Although none of the movies I’m reviewing today are exactly bad (Warrior, Straw Dogs, and Drive do have their occasional moments), Contagion is the only one I would recommend without hesitation. The others are in between a C and a B-, but Contagion is a solid B+ right down the middle and is one of…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Movie Reviews: Drive
This is a tough movie to review as it keeps changing as you’re watching it. What starts out as a great, realistic movie about a getaway driver in L.A. then morphs into a relationship movie between that driver and his married next door neighbor. Just when you’re getting used to that movie, it then morphs…
Movie Review: Straw Dogs
Much like Warrior, this remake of a vastly superior 1970’s Sam Peckinpah movie was D.O.A. at the box office when it opened last weekend. Unlike Warrior, it makes perfect sense that nobody watched it. I mean, you really lose either way with this one. On the one hand, it’s a remake of a Sam Peckinpah…
Movie Review: Warrior
This movie has been out for two weeks and has yet to make any sort of an impact so I figure I’ll keep this brief…Warrior (for all 99% of the country that hasn’t seen it or heard of it) is a mixed martial arts movie. It hopes to be for this sport what Rocky was…
Sunday’s Sermons: Why Are Evangelical Christians Becoming Pro-Death?
For once the title of an Alabama Liberal post isn’t a rhetorical question, because it’s honestly a stumper for me. How is it possible that the “Kris-chins” that make up the Republican party’s largest block of voters (social conservatives) and who they couldn’t win many races without have become so blood thirsty? For the better…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Why Sex Addiction Should Be Renamed Bullshitters Disease
It’s a weird commentary on the times we live in where the site’s most controversial opinion of the week might be denying the existence of sex addiction. You think Democrats eat their young politicians instead of building them up? Alright. You think working at Wal-Mart sucks? Well who could argue with that. Krispy Kreme doughnuts…
Interviews with the Invisible: The Wal-Mart Worker
Today we’re joined by a good friend of mine I’ve known for years. His current job is at Wal-Mart but isn’t interested in being named as the big W is pretty much the poster child for workplace retaliation. He’s here to talk about exactly what it’s like to work for the nation’s largest private employer,…
Weiner’s Old Seat Goes Red, Why Dems Need to Stop Eating Their Young
So two days ago, “disgraced” New York Congressman and electric public speaker Anthony Weiner’s seat went to its first Republican inhabitant since the 1920’s. Now of course theories are flying fast and loose as to why that is. Republicans say it’s because people are tired of “Obamacare” which I can assure you that’s not it….
Petty Issues
Bobby Jindal endorsed Rick Perry for the Presidency. I would pay a hundred bucks to watch these two as mismatched partners in a buddy cop movie. Congratulations to Miss Angola on becoming the new Miss Universe. It’s been so long since someone that’s not Asian, European, or Latin won the pageant, they probably think it’s…
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): Being in the Audience of The Daily Show
So this has less than nothing to do with life post-graduating college, but, uhhhh, well…young people watch The Daily Show. Yeah, that’s it…isn’t there some stat where most young people get their news from The Daily Show? Alright, so my bases are covered there, anyway, let’s talk about the process of getting to watch it….
WCE: On Borders’s Last Day of Business, a Farewell and Fuck You to the Poorly Run Book Slinger
Let me explain exactly what that title means: On the one hand I will absolutely miss being able to go into the second largest book retailer in the country and wade through an ocean of celebrity memoirs to get to a handful of quality fiction books. On the other hand, this one time book behemoth…
The Fast Food Critic: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Today I review one of the most honored Southern traditions this side of college football: the Krispy Kreme Doughnut. Sure, they may not be as popular as they once were (thanks Dr. Atkins, you no-carb gobbling shit eel) but they still command a pretty large following among doughnut connoisseurs. Because, well, let’s be honest, Dunkin’…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Brody vs. Lauren
Today, we have a different kind of debate as it’s not red state vs. blue state so much as bad taste vs. good taste. I debate someone with equally liberal politics but horrible, horrible taste in shows (i.e. big reality TV fan). We talk about why someone would like these shows, and what horrified boyfriends…