Funny thing about trust . . . it melts in the presence of real terror. Swift shot: Terror is back! Everything you ever wanted in a sci-fi horror flick . . . plus Norwegians! Fear and paranoia grips everyone; you'll be guessing who "The Thing" is the whole film! There are some grandiose shots, excellent special effects, but nothing is so over the top that it … [Read more...] about The Thing
Dick Flick
Super
Shut up, crime! The H-Bomb: Frank D’Arbo (Rainn Wilson) is a schlubby everyman who lives an utterly unremarkable, and even slightly depressing life. He works as a short order cook in a dingy, disgusting, greasy spoon shit pit of a diner, and is married to Sarah (Liv Tyler), an ex-drug addict who doesn’t seem to be all that interested in him these days. One day he comes … [Read more...] about Super
30 Minutes or Less
“You brought a gun to a f*ckin’ bomb fight!” The H-Bomb: When Dwayne (Danny McBride), a thirty-something deadbeat do nothing, decides that he doesn’t want to wait for his rich, former-Marine father (Fred Ward) to keel over so he can collect his inheritance, he decides to have his old man whacked, just like in the movies. However, hiring a hit-man is going to cost him … [Read more...] about 30 Minutes or Less
Bad Teacher
How far will one teacher go to land a man?? Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) just finished the school year at John Adams Middle School (JAMS for short, it took me most of the movie to realize what JAMS stood for so I'm putting that out there up front). Her fellow faculty members give her a lovely good-bye party and she heads home to her sugar daddy/fiance Mark (Nat … [Read more...] about Bad Teacher
Take Me Home Tonight
Tonight is about doing; thinking is over-rated! GRAB LIFE BY THE BALL AND CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST! Swift Shot: Decent trip down memory lane, this is a good renter with all your old buddies who will get all the references to 1980's flicks, but this won't be enough to keep the film interesting. I laughed quite a bit, but the tacked together feel of the story and … [Read more...] about Take Me Home Tonight
