This weekend I had the pleasure of watching another critically acclaimed independent movie that was the exact opposite of Albert Nobbs. Miss Bala is thrilling, ferocious, alive, and speaks to today in a way that few Hollywood movies even attempt to. While the Oscars pathetically role around in past nostalgia for bygone eras with nominees…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: Albert Nobbs
I figured since this movie was nominated for a few Oscars, I might as well see it. To be honest, I probably didn’t need to in order to tell exactly what it would be and I wish I wouldn’t have spent the two hours. What Works: Well…uhhh…Janet McTeer and Glenn Close have both been nominated…
Movie Review: Man on a Ledge
This movie is stupid as hell. It has a few sequences that are pretty neat but if you go see this, you might as well take 10 bucks and flush it down the toilet, and then forget you did that because you also won’t remember this movie the next day. Watch Mission Impossible 4 instead…
Mom Jokes: 9 Months Later
John decided to go skiing with his buddy, Keith. So they loaded up John’s minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. So they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night. ‘I realize…
Sunday’s Sermons: Why Are Democrat Politicians So Quiet in Backing Abortion?
As I pointed out in the Sunday’s Sermon directly below this one: making abortion legal actually decreased the number of abortions a country has, and abortion numbers have gone nowhere but down in almost every country that has legalized it. So with last Sunday marking the anniversary of the STILL controversial decision of Roe v….
Sunday’s Sermons: Abortion Rates are HIGHER in Areas Where It’s Illegal
So here it is the weekend of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and a little earlier in the week brought an Associated Press news story that many of you might have missed given that it was buried under internet blackouts and Republican candidates slap fighting each other like something out of a three Stooges…
Bubba’s Sex Tips: Jan Brewer…Red State Governor or High School Girl?
The tireless researchers here at Bubba’s Sex Tips (each and every one with no less than a Bachelor’s Degree from Phoenix University) have been oddly captivated (yes, I did have to look up that word) by the strange story of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s ongoing bitchfest with the Leader of the Free World. Or as…
Meeting the Legendary Author Elmore Leonard
Evvvvvvery once and a while I get to “meet” a celebrity (usually meaning I deliberately bump into them so they’ll say “Watch it” and I can count it as “A conversation with Robin Williams”) but even more rare is when I meet one that I genuinely love their work and career. That happened last night…
An Open Marriage for Newt but He Says No Marriage for Gay People?
By now even people on Mars heard last week’s news that current presidential candidate, former speaker of the house, and forever shitty human being Newt Gingrich’s SECOND ex-wife came forward to say that towards the end of their marriage, Newt wanted an open marriage. Now of course it may not completely surprise people that a…
Petty Issues: Top 5 “Everyday Assholes”
Usually, I like to pick out obnoxious celebrities or politicians of the week and talk about them. But this week it struck me how little I’ve picked on someone I like to call “The Everyday Asshole.” So today I present the Top 5 Biggest Assholes that most of us run into in real life. 5….
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): Why I’m Endorsing Stephen Colbert for the GOP Nomination
In the ongoing shit-show for the GOP nomination for president there remains one candidate I feel has earned my endorsement. This man is fearless, speaking truth to power four nights a week and most notably at the White House Correspondents dinner a few years back where no one left the room unscathed. He is also…
High Fructose Corn Syrup, the Crystal Meth of Food
I want you to imagine the worst drug you can think of. Unlike marijuana (or sugar), it’s made from chemicals not naturally found in nature. It pops up in unexpected places. Ten years ago, you’d never heard of it, and now it’s virtually everywhere. Even your kids are at risk of getting hooked, and several…
Working Class Economist: This Month’s Rich Bastard is…Mitt Romney
Today brings the start of what I hope to be one of the new monthly features inserted into Alabama Liberal. On Monday I will reveal the site’s first “Book of the Month Club” selection and today I’m revealing, you guessed it, “This Month’s Rich Bastard.” So who better to be January’s rich bastard than the…