The trailer’s for this movie looked awful, and Snow White and the Huntsman seems like it will be much better. Okay, so right off the bat I should tell you that this movie is NOT awful…that’s the good news. The bad news is that it is no better than a C and completely forgettable/disposable/you can…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Wrath of the Titans
This movie had a weak opening weekend box office, it’s the sequel to a film that wasn’t good, and this one is worse. Why watch this when you could watch a half dozen other teen-aimed fantasy movies (like the far superior Lorax or Hunger Games) in theaters now? What Works: It’s always a pleasure to…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: John Carter
Beginning our day of “Unsatisfying Fantasy Films” is John Carter. Damn, can you believe this movie only came out a month ago? It feels a year ago seeing as how much negative press has been written about it being a box office flop. It seems all people care about is whether or not a movie…
The Internet Comments on the Trayvon Martin Case Show We’re Not Post-Racial (But Maybe Post-Caring)
By now everyone and their brother has probably read something or the other about the Trayvon Martin case online, and everyone and their brother has probably also commented on the case. It’s not surprising that people would have strong opinions about a case like this, but it does surprise me to read exactly what they’re…
To Celebrate “Obama Day,” Check Out Alabama Liberal’s New T-Shirts
When I say “Obama Day” in that headline, I don’t mean his birthday or inauguration day—-although those are certainly great too—-but today, April the 4th, which on the calendar is 4.4, same as his Presidential number: 44. So come on and help celebrate the 44th president (as well as contribute to his re-election fund) by…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: Down and Out Olbermann, Why is Keith Seemingly Unemployable?
Last week brought the news that Keith Olbermann had lost another job. The same man who has been either fired or quit from Sportscenter, CNN, and MSNBC (twice), has now been flat-out canned from Current TV. “What the hell is Current TV?” Some of you might ask. Well, 1. It’s the TV network that Al…
Entertainment Editorial: Even as White Women Take Over TV, Minorities Remain Invisible
It’s not every week I get to deal with race in an entertainment editorial, and some of you might wonder why I’m not talking about this in “Sunday’s Sermons,” but I feel strongly that this needs to be addressed. It’s the same old song-and-dance. Hollywood casts mostly white actors, and people complain that Television isn’t…
TV Reviews: The Season Premiere of “Game of Thrones,” “BFF,” and “The Killing”
Continuing a busy time for TV (I reviewed no less than ten TV shows last week) comes even more season premiers from the likes of choice HBO dramas (Game of Thrones), cable shows with sinking fan bases (The Killing), and on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, yet another half hour comedy about citified…
Movie Review: “The Hunger Games,” A Justified Mega-Hit
By now, even people who don’t usually go to movies have probably gone to see The Hunger Games. What’s even more surprising is that this is the rare film that deserves to be a mega-hit. Every once and a while, audiences decide to stop rewarding crap (pretty much 80 percent of the movies this year…
Monday Morning Movie Review: “The Lorax,” A Justified Hit
Okay, so I’m about a month late in reviewing this film, and I’m not sure exactly how many people haven’t seen this film that are ever going to, but I did see it, so I might as well review it… What Works: More than you would think. I have to admit that I wasn’t looking…
Mom Jokes: The Deaf Bookkeeper
“THE DEAF BOOKKEEPER” A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper, Enzo, has cheated him out of 10 million bucks. His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got the job in the first place. It was assumed that Enzo would hear nothing that he might have to testify about in court. …
Sunday Sermons: Alabama MUST Get a Lottery
Right off the bat, I’ll address the question I would have after reading that title and that’s “Is this an April Fool’s Joke?” And the answer is no, I’m being completely serious when I say that Alabama has no forms of a lottery or really any fully-authorized gambling except for a couple of Indian casinos that…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Bubba Wins the Lottery!!!!! (Or Will One Day Soon…)
Like the vast majority of Alabama workers (and soon to be every state in the country), I have no retirement. The closest I get to a “pension plan” is to buy twenty lottery tickets every drawing. Sure, it’s a bitch to fill up my monster gas-guzzling truck and drive all the way over to Georgia…