Mother and Child is an unique journey portraying the ripples of the choices we make and how they affect us and others in our life-paths. The film comes full circle, but takes a long time to get to the point - but the point is ultimately made with effective emotion. Karen (Annette Benning) is a social gargoyle, holding everyone at bay with her dour attitude and glumness. … [Read more...] about Mother and Child
Drama
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans
The H-Bomb: Lt. Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) is a highly decorated cop working the mean streets of a post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. After suffering a back injury, he is prescribed Vicodin and in six months time moves on to other (illegal) drugs and becomes a full blown addict, but that’s only part of McDonagh’s many nefarious activities. After a low level drug dealer … [Read more...] about Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans
Green Zone
Trust - is just a word. Green Zone will challenge you to take a stand on Iraq, and force you to face why we declared war there. To bring violence, the full complement of the USA's military machine, to bear on the hapless dictator with more doubles than Hitler and with his own trademark mustache, there must have been something greater than sheer animosity towards … [Read more...] about Green Zone
Edge of Darkness
"It's classified." Swift shot: Left me wanting more on every level, too much was shoved into the script - nothing really powerful ever happens, it was like firing hollow-points at a watermelon, sure it's fun, but if you aren't taking out bad-guys, so what? The exposition never really happened, and I understand this is a film based on a TV series, that explains why … [Read more...] about Edge of Darkness
Red Dawn – 1984
Rick Swift "Wolverines" Swift shot: Classic Milius! If you read my bio, you know this was one of my favorite films growing up, it put things at the time into a perspective I appreciated. Today I have heard it described as silly and frivolous story-telling, bullshit, it was a great film and I will tell you why below... Teddy Roosevelt 1899 - "Far better it is to dare … [Read more...] about Red Dawn – 1984
