The Princess and the Frog is the latest in a (very) long line of Disney Animated Classics. This is the first hand-drawn Disney film since 2004, and it was well worth the wait. Loosely based on the fairy tale “The Frog Prince”, “The Princess and the Frog” is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1920s during a jumpin' Mardi Gras. The story centers around … [Read more...] about The Princess and the Frog
Rick Swift
Invictus
"He can win an election, but can he run a country?" Swift shot: Powerful, yet driven with emotions that many Americans just won't grasp. I don't know much about Rugby, let me be frank about that, and I don't much care for it - or rather, I didn't until this film. Invictus may very well have the same dramatic effect on Rugby interest that say, Top Gun had for navy … [Read more...] about Invictus
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
"It aint rocket surgery." The H-Bomb: After slaughtering all the high profile gangsters in Boston, the MacManus Brothers have spent the past decade hiding out in Ireland. But when a priest is murdered,the "Saints" come back to Beantown for one reason and one reason only... to shoot the shit out of some bad guys. Just to state this upfront, I am not a huge fan of the … [Read more...] about The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Franklyn
It will all come together in the end... sort of. The H-Bomb: A father, Peter (Bernard Hill), is searching for his missing son, young Londoner Milo (Sam Riley) is moping in deep depression after his fiancé dumps him, flaky goth chick Emilia (Eva Green) tries to commit suicide as part of her art school project, and a masked man badly in need of a throat lozenge (Ryan … [Read more...] about Franklyn
The Blind Side
The H-Bomb: Sandra Bullock gives her most impressive performance to date in this uplifting and surprisingly moving film about a teenage sports prodigy with a troubled past who is taken in by a well-meaning family and is given something people from his side of the tracks rarely get... the opportunity to make something of his life. I'm a reasonably cynical person, and as such, … [Read more...] about The Blind Side
