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…
Category: Mindless Mondays
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. …
TV Reviews: Finales of Alcatraz, The River, Archer, Southland, and Premiere of Bent
It’s that weird time of year when not ALL shows are ending their seasons (that would be in May), but some are ending early while other shows are STILL premiering (like Bent). Without further ado… Alcatraz…What Happened (Spoilers obviously): After a season of wondering what in the hell is behind the warden’s precious door (the…
Entertainment Editorial: 5 Struggling Shows that Deserve Another Season (and 5 that Don’t)
Right now is that time when the networks begin deciding what shows are coming back in the Fall, and which ones are going to that big T.V. graveyard of “Gone too Soon.” So I thought it’d be worthwhile to explore which network TV shows I hope come back for another season, and which ones I…
TV Reviews: Grading the “Luck” Series Finale and “Mad Men” Season Premiere
Today brings Alabama Liberal’s first “All TV day” in which I’ll review two critical behemoths now (Luck’s series finale and Mad Man’s season premiere) and then later on today I’ll be bringing you an entertainment editorial about what TV shows I hope get another season and which ones I hope don’t. Plus, a review of…
TV Reviews: Walking Dead Finale, South Park Premiere, Awake, Missing, and Fashion Star
It’s been a big couple weeks for TV as the mid-season begins in earnest. Several new shows have debuted or returned or even ended, so let’s get to it… The Walking Dead: Last night was the second season finale of this show. Longtime readers know that I think this is the worst show on AMC…
Movie Review: “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” Go See this Small Gem
Finishing off our independent cinema day comes another movie that’s playing almost nowhere in Alabama (if you don’t live in Birmingham). I know this is getting frustrating guys, and I don’t much like reading about great movies I can’t watch yet either, but maybe these reviews will inspire people to see these films down the…
Movie Review: “Seeking Justice”…A Nicolas Cage Indie-Thriller that’s—-gasp!—-Decent?
In addition to “Detachment,” I caught another independent movie getting a very limited release this weekend, but the big difference is that “Seeking Justice” feels like a studio film in every way. For one thing, it has a high-concept premise. For another, it’s actually an action film. And finally, it stars Nicolas Cage. I’m not…
Movie Review: “Detachment”…an Indie that Gets it Right on Education
Continuing our independent film day, let’s talk about “Detachment.” This is only the second film Tony Kaye has ever directed, serving as his loooooong awaited followup movie to 1998’s American History X (which saw Edward Norton give the best performance of his career as a neo-nazi gang leader), and this time he’s tackling another potentially…
Monday Morning Movie Review: Casa Di Ma Padre
This is the movie that’s otherwise known as “Will Ferrell’s Spanish language debut,” in which he plays a Mexican rancher in a love triangle with his brother for the sexy niece (Genesis Rodriguez) of a major drug trafficker. What Works: Okay, so this movie is a big-time gamble and even if you don’t think it’s…