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The weak men and women of The Week The Women Went

Last week I reviewed a new 5 episode series on Lifetime called The Week The Women Went. As a television show it’s watchable, but very far from enjoyable. The concept behind the show is interesting, but in the end it’s just a mess. It’s rare that commentary is done on Daddy Mojo, but being from the south and having been on reality TV, a voice of reason and logic needed to step in. Continue reading The weak men and women of The Week The Women Went

You’ve Got a Friend, movie review and giveaway

Hallmark produces safe, family friendly movies. You’ve Got a Friend is one of those movies that was originally shown on television in 2007. It’s being released on DVD this week and if you want to win a copy of this very safe for the family movie keep on reading. Continue reading You’ve Got a Friend, movie review and giveaway

A Dad watches The Week The Women Went

The Week The Women Went is a five episode series on Lifetime about a small town in South Carolina that sends the women out of town for a week. Lifetime is a network on cable whose target audience is women. Having said that I’ve been to the network once or twice, but it was to watch something starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Continue reading A Dad watches The Week The Women Went

Four reasons why The Hulk is just like Dad

As a Dad and lifelong comic book guy I can see parts of my personality in most characters. The character that most likely fits my personality now is The Hulk. As a dad the farther down the parenting road I go the more I realize that The Hulk is also a great encapsulation of all things Dad. Continue reading Four reasons why The Hulk is just like Dad

Power Rangers Super Samurai: Black Box & Showdown review

Our kids are too young to enjoy the Power Rangers. At almost 3 and 1 they’re much simpler, so to properly review these DVDs I called in a diverse group of kids who ranged from 5-11. I watched the videos also, but I sense that the Power Rangers are vying for my wallet and not my critical opinion. Continue reading Power Rangers Super Samurai: Black Box & Showdown review

ParaNorman is a stop-motion zombie movie with personality

ParaNorman is the story of Norman, a young boy who can speak with the dead. He sees them everywhere, gets teased and bullied by his school mates. His family doesn’t believe him, his best friend-Neil is a bit of an outcast himself and it’s up to Norman to save everyone from the return of an evil witch and a pack of zombies. Continue reading ParaNorman is a stop-motion zombie movie with personality

The Odd Life of Timothy Green delivers family entertainment

Rare are PG movies. Even more uncommon are PG movies that are entertaining for the entire family. In the wrong hands The Odd Life of Timothy Green could’ve been a disaster. Thankfully the strong script, solid acting and just enough magic combine to make a wonderful family film that covers all the bases without stopping too long on any one of them. Continue reading The Odd Life of Timothy Green delivers family entertainment

Sharon Osbourne fights her son’s battle, loses the PR war

Sharon Osbourne publically quit her job as host of America’s Got Talent this week citing ‘discrimination’. She said it was in retaliation to her son Jack being fired from the upcoming show on NBC called Stars Earn Stripes. The producers of the show said that he was never offered the job, but Mrs. Osbourne insists that he was fired because he recently learned he has Multiple Sclerosis. Continue reading Sharon Osbourne fights her son’s battle, loses the PR war