De Palma… Ellroy… what could possibly go wrong? If only I knew… Directed by: Brian De Palma Written by: Josh Friedman, James Ellroy Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Mia Kirshner The H-Bomb: It’s been a while since I’ve written a Bilger, and this time I’m going to try something a little different. For past Bilge reviews, I would target movies … [Read more...] about The Black Dahlia
About H-Man
Stuck
"please . . . . . . . . help me . . . " The H-Bomb: Thomas Bardo (Stephen Rea) is a hard up schlub who is having one shitty day: he’s been kicked out of his apartment, the unemployment office told him they lost his application after keeping him waiting for three hours, and a cop booted him off his park bench just as he was settling in for the night. As if his situation … [Read more...] about Stuck
Ginger Snaps
“I can’t have a hairy chest, Bee! That’s fucked!” The H-Bomb: In the quiet Canadian suburb of Bailey Downs (Canadian suburb, pfft… isn’t that entire country a suburb?), neighborhood dogs are being devoured by a mysterious beast at night. No one has ever actually laid eyes on this creature, but judging from the aftermath of one of its attacks, it is safe to assume … [Read more...] about Ginger Snaps
The Room
The H-Bomb: Just to get this out of the way; it is very easy to make a bad movie. Anyone who has seen the never ending stream of shit that pollutes our DVD shelves and infests our multiplexes knows this to be true. Big budget or small, it doesn’t matter. All it takes is one missing ingredient to derail a film: a weak script, a clueless director, bad editing, poor acting… if … [Read more...] about The Room
The Revenant
"Vengeance is best left in the hands of the Creator." Directed by: Alejandro G. Inarritu Written by: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Inarritu (screenplay), Michael Punke (novel) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson The H-Bomb: After his party of fur trappers is ambushed by local Indians, Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a handful of his fellow … [Read more...] about The Revenant
