Quoth the H-Man . . . who cares? The H-Bomb: In this fictionalized take on the “mysterious final days” of Edgar Allen Poe (John Cusack), which depicts the macabre writer as a penniless, boorish drunk who constantly belittles his piers and hasn’t written anything of worth in quite some time. The only bright spot in his life, aside from his beloved pet raccoon, is his … [Read more...] about The Raven
Restless
A collage of “Indie” clichés. The H-Bomb: Enoch (Henry Hopper) is your basic indie film protagonist; a sensitive young man with a tragic family history who’s lost and directionless and full of angst, yada, yada, yada. He’s in between schools for reasons we’re told late in the film (not that it really matters) and his favorite past times include crashing the funerals … [Read more...] about Restless
A Dangerous Method
“Freud’s obsession with sex has to do with the fact that he never gets any.” The H-Bomb: One would think that A Dangerous Method, a film about how early twentieth-century psychologists Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud developed “The Talking Cure,” or psychoanalysis, would be the ideal marriage of director and material. After all, many of Canadian auteur David … [Read more...] about A Dangerous Method
Young Adult
“Sometimes in order to heal, a few people have to get hurt.” The H-Bomb: Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is the thirty seven year old author of a series of young adult books that have been falling out of popularity as of late. In fact, she has been told that the next book will be the last of the series. This, naturally, has put her life into a kind of … [Read more...] about Young Adult
American Reunion
Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie… The H-Bomb: In case the title is not enough of an indicator, the American Pie gang is back, descending on their home town of Great Falls for their thirteen year high school reunion… why thirteen? Because no one from their school bothered to organize a ten year reunion (that’s literally what we’re told). So what has everyone been … [Read more...] about American Reunion
