose own son, Mike (Joel Kinnaman), wants nothing to do with him, and who is only being kept afloat by his longtime best friend, gangster Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris). Shawn also has a son, Danny (Boyd Holbrook), who’s a bit of a bad … [Read more...] about Run All Night
Cinderella
I’m totally not over Frozen. I know a lot of people are tired of everything related to Frozen and especially the song “Let It Go,” but not me. So I was very excited that before Cinderella, there was a new Disney animated short with the characters from Frozen. “Frozen Fever” is the continuing story of Elsa, Anna, and the gang. It’s Anna’s birthday, and Elsa has a wonderful … [Read more...] about Cinderella
Chappie
Robot gangsta. The H-Bomb: In the near future, crime in Johannesburg is so out of control that the streets have become too dangerous for human police officers. So, a private weapons company is contracted to design and manufacture robots for urban pacification. The first design, MOOSE, developed by ex-soldier-turned-engineer, Vincent Moore (Hugh Jackman), is a big, … [Read more...] about Chappie
