Another indie few people have seen and fewer still will like. Arguably less impressive than Hyde Park on the Hudson… This movie is a passion project for director David Chase (who created The Sopranos, but has never made a film before…and it shows), and is clearly autobiographical. It’s about a band in New Jersey during…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Hyde Park on the Hudson
Well if that title’s not enough of a mouthful for you, you’re in the right place. Clearly, you’re a dedicated Alabama Liberal fan, which you might have to be to care about this independent film that few people have seen, and fewer still have liked. Sure, the Golden Globes threw it some nominations, but that’s…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Has Alabama Become the…[Shudder]…New York Yankees of College Sports?
As a huge fucking redneck and an Alabama resident, I looooooooove me some Alabama football. I post nothing but “Roll Tide!” and “Fuck you All-Barn!” on my Facebook page. I have an impressive collection of Alabama football caps, not to mention I wear a shirt that in some way says I’m an Alabama fan at…
Oscar Nominations are Announced…Who Will Win, Who Should Win, and Who Was Robbed
Gooooooooooooodddddddddamn, these nominations were some tricky devils, diverging heavily from the Screen Actor’s Guild, the Director’s Guild, and the Golden Globe awards. [Although the Golden Globes shouldn’t be entirely unexpected, as the Academy has embraced a more independent-movie-based mindset than their gaudy, celebrity-driven friends in the Hollywood Foreign Press.] Oh well, let’s get to it……
Petty Issues: Musburger Gets Boner, Gingrich Loves Snooki, Piers Morgan Deported, and Other Awesome Stories
Famous Alabamian in the News: Katherine Webb. After crusty old Brent Musburger practically got a boner on national television talking about how hot she is at the national championship game, Webb (who is a former Miss Alabama USA and the current girlfriend of Alabama’s quarterback…but for how long? AJ seems to get awfully touchy every time…
Since Alabama has Won 4 National Championships in a Row, Can We Start Seeing Some Benefit From It?
[Note: when I refer to Alabama in the title, I’m referring to the state of Alabama, not just the “Crimson Tide,” Auburn also won the national championship two years ago, although I know the two schools hate being lumped together. Tough shit, they’re a lot more alike than different.] In 2010, the University of Alabama…
Fast Food Critic: Sodas are Linked to Depression
Welp, for those that didn’t believe me before, we now have proof that sodas (and even diet sodas) are linked to depression. Now I know, I know, the study “isn’t conclusive,” but when are they ever? Right now, if you were to go on Yahoo’s front page or just do a little searching, you’d find…
TV Reviews: Justified’s Great Season Premiere, and Deception’s Lousy One
And now, a study in opposites as I review one terrific show kicking off its 4th season with a solid, firing-on-all-cylinders episode and a brand-new show that already feels stale. Deception…I like to do the bad news first, and NBC’s new Monday night drama Deception (for those that are restless for Revolution to come back)…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: Alabama Wins the National Championship in a Blow Out…Again…
Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled that the University of Alabama, a.k.a. The Crimson Tide, a.k.a. The House that Bear Bryant built has won another national championship. Well, maybe not thrilled since it’s hard to get too invested one way or the other, but if anyone is going to win I’m glad it’s a team from Alabama….
Movie Review: Zero Dark Thirty
My pick for the third best movie of the year is tense, thrilling, and contains yet another great performance from phenomenon-on-the-rise Jessica Chastain. The film contains one big flaw (which I’ll get to below) but it’s hard to imagine anyone really hating this movie. It’s not the near-perfect film that The Hurt Locker was, but…
Movie Review: Django Unchained
It’s not possible for Quentin Tarantino to make an uninteresting film, but I would argue that Django Unchained may be his first bad one (depending on exactly how you felt about Death Proof, his half of Grindhouse), and left me underwhelmed. Is it in poor taste to make a slavery/spaghetti-western/blaxploitation mashup? Maybe it is, but…
Movie Review: “Promised Land,” an Underdog Movie You Should Seek Out
Sometimes a movie opens and you can just tell it’s destined to slip through the cracks and be underrated. Promised Land is already one of those movies, as it opened and died in theaters this weekend and is unlikely to get any Oscar nominations when those are announced on Thursday. And yet, it’s my pick…
Mom Jokes: The Medium
In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the Mystic delivered grave news: “There’s no easy way to tell you this, so I’ll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year.” Visibly shaken, Laura stared at the woman’s …