Damn Danny and Oswald, damn them! Who exactly am I supposed to be rooting for on The Amazing Race this season now that the team I had been pulling for (once Rob and Amber left, of course) is now no… Read More ›
Month: April 2007
I Want Some Dreamgirls so I Won’t Have to Dream Alone
Bill Condon certainly seems to like giving people the old razzle-dazzle. His latest directorial effort (for which he also penned the screenplay), Dreamgirls, hits store shelves this week in a two-disc “Showstopper” edition. Condon also wrote the screenplay for the… Read More ›
Running with the Alpha Dogs
It is essential when making a film to have at least one character that the audience can associate with. There must be at least one character that is, in some way, redeemable or engaging, or otherwise likable. To force an… Read More ›
Thank God You’re Here Now Get Lost
On the same day that I encouraged all of you out there to not be depressed by the television season ending, I watched some shows last night and was depressed that the season hadn’t ended yet. Frankly, what I saw… Read More ›
TV’s Glow Continues, Even if the Season is Ending
Lately, it seems, I’ve complained a lot about shows. I’ve talked about what is wrong with The Riches, BSG, 24, 30 Rock, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Raines, Lost, Notes From the Underbelly, Nova, and on and on and on…. Read More ›
Beating a Dead Horse
I hate beating a dead horse. It seems hugely pointless. I mean, let’s face it, if the horse is already dead, why do you have to keep smacking it? It’s possible that you simply want to use the dead horse… Read More ›
Nova Tries to Make Sure We’re All Saved By The Sun
I am not one to shy away from criticizing Nova when it deserves it. Whether they’re airing stories about humans regressing or searching for the first flower, if the program isn’t up to snuff I say as much. Let it… Read More ›
The Remains of Must See TV
Stumped. Today I am stumped. I sit there on Thursday nights and I watch my Must See TV and I chuckle here and there, but the old grey mare ain't what she used to be, is she? Don’t get me… Read More ›
It’s Quite the Sticky Honeytrap
It is a very easy thing to do to give a film an unabashedly, unflinchingly, negative review. To take a bad movie and simply reel off the problems with it, and make it out to be the worst piece of… Read More ›
Sorry Sanjaya, You’ve Lost
So, that Sanjaya kid on American Idol. Apparently he’s gone. Yeah, I can’t even pretend like I care, sorry about that – on to better things… Like Lost. I like that show. I really, really do. Would you like to… Read More ›
I Got Your Payback Right Here
I believe that one day in the future an entire new segment of the film industry will be born. This new area will focus solely on recutting movies that Richard Donner and his friends, acquaintances, and one-time co-workers were fired… Read More ›
The Riches Go Poor
I love being right. There’s a certain sense of vindication when you look at something that’s happening and just know that it’s not progressing as it should. Whether or not it’s obvious what will take place, there’s still a sense… Read More ›
Arnold and Pimp My Ride Save The World This Earth Day
Earth Day. It comes around once a year and reminds everyone in the world that we have to be kind to planet on which we live. We need to think about that which we do every day and try and… Read More ›
Nova Reveals Its First Flower
Nova covers odd things. Or, at the very least, promotes things in odd ways. On April 17, Nova’s newest episode “First Flower” will air. No joking — during the promo for this episode, which clearly states that it is about… Read More ›
I’ve Got Some Notes From the Underbelly For You, But You Won’t Like Them
I’m going to try and be nice here, soft spoken, and not overly rude. It’s hard because what I have to discuss is just dreadfully bad, but I’m going to try anyway. Of the many shows I watched last night,… Read More ›
Getting all Bloody Looking for a Diamond
WARNING: This review may contain some plot spoilers. Most simply stated, the film Blood Diamond, directed by Edward Zwick (thirtysomething, The Siege, The Last Samurai), is a look at the role of diamonds in Sierra Leone’s civil war. It takes… Read More ›
Talking Baseball, Baseball as a Mogul: Baseball Mogul 2008
Someone get on the horn to Joe Torre, the Yanks are good to go. I know, it’s awfully early to make that prediction, but I’m going to step out on a limb and say it. How can I be so… Read More ›
The Riches Takes a Turn for the Worse
Okay, here it is, in brief: have the producers of The Riches already run out of ideas? Cause, that’s the feeling I’m getting. I’m not going to say that the whole thing isn’t witty and funny, and smart, at least… Read More ›
Monday Night’s Polar Opposites
Monday television seems to bring out both some of the best good shows and worst good shows around (and a pox on you, NBC, for pulling The Black Donnellys earlier than initially announced — you keep doing stuff like that… Read More ›
Speaking the Truth About Desperate Housewives
It seems as though the truth hurts, and I just can’t figure out why that has to be the case. And this may hurt, but I have to say it anyway — last night, those Housewives proved once again that… Read More ›
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