Author: Alexis Gentry

  • Whatever, Martha! sharp, funny and incredibly amusing

    When someone asks me what my favorite show is, I usually say South Park, 30 Rock or Itโ€™s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. While I do love those shows, there are a whole slew of other great shows, buried in the nether regions of deep cable, that I TiVo religiously but typically forget about when compiling…

  • J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek comes to DVD and Blu-ray

    Thereโ€™s no doubt that J.J. Abramsโ€™ Star Trek was one of the biggest movies of the summer. The epic prequel hits stores Tuesday on DVD and Blu-ray, loaded with special features and extras that are sure to please diehard Trekkers and new fans alike.

  • ‘This Is It’ spectacular and bittersweet

    Itโ€™s understandable that Michael Jacksonโ€™s This Is It has become a controversial issue among fans. The film showcases Jacksonโ€™s indescribable talent and creative vision, cementing his status as the most amazing entertainer of all time, but will leave audiences with a bittersweet feeling in light of his untimely death.

  • Fame is the new American Dream

    What exactly is the โ€œAmerican Dreamโ€? According to Wikipedia, the concept was first expressed by James Truslow Adams in 1931, saying citizens of every rank feel that they can achieve a “better, richer, and happier life.” It was that kind of optimistic freedom that encouraged so many of our ancestors to immigrate to the United…

  • South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut comes to Blu-ray with brand new commentary track

    South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut comes to Blu-ray with brand new commentary track

    About a decade ago, I walked into the Circuit City in Boulder, Colorado to buy my very first DVD, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Yesterday felt like a dรฉjร  vu as I went to Best Buy in Denver to buy my first ever Blu-ray, which just so happened to be the exact same movie.

  • Chris Rock’s new doc ‘Good Hair’ is both hilarious and insightful

    Chris Rockโ€™s new documentary Good Hair began when one of his daughters came to him to ask, โ€œDaddy, how come I donโ€™t have good hair?โ€ The question inspired Rockโ€™s journey through the world of black hair, from barbershops to celebrity interviews to the largest black hair show in Atlanta.

  • Michael Moore’s at it again with Capitalism: A Love Story

    Thereโ€™s no such thing as an objective documentary. Every documentary, right down to the ones about wild animals roaming the tundra, has been injected with some opinion because every documentary is composed of shots and scenes edited together to create a sort of story. Michael Moore is a master of piecing these elements together to…

  • Same jokes different character on The Cleveland Show

    The story of Family Guy is a miraculous one: Seth MacFarlane creates a TV show that gets cancelled by FOX, only to be resurrected by fans after finding new life on DVD. But the unfortunate side effect of this success story is that it now seems FOX believes MacFarlane can do no wrong and has…

  • Modern Family a fresh take on the network sitcom

    This might sound like a backhanded compliment, but ABCโ€™s new series Modern Family is way better than you would expect for a family comedy on network TV. Typically network comedy means we see the same generic character types and jokes about as fresh as ripe Gorgonzola delivered by actors on well-lit Hollywood sets in front…

  • Touching tribute to the King of Pop upstaged by Kanye’s award show terrorism

    Oh the VMAs! Where do I start? With the passing of Michael Jackson, I was worried that the days of precision choreography, visual feasts for the eyes and pop songs you didnโ€™t mind hearing a zillion times on Top 40 radio were a thing of the past. Thankfully MTV seemed to subscribe to the โ€œgo…


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