“Sometimes you must destroy in order to create.” The H-Bomb: Let me start off by addressing the 800-pound Xenomorph sitting in the room, just so we all understand, Prometheus IS a prequel to Alien. There, are we all clear on that? Good. Now, notice I said it’s a prequel to Alien, not the prequel to Alien, because, assuming this one pans out, there will be others, … [Read more...] about Prometheus
Drama
Rampart
“This isn’t your father’s L.A.P.D.” The H-Bomb: Dave Brown (Woody Harrelson) is an ethically challenged police officer working out of the scandal ridden Rampart Division in 1999 Los Angeles. Like many dirty cops in dirty cop movies, he is a racist, a sexist, a drunk, a womanizer, a crook, a sociopath, and overall, just a complete asshat of a human being who freely … [Read more...] about Rampart
Bernie
Swift shot: Jack Black almost saved this freak-show of a poorly edited farce based on factual events. Richard Linklater's style is intact, but it is not something I care for personally. Credit to him for making it near impossible to discern if these were actors or real interviewees - the professional actors did a tremendous job blending in with the Carthage, Texas yokels. … [Read more...] about Bernie
The Raven
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
In the Land of Blood and Honey
"The world is watching." Swift shot: Tragic, compelling and sensually intense. This is Angelina Jolie's directorial debut; she wrote, directed and produced In the Land of Blood and Honey as a wake-up call for all of us to remember the horrors of war and to never be complacent with atrocities. Real people suffered in the 90's in war-torn Eastern Europe, and there … [Read more...] about In the Land of Blood and Honey
