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The A-Team (2010)
So The A-Team wasn’t the steaming pile of garbage that everyone expected it to be. Even I was guilty of uttering the words “The Losers looks more true to the A-Team than the A-Team does” back when they were flashing the trailers before every movie, but I was wrong and the A-Team didn’t fail. I had no idea that Sharlto Copley was such a funny individual (he plays Murdock),... [Read more]
Nurse Jackie Recap 2.12 – Years of Service
We pick up exactly where we left off with Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) walking alongside the car and Jackie (Edie Falco) trying to convince him to get back in. The kids are confused and Fiona (Mackenzie Aledjem) asks Kevin if he is having a temper tantrum. Jackie is fed up and answers that, yes, he is having a tantrum... [Read more]
Splice
A mid-level thriller with an excellent cast and decent writing, Splice started off slowly then quickly sped up into a race of emotions for this viewer. I went from bored, to empathetic, to disturbed upon the final scene. Splice left me impressed that the premise of the story had actually gone “there”, the “there” being a rather dirty place which most movies would not venture... [Read more]
Nurse Jackie Recap 2.11 – What the Day Brings
Jackie (Edie Falco) and family plan a getaway road trip to the country. During the day leading up to their departure, Jackie puts Zoey (Merritt Wever) in charge, manages to avoid Dr. O’Hara (Eve Best) and Eddie (Paul Schulze), as well as the drug dealer who she stole from last week. She runs into the bathroom... [Read more]
Nurse Jackie Recap 2.10 – Sleeping Dogs
This episode gives a peek into the vulnerability side of Dr. Cooper (Peter Facinelli). We already knew he was a crybaby when it comes to his image, and we are reminded of this in the very beginning as his eyes well up while they cover his posters with a new advertisement. It hurts him so badly that he offers to pay Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith) for the advertisement to continue. ... [Read more]
V Recap 1.12 – Red Sky (Finale)
Lots of double-crossing and surprises were present in this final episode of V Season 1.12. Anna (Morena Bacarrin) is different from what we’ve seen leading up to this;, she is more vulnerable, off of her game and surprisingly emotional. We see the reins of power slip from her grasp and into Lisa’s as the episode ends with Anna screaming bloody murder and Lisa doing the tiny... [Read more]
Robin Hood (2010)
What a waste of two great actors, a great supporting cast, excellent cinematography and 2 hours and 20 minutes of my life. Robin Hood started out beautifully, carried through well and then ended in a most disappointing belittling of my intelligence through a forgettable melee on the shores of London. Ridley Scott who has had moments of brilliance, figuratively dropped the ball on... [Read more]
Nurse Jackie Recap 2.9 – P.O. Box
I find it interesting that Jackie (Edie Falco) spends the episode judging other people because of their secrets when she has the biggest two of all – her addiction, and her affair with Eddie (Paul Schulze). Arguing with Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) about money (or lack thereof) on one hand, and not being able to afford the private school for Fiona (Mackenzie Aladjem) on the other hand... [Read more]
Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Season 1 Review
Bloody, sexy and insanely adult, Spartacus: Blood and Sand was an insane journey into a drama based on an historic event. It was a glorious ménage trois of 300, Caligula and Gladiator mixed together to produce 13 episodes of outstanding writing and character development. The characters, every single one were... [Read more]
News: King Henry VIII says that you’re a Nigger too
Sigh… when will this word lose it’s power over people? Today marks another day when an actor proves to the public that they are not fantastical beings of abnormality, but that they are human beings too. Now normally I don’t post celebrity screw-ups here on Spicy (I have other sites for that) but... [Read more]
V Recap 1.11 – Fruition
I swear Anna (Morena Baccarin) gets scarier and scarier every episode and it is becoming quite clear that she is the type of leader that will sacrifice anyone in order to realize her goals. Lisa’s (Laura Vandervoot) wounds from her mother’s assault are a sad thing to witness as her pretty face now holds the letter V carved into her right cheek by a blade, her face battered... [Read more]
Nurse Jackie Recap 2.8 – Monkey Bits
Fiona’s (Mackenzie Aladjem) busted lip is the opener of this episode and she is oblivious to the fact that her 2nd grade teacher is concerned about it. He grills her in an attempt to get her to admit that she’s been abused and an unknowing Fiona confesses that she was not taken to the doctor for her stitches and that they were done in the kitchen. The teacher is convinced and... [Read more]
