Does it seem like a lot of work to get more physically fit? It actually takes more work to be unhealthy, and how to start thinking of it that way…
Author: Alabama Liberal
300 at 30: Episode 15–Where Did the Day Go?
Have you ever lost the day to an addiction? Food addiction is no different…
300 at 30: Episode 14–Think of it as Elite
Think of what you’re doing as rare, and think about people more unhealthy than you rather than feeling bad about the 1% of fitness freaks.
300 at 30: Episode 13–A Better Class of Garbage
Don’t be fooled by slightly “healthier” junk food when make New Year’s diets…
Send In Your Questions for Podcast Episode 47–“Brody and Michael Save the World”
In episode 47 we’ll be tackling the world’s biggest problems, and we’d like to tackle a few questions from our loyal podcast listeners. We’re in the final few episodes, and those that have supported us can ask literally anything and see it answered in this episode. Just ask your question in the comments section below…
Movie Review: Why “Loving” Succeeds
People know my feelings on interracial relationships and Hollywood’s usually dismal representation of them. And so they may look at the headline of this article and say “Really? ‘Loving’ is better than ‘Moonlight’ and a lot better than ’13th?’ We knew you were going to love it, but you honestly think it’s better than any…
Movie Review: Why “Moonlight” Mostly Succeeds
“Moonlight” is about a young, gay boy growing up in Miami around a scene of drug dealers and drug addicts. Some have nicknamed it “Brokeback in the Hood” but that may take away from just what kind-of movie it is and how little actual homosexual content is in it. What Works: Mahershala Ali continues his great…
Movie Review: Why “13th” Mostly Fails
Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) seems to be building a solid career out of wildly-overrated civil-rights centric movies. But the same way “Selma” was a little too artificial and naggingly self-conscious of how important it is, “13th” never lets you forget that it’s supposed to be important, even as it’s actually kind-of a step backwards in how we talk…
Movie Review: The Arrival
Have you ever wanted to see an alien invasion film not much less soothing than a commercial for candles? “The Arrival” is your surest bet, and I know that sounds like a slam but it’s hands-down the most satisfying aliens movie in years. What Works: Every Fall for the last few years, there’s a “thinking person’s” sci-fi film…
Movie Reviews: Hologram for the King, How to be Single, Sing Street
Three very different 2016 comedies that kick off “7 reviews in 7 minutes” day… A Hologram for the King…A movie I loved because of the very things that may alienate some viewers: it’s quiet and non-flashy and the best moments happen so subtly that you may miss what really makes them work. Tom Hanks has been in…
Movie Reviews: Dark Horse, Into the Inferno, The Ivory Trade
Three very different documentaries centered around nature or animals and the last grouping of my “30 reviews in 30 minutes” (woo-hoo! My hands can rest!)… Dark Horse…A working-class British lot go in together and buy a racing horse, cracking into the upper-crust world of competitive horse racing. A beautiful and stirring film that may be…
Movie Reviews: Free State of Jones, I Saw the Light, Genius
Three very different biopics… Free State of Jones…The most misunderstood movie of 2016. “Jones” wants to really get at the “What’s the Matter with [Red State]?” question in a contemporary way by exploring a Southern rebellion against the confederacy. If you hate Trickle Down Economics, and want to see the seeds of it in “Plantation…
Movie Reviews: The Hollars, Other People
Two very different takes on similar material (a guy living in NYC has to go back to his parents house when his mom gets sick). The Hollars…A very generic script gets immediate life with the terrific performance of Margo Martindale as the dying mother. She almost single-handedly elevates the material (which is hampered by every…