Donnell Rawlings has been known for two distinct things. Fans of comedy can easily remember eir from the stint ey had on the short-lived Chappelle show, while those into more serious types of show have likely seen eir on The Wire. On From Ashy to Classy, Rawlings looks to showcase the former. What seems to be the strongest side to Rawlings is how well ey plays to the different populations…
Looking for Eric, the British indie import has been billed as everything from “The Next Full Monty” to “The Next Waking Ned Devine,” which is a bit unfortunate. Sure all three are feel good features set in Europe, but the similarities end pretty much there.
Family Guy seems to have a problem with attempting to push the line of what can be accepted and what is not. Where shows like South Park gain the additional benefit of being on a straight cable format (rather than on network TV), Family Guy is on Fox. This additional censoring has ensured that Family Guy has to play it a little safe, save for situations such as this one.…
Despite much of the cast leaving the hospital, there are quite a few good things that viewers can see about this season of Scrubs. J.D. (Zach Braff) is still present, albeit in a reduced role as mentor to the new group of doctors at Sacred Heart, Lucy, Cole, and Drew. The dynamics that each of have in regards to each other, the more tenured members of the staff, and even…
If you’ve never heard of the Spike TV show Blue Mountain State then you’re clearly not a 14-year-old boy. The half-hour comedy centers around the players and hangers-on of the Blue Mountain State football team The Goats. The humor, though inarguably juvenile, is occasionally funny. Sophomoric sex jokes are par for the course, but when you think about it, a comedy classic like Animal House was built around sophomoric sex…
If ever there were a case of the cast making the movie, Boogie Woogie is it. The story is interesting enough, but it’s the all-star cast, some of indie and mainstream films best, that takes the movie from good to great.
The Cleveland Show is further evidence that whenever Seth MacFarlane has a new project out, ey throws all of eir weight into creating the best possible show. Where Family Guy was once the best show, it rapidly turned into American Dad and now is The Cleveland Show. This DVD set showcases everyone’s favorite sidekick – Cleveland Brown, eir son and a host of new characters. These characters range from the…
At this point, if you’ve never seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest or don’t at least have an idea of the premise, you aren’t even reading this review. For everyone else, you only need to know that this massive re-release is a film aficionado’s dream.
Do you remember much from high school history class? Of course not, you slept through it. No worries, thanks to the History Channel and A&E Home Video, you can get up to date on the entire history of our country in just nine enjoyable hours. Spread out over 3 DVDs, America: The Story of Us is a visually impressive look at the founding of the country narrated by Liv Schreiber,…
Three seasons into it and The Big Bang Theory is still nowhere close to losing its rep for being one of the most original sitcoms still being churned out by one of the major networks.
HBO’s latest comedy Bored to Death is yet one more example that cable, not network TV, is where you turn for original shows. The series centers on novelist and sometime magazine writer Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) who, out of boredom and on a whim, puts an ad on the Internet advertising his services as an unlicensed private investigator. The cast is rounded out by his buddy Ray (Zach Galifianakis) and…
Until the Light Takes Us is the most comprehensive doc yet on the often misunderstood Black Metal genre. The directors, Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, moved to Norway and lived among the bands and fans for years to get access to properly tell the story of the scene and its lifestyle. The controversial genre first got media attention in the mid 90’s thanks to a rash of church burnings, suicides…
There are typically a number of reasons why sequels do not live up to the strong efforts put forth by their progenitors. However, Camp Rock 2 is a film that builds off of the original while providing viewers with more than enough in the way of added material and different plot twists and turns. For those individuals that liked the work of Demi Lovato (Mitchie) and Joe Jonas (Shane), they…
Despite constantly being under the shadow of the cancellation axe, Chuck has somehow managed to survive a finicky audience and skittish TV execs thanks to smart writing that has attracted a small, but die hard following of fans and critics.
It takes a lot to produce a truly compelling horror show on network TV, but somehow the folks behind CW’s Supernatural have managed to pull it off for five seasons now.
Conventional wisdom would dictate that The Middle would be nothing more than standard sitcom fare meant to pander to the lowest common denominator. The show is set in Indiana, a part of the country studio executives know absolutely nothing about; The series’ title doesn’t even pretend to be subtle in kissing up to the flyover states; the show is made up of a collection of safe sitcom vets Patricia Heaton…
Nicholas Sparks, who penned the original book that The Last Song was crafted on, is perhaps the best-known author at the current time. In much the same way, Miley Cyrus may just be the most well-known actress at this current moment. It is not surprising then that The Last Song is a title that is truly magnificent, with a storyline that anyone can identify with. The Last Song surrounds a…
The concept behind the History Channel’s documentary series Life After People sounds a bit dry on the surface, but is anything but. Scientists and architects go into fascinating detail speculating on the fate of monuments and iconic buildings after all of mankind has disappeared. Without man to repair cracks, remove vegetation, and basically maintain these structures, weather, evasive plants and animals conspire to dismantle these once sacred monuments.
If you have yet to hear about MTV’s Jersey Shore, let me start by congratulating you on waking up from your coma. For everyone else, the concept has already been ingrained in you thanks to pop culture. The realty show follows eight (yes, there’s more to the show than Snookie and The Situation) mostly Italian American housemates that live and (occasionally) work together at the Jersey Shore.
It seems as if Disney sticks more material and restores their films better with each subsequent title they take on. Their latest, 1996’s James and the Giant Peach, is no exception. While the title isn’t decades of years old like some titles that Disney could clean up, I feel that the restoration work done in bringing the title to Blu-Ray is solid. Colors are sharper, the world more immersive, than…