“Better to be a walrus.” The H-Bomb: Snarky would-be comedian, Wallace Bryton (Justin Long), travels to Canada to interview the latest viral video sensation, The Kill Bill Kid, for his podcast, The Not-See Party (heh-heh, get it). When he arrives in the Great White North, however, he finds that this Kill Bill Kid is sadly no longer available. Left in the lurch, Wallace … [Read more...] about Tusk
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Inherent Vice
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
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
Unbroken
“If I can take it, I can make it.” The H-Bomb: Olympic distance runner Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) joins the military during World War II, and is assigned to a bomber crew. While on a search mission over the Pacific, his plane crashes into the ocean, with only Louis, and two of his crew mates, Russell "Phil" Phillips (Domhall Gleeson) and Francis "Mac" McNamara … [Read more...] about Unbroken
