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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Movie Review: 'The Watch' May Be Unwatchable

A group of funny guys attempt to make a funny movie that has really bad timing and may be unwatchable.

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade join forces in a neighborhood to fight off an alien invasion in "The Watch." "The Watch" has a crippling identity problem. This movie desperately wants to be "Ghostbusters," where funny actors confront supernatural happenings, but it never happens. It settles on below-the-belt potty humor that's just not that funny. The film skews to a young male audience, just in case you're wondering. There is, however, only so much one can take when it comes to blasting aliens and trading jokes relating to testicles of various species…I mean really? This is comedy? Some will conclude that "The Watch" is destined for failure. The film had to change its title from "Neighborhood Watch" to "The Watch…

Friday, March 23, 2012

Moms Talk: On Trayvon Martin, Skittles and Hoodies

In the wake of Trayvon Martin's death, what do we tell our children?

No matter the mother, she cannot ignore this story. It begs for your attention. So, put your parent hat on, sit your children down, and explain -- if you dare -- how a pack of Skittles and a hoodie can get them killed. Explain Trayvon Martin. Explain George Zimmerman. Many mothers have already had this conversation. For them, it's called "the talk," and it sits right alongside the birds and the bees chat. It goes a little something like this: You are black in America. Society will not let you forget it, so don't you forget it. People will not like you because of that; in fact, they will fear you. You will be maligned and marginalized, so beware at all times. Watch what you say, and don't do anything stupid. This isn't fair? Yeah, life's …

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Tracy Lee

9:17 am on Monday, April 2, 2012

How about waiting for all of the facts to come out before attacking certain people.   more ›

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