Inherent confusion. The H-Bomb: Larry “Doc” Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) is a stoner private eye in 1970’s Los Angeles, who is visited out of the blue, late one night, by his ex-flame, Shasta Fay Hepworth (Katherine Waterson). She tells him about a plot against her new boyfriend, wealthy real estate tycoon Mickey Wolfmann (Eric Roberts), in which his wife, Sloane (Serena … [Read more...] about Inherent Vice
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Selma
We have . . . overcome. Swift shot: Selma is a two-hour education on civil rights and the struggle for equality that southern blacks faced in the 1960s. But, those that claim we haven't come very far are intellectually inept. In the 1860s the struggle began in earnest, and 100 years later, there was indeed progress, but hardly equality. Now, it is 2015, some 50 years … [Read more...] about Selma
H-Man’s Top 20 of 2014
The H-Bomb: Well, now that 2014 has come to a close, I am going to do something no movie critic has ever done before, compile a Top 10 list of my favorite films of the past year. Except, instead of doing a Top 10 list, I will be doing a Top 20. Because there were so many good ones, it felt wrong to stop at ten. There are many more, like 300: Rise of an Empire, Captain … [Read more...] about H-Man’s Top 20 of 2014
Left Behind
My God… The H-Bomb: The personal life of college student Chloe Steele (Cassi Thomson) has been in turmoil ever since her mom, Irene (Lea Thompson) became a super-Christian about a year ago. It’s that religious metamorphosis, especially the way she keeps carrying on about “The Rapture,” that keeps Chloe from visiting home, and that keeps her father, airline pilot Rayford … [Read more...] about Left Behind
The Interview
North Korea tried to stop this? Swift shot: I laughed hard, three times. The rest of the time, it was like being around two idiots who were in on one long inside joke that I didn't get. Maybe if I knew Seth and James personally, it might have worked, but what I got was two douche bags that were overly vulgar and not very funny. And, I actually liked Pineapple … [Read more...] about The Interview
