The Unexpected Journey continues… The H-Bomb: Merry little hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) continues to accompany a band of dwarves, led by the ever brooding badass, Thorin (Richard Armitage), on their quest to take back their homeland of Erebor, the Kingdom under the Mountain, from the fire breathing dragon, Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). The great wizard … [Read more...] about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Sci-fi & Fantasy
About Time
Written & Directed by: Richard Curtis Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie The secret to making a great film is to endow it with great characters that are slightly strange, intensely interesting, somewhat silly, and immediately recognizable as people we have met or know probably exist. Then you mix those characters with a … [Read more...] about About Time
Thor: The Dark World
Brotherly betrayal on an interplanetary scale! Swift shot: Better than Thor (2011) - Marvel builds the film around the characters while managing to deliver a fun, fantastical story-line that delivers a few surprises by Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor. Stick around for the credits . . . of course, but only die-hard movie nerds need to remain after the FINAL credit … [Read more...] about Thor: The Dark World
Elysium
It's the place to be. The H-Bomb: Sometime, in what we can only hope is the very distant future, the Earth has become a contaminated cesspool of pollution and disease. The super wealthy have made a new home for themselves on Elysium, a gigantic space station complete with houses, gardens, and an atmosphere, so they can live quiet lives of comfort. As for the have-nots … [Read more...] about Elysium
Upstream Color
It all starts with a worm... The H-Bomb: Way back in 2004, a hot young talent named Shane Carruth took the Sundance Film Festival by storm with his feature debut, Primer, a brain bending science-fiction flick that he wrote, directed, starred, shot, edited and even composed the score for. It was a dense, cerebral time travel tale that confounded many, but those willing to … [Read more...] about Upstream Color
