Author Archives: Brandon Alexander

Takers, 2010, ActionPlot: A gang of thieves team up for a last heist after one of their old leaders springs out of jail. Thoughts: This film was just a poor man’s Ocean’s 11. The story wasn’t compelling and the characters were hardly like-able/ relate-able. The characters lacked any depth, but the writers attempted to make upContinue reading “Takers”

Blood Sacrifice for Fame, Fortune, & Freemasonry, 2010, DocumentaryPlot: This “documentary” attempts to link all famous and successful black people with devil worship and soul-selling. Thoughts: I can’t believe I’m even counting this, but I am. This random guy just compiled a bunch of random pictures and made bogus claims about an organization that he thinksContinue reading “Blood Sacrifice for Fame, Fortune, & Freemasonry”

Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room, 2011, ComedyPlot: A 77 minute stand-up routine by one of my favorite comedians. Thoughts: His routine was very off and on and I didn’t enjoy it too much. At times he got a little too vulgar and some of his material just wasn’t as funny as it used to be. Comedy isContinue reading “Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room”

Sgt. Bilko, 1996, ComedyPlot: This movie shows the antics of a smooth-talking and mischievous sergeant in the US army who is challenged by a former colleague. Thoughts: This movie is very nostalgic, I remember watching it with my brother over and over again and laughing every time. It wasn’t as funny as it was then, butContinue reading “Sgt. Bilko”

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea, 2003, DocumentaryPlot: A close look at the title’s namesake, volcanoes. Thoughts: This film was boring, then interesting, and then boring. The old guy reminiscing in the beginning was a little weird and the actual stuff that was discussed wasn’t super interesting. It was a decent film nonetheless. I would haveContinue reading “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea”

The Natural History of the Chicken, 2001, DocumentaryPlot: A look at how chickens are more than what’s for the next meal. In a word, this movie was strange. It was just a bunch of crazy people who talked about how much they loved chickens and roosters. Not what I expected. 1.3/5

District B13, 2004, ActionPlot: A slum in Paris is blocked off by the rest of the city and has no police force or education system and is run by drug dealers. One of the residents of D13 teams up with a Parisian cop to stop a drug lord from using a bomb and save hisContinue reading “District B13”

Becoming Human, 2009, DocumentaryPlot: A look at the scientific origins of humanity. Thoughts: A look at the movement into becoming a human, it goes on a little too long and is pretty repetitive. There was some interesting points that were made and it was interesting to see how and why things developed the way theyContinue reading “Becoming Human”

Kicking & Screaming, 2005, ComedyPlot: A middle-aged father takes over coaching his son’s soccer team to prove to his dad that he can succeed. Thoughts: This was probably Ferrell’s 2nd worse movie (next to Elf) because it lacked any character development aside from his own character. Mike Ditka was a welcomed surprise but he was inContinue reading “Kicking & Screaming”

The Human Family Tree, 2009, DocumentaryPlot: This documentary traces the roots of a group of people in New York City and suggests that we all descended from the same original DNA code. Thoughts: I really thought this was interesting and amazing how we are all related to one another and not as different as weContinue reading “The Human Family Tree”