A 'call' you might want to take. The H-Bomb: It's a typical night for Los Angeles 911 operator Jordan Turner (Halle Berry), taking an array of calls ranging from domestic disputes, to medical emergencies, to the occasional crank, and handling them all with the kind of professional detachment that would be required of those who would have a job like this. Then she … [Read more...] about The Call
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Dead Man Down
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev Script By: J.H.Wyman Cast: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terrence Howard I have to admit I had trouble understanding the title. After the film ended I still didn’t get it. But then again, after the film ended, I didn’t really get the film either. What we seem to have here is a revenge thriller that aspires to be more than your … [Read more...] about Dead Man Down
Jack the Giant Slayer
Fee Fi Fo Fum, I hear the snores of boredom! The H-Bomb: Over the last couple of years, we've been seeing a new trend coming out of Hollywood, the revisionist fairy tale, where they take classic stories and give them a “modern” twist. Like, for example, taking the main characters from said stories, giving them weapons, reinventing them as ass-kickers, and casting … [Read more...] about Jack the Giant Slayer
Bullet to the Head
"You had me at 'Fuck you.'" The H-Bomb: James Bonomo (Sylvester Stallone) is a hit-man based in New Orleans who, along with his partner of six years, carries out a hit on some coked up no-neck in a swanky hotel suite. Things get a bit messy, but, at the end of day, the job gets done and they hit a nearby watering hole to unwind. When Bonomo heads to the … [Read more...] about Bullet to the Head
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (3D)
Witchin'! Swift shot: The Brothers Grimm version . . . this a'int! Gatling guns, grenades, all manner of technological marvels of malevolence are introduced into this goretastic version of the classic tale of the brother and sister who bested and baked a witch in her own oven. There is ill-placed profanity, some mild nudity and countless graphic, special … [Read more...] about Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (3D)
