A tough looking group of bikers were riding along when they saw a woman about to jump off a bridge, so they stopped. The leader, a rough burly ex-con, gets off his bike and says “What are you doing?” “I’m going to commit suicide” she says. While he didn’t want to appear insensitive, he didn’t…
Category: Mindless Mondays
Entertainment Editorial: Alabama Liberal’s Book of the Month is…
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline! I won’t pretend this is the best written novel of last year and that the book couldn’t stand to be 50 pages shorter (although its 368 page length isn’t bad at all), but it’s definitely more fun than many books I’ll choose will be and the perfect book for…
TV Reviews: Quick Takes on The River, Touch, The Firm, Alcatraz, and Smash
Last week I expressed disappointment with the Fall’s new shows as—-in my opinion—-really none of the best and brightest have fully lived up their potential. Well this week I have no such complaints about the midseason crop as there’s not an outright stinker in the bunch of the ones I will talk about today. Consider…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: “Rampart,” Don’t Miss This Polarizing Gem
Although the first four reviews were all centered around strong women (although only Haywire showcased a convincing one) then this movie is strictly for the men as I feel there is a real gender divide in those who will enjoy this under-valued film about a dirty cop on the downward spiral. That isn’t to say…
Movie Review: Haywire
Completing our trend of reviewing movies starring tough women (the bouncy bounty hunter in One For the Money, the robotic vampire in Underworld, and the ultimate bitch in The Woman in Black) is Haywire, the feature film debut of former MMA star Gina Carano. In it she plays a double crossed private security contractor out…
Movie Review: The Woman in Black
This haunted house movie starring Daniel Radcliffe is well-made but I just really didn’t go for it. I guess I’m just a little worn out by this type of thing but I will say there are many worse ways you could spend your money this month. What Works: The movie has an eerie, relentlessly creepy…
Movie Review: “Underworld Awakening” A Ten Word Review
Bloody but bloodless wannabe video game. What Works: What Doesn’t: No really, nothing. What I Would Have Done Differently: lol
Movie Review: “One For the Money” Five Word Review
Very Bad What Works: Nothing. What Doesn’t: Everything. What I Would Change: lol
Movie Review: If a Tree Falls…
Today brings a mini-trend as this film (like Paradise Lost 3) is also a documentary that got an extremely limited theatrical release, but people should catch up with it at home. If a Tree Falls is about the “eco-terrorist” group the E.L.F. or Earth Liberation Front, as it follows a couple of the members who…
TV Review: How Are This Fall’s New Shows Doing Quality-Wise?
So here we here are in midseason, and although many of last Fall’s shows didn’t get cancelled because of their decent ratings, I can’t help but think the new crop of youngsters looks more promising (The River, Touch, Awake). After taking a step back, I can honestly say that none of the Fall’s new shows…
Movie Review: “Paradise Lost 3,” A Documentary You Wouldn’t Believe if it Were Fiction
I can practically hear some of the people reading that headline. “What is this movie and when did it come out?” “And how is there three of them when I’ve never heard of the first two?” This riveting documentary didn’t technically get a theatrical release and is actually part of a trilogy of docs HBO…
Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
I know this movie technically came out last year and if people haven’t watched it by now they probably won’t, but still it’s nominated for a few Oscars and might even win one (but won’t) so why not review it? This movie is about a boy with autism who loses his father (Tom Hanks) in…
Mom Jokes: Donations
A driver was stuck in a traffic jam on the highway outside Washington, DC . Nothing was moving. Suddenly, a man knocks on the window.The driver rolls down the window and asks, “What’s going on?” “Terrorists have kidnapped Congress, and they’re asking for a $100 million dollar ransom. Otherwise, they are going to douse them…