A rich slice of hardship and redemption from the unforgiving frontier. The opening scenes are as bleak as death itself. Parched plains, patched together clapboard houses, poverty so deep it rises up to greet you at the front door, and wind that never, ever, lets up. Tommy Lee Jones’ second feature film shows an America
Sorry to say the second episode of the new season of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was a total snore tonight. The narcolepsy commercials shown in some areas (tweeted about by viewers in New Jersey) was totally appropriate. The entire episode, basically, is about Brandi being desperate to make friends in the wake of her
Gotta be completely honest. No regrets about watching the Ferguson verdict instead of BravoTV’s “Vanderpump Rules” last night. I like the show, but nothing exciting happened. Lost nothing by waiting a day. Seriously, too much of the episode focused on Jax and his nose job. But before his big surgery, he goes on a manscaping
A tight knit and brutally honest essay on familial conflicts and the complications of living a Western dream in an environment of limited possibilities. Nine year old Junior is on the war path with his mother. What else is new? The ageless story of kid versus parent is told again, this time in the tough
Very few television shows get better and better over time, some start off great and go downhill from there, others just go down from the start. That is not the case with NBC’s Constantine. Since a tepid pilot that underwhelmed yet introduced the DC comics character John Constantine to the small screen, Constantine has been
I gotta say that I didn’t think tonight’s premiere of the new season of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” lived up to the hype. I mean, I’m happy it’s back, don’t get me wrong. But tonight just seemed to be nothing but “duh” moments and clips from last season. In a nutshell, Yoyo’s acting weird
It’s hard to focus on writing tonight’s “Vanderpump Rules” blog because I’d rather be watching Lisa Vanderpump with Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live.” I love Lisa, although I’m starting to wonder why she hasn’t fired some of these idiots who are still working for her. Last week, Lisa fired James and put Kristen
A lean and mean essay on human bondage, a minimalist examination of living life to the least. Peter Sattler’s directorial debut is as bare and exposed as a prisoner in a cell. A stripped down film about warehousing human beings and waiting for the next step. The next step for the inmate is release, and
Screenwriting bromedy that shows Bollywood is not that much different than its American counterpart. Dulal is the brains and Mainak is the street smarts in Amit Masurkar’s flighty bromedy screened at the 9th Seattle South Asian Film Festival. Like most screenwriters, these two need that one big break to make it into the big time.
Hell no. I’m not blogging anymore “Real Housewives of New Jersey” reunions, “Secrets Revealed,” or any other crap they come up with for BravoTV to try to keep this show on life support. I am so done. And so is most of America if the tweets flying tonight were any indication. The only people who