It’s a proud Alabama Liberal tradition to rank all of a completed year’s movies from worst to best—beat that paid-critics with your limited “Top 10” lists—and as always there’s just a few qualifiers: 1. Just because movies share the same letter grade (like a C grade) doesn’t mean they’re equal, and the rankings reflect which movies of…
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2016
You’ve seen the Best (and Worst) Characters, and the Best Scenes or Episodes, but still, there can be only one true list of the year’s 10 Best TV Shows… Honorable Mention: “Real Time with Bill Maher” is about to become the most important voice for “The Resistance.” Let’s quit kidding ourselves that Trumpers will ever listen to…
The Best TV Scenes or Episodes of 2016
Note: This is a combination of TV episodes, scenes, moments, shots, or whatever you want to call it. This is not to be confused with “The Best TV series of 2016” which ranks an entire season, and will be posted shortly… Honorable Mention: “The Good Wife” Iowa episode…”The Good Wife” gave us a lot of good…
The BEST TV Characters of 2016
People Vs. OJ…Veep…Westworld…The Night Of… Best Self: Campbell Scott as himself in “Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll”…Having a celebrity play themselves rarely leads to anything other than smiles or a soft chuckle, but “Sex” gave Scott his most interesting role since “Roger Dodger,” as a manipulative, hilarious genius trying to stage a Hamilton-rip-off. He has only…
The WORST TV Characters of 2016
Note: As always, these are bad characters in otherwise good shows. There has to be a certain element of “ruining a good series” present, otherwise I could just list participants at an RNC debate… Have to Include It: The “Sand Snakes” and Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma) in “Game of Thrones”…Actually, they didn’t get on my nerves so much,…
300 at 30: Episode 16–It Takes Work to Be Unhealthy
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…
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…
Episode 46–Are Millennials Different?
Are millennials really insufferable/spoiled/intolerable or is it largely a perception problem? After first taking aim at Trump’s cabinet picks, we debunk the myth that millennials actually have more than previous generations, and take on everything from the “gig economy” (which turns millennials into scab labor under the guise of entrepreneurial freedom) to ageism against older…
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…