"Southpaw" - Review

Jake Gyllenhaal got buff and shows off his acting chops playing "Billy Hope" - an undefeated, professional boxer in the movie, "Southpaw". This isn't your average boxing flick, this is  an intense, gut-wrenching and heart-breaking movie about a Light Heavyweight champion boxer that suffers a great loss outside the ring and has to overcome many personal battles before climbing back to the top of the boxing world.

This movie also features Rachel McAdams as his wife, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as his former manager, and Forest Whitaker plays his new manager for his comeback. I thought "50 Cent" was going to be the bad guy who is responsible for "Billy's" loss. But it turns out he's just an asshole traitor (and a surprisingly decent actor). The actual perpetrator never faces any consequences in the movie and that leaves a big part of the story unresolved.

It was an incredibly simple plot, but it's a really good movie that gets the audience emotionally involved with the story. Gyllenhaal really brings this character to life and makes you almost feel his pain, he's such a great and versatile actor, it makes it so realistic! I enjoyed watching this action-drama film so much, I didn't even notice it was 2 hours long. I give "Southpaw" a  8 /10.

"Ant-Man" - Review

Just as I predicted, this movie was slow, boring, and hard to watch. The film had an incredibly weak plot with a few good scenes. Especially, when "The Falcon" fights "Ant-Man", I didn't see that coming, and it was a good fight. There are many references made to "The Avengers" throughout the movie, that's because "Ant-Man" is actually one of the original "Avengers" in the Marvel comic books. Also, there is a secret scene at the end of the film (as always) that shows "Falcon" recommending "Ant-Man" to be part of the NEW "Avengers" team to "Captain America". It's already been confirmed that Ant-Man will be in the next "Avengers" movie as well as the upcoming "Captain America 3: Civil War", but Paul Rudd was a terrible casting choice for this role! I can't take him seriously as an "Avenger". He is a comedic actor, and not usually in action movies.

 However, I did enjoy every scene Michael Pena was in - he was hilarious! As if riding on ants and fighting the "Yellow-Jacket" wasn't stupid enough, there is this unnecessary focus on "Ant-Man's" daughter in this film for some reason....The secret scene at the end of the film also shows "Hope" ("Hank Pym's" daughter) getting her own shrink-suit, so expect to see "The Wasp" in the next "Ant-Man" film in 2017. It's already been confirmed there will be a "Black Panther" movie releasing in February 2018, and a "Doctor Strange" movie set to release in November, 2016. Both of them are members of the original "Avengers" team, and both will be in the "The Infinity Wars". "Ant-Man" has been added to the NEW "Avengers" team, aong with "Falcon", "Scarlet Witch", "War Machine", "Vision" and "Captain America". This movie wasn't as bad as i thought it would be, but it's still pretty stupid.....I give "Ant-Man" a  4 /10

Patriots vs Jaguars - Week 3 Game Recap

The New England Patriots played the Jacksonville Jaguars today, and as you can see, it wasn't much of a competition. But it was still enthralling for a die hard Patriots fan like myself to watch your favorite team dominate the game. Tom Brady not only threw for 2 touchdowns, but he has officially thrown over 400 career touchdown passes to become the 4th QB in NFL history to accomplish that. He also broke a franchise record for "Most games played by a starting quarterback" in Patriots history. Not only is he going into his bye week 3-0, but he has a 20+ yard passing completion percentage of 96% right now, which is the highest number for The Patriots in 10 years.

The reigning Superbowl champions are undefeated this season so far and Tom Brady is playing at the top of his game right now! They beat the Jaguars in a blow-out of  51 - 17. As you can see in the stats, Brady threw for 358 yards, and he has two unstoppable receivers in Gronkowski and Edelman. One is a tight end and the other is a wide out, so the defense never knows what formation to line up in. SO Happy for another victory!! #PatsPride #GronkNation #NFLrecord

Highlight Reel from Patriots vs Bills (9-20-15)

This is a highlight reel from week 2 - New England Patriots  vs  Buffalo Bills. It was an intense, high-scoring, back & forth game.But of course, The Patriots ended up winning (40 - 32) making them 2-0 for this season so far. This game was filled with amazing plays and multiple turnovers. Rob Gronkowski scored 1 touchdown and 113 yards. Julian Edelman scored 2 touchdown passes and 97 yards and they actually got something going with this new running back, Dion Lewis.

Not to mention, The Patriots defense got 3 interceptions and Tom Brady thew for 3 Touchdowns and 466 yards! He is still at the top of his game and the best QB in the league. Next, the Patriots play the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday (9/27/15), and hopefully they will continue on to be 3-0. This is an awesome short video with background music of  Drake.

"Big Bang Theory" - Season 9 Starts TONIGHT

"The Big Bang Theory" is one of my favorite TV series, and it is debuting Season 9 tonight! It's one of the longest running shows on television, but it feels like it's been more than 9 seasons now. That's because "The Big Bang Theory" has over 20 episodes per season, unlike other series that have only 15 episodes max per season. "The Big Bang Theory" has aired over 150 episodes so far, which is much more than other popular, TV shows that have lasted more than 9 seasons. To be honest, I stopped watching "Big Bang" consistently sometime after season 5. I only saw a few episodes of season 6, and Iv'e been meaning to catch up on it, but I can't believe how much I have to catch up on! This is such a fun and nerdy show, and it's currently one of America's most popular TV shows right now. They have been listed by TV Guide and other publications, as one of the 'Top 3' most watched TV series!

They have also won several awards, including an 'Emmy Award" in 2009, and the 'People's Choice Award' in 2010 for "Favorite Comedy". Jim Parsons plays "Sheldon", and he won an 'Emmy Award' in 2010 for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series". In 2011, he won an 'Oscar' for "Best performance by an Actor in a Television Series" AND another 'Emmy' for "Best Actor in a Comedy Series". In 2013, "The Big Bang Theory" won another 'People's Choice Award' for "Favorite Comedy Series" for the 2nd time! Also, Jim Parsons won his 3rd 'Emmy' in 2014 for "Best Actor in a Comedy Series". He is a perfect cast for that role, Parsons kind of made up this one of-a-kind character and he plays it so very well. That's a BIG part of why the show works on so many levels and why it's so popular right now. Season 9 just started tonight with a "Leonard-Penny" marriage ceremony special episode. So, if you've fallen a little behind on this series like me, it's not too late to catch up and enjoy this NEW season! #Bazinga!

"SPY" - Review

I never saw a preview for this movie, I never saw it at Red Box or IMDB, and I never heard anything about this film that released in June 2015. Which is strange, considering this is actually another hilarious Melissa McCarthy movie starring some big names like, Jason Statham, Jude Law, and Rose Byrne. McCarthy and Byrne also starred in "Bridesmaids" together, and Rose Byrne basically plays the same snobby and rude character she played in that film.

"SPY" is not your traditional "James Bond" spy-movie. It's an action-comedy film that doesn't take itself too seriously. The first part of the movie reminds me of "Kingsman: The Secret Service", as it started off looking like a regular spy movie. Jude Law's character is a classic spy completing missions, and Melissa McCarthy's character is just his back-up / voice in his ear piece. However, she becomes a full-fledged spy herself with a mission to deter the sale of a nuclear bomb (typical villain activity). Somehow, she becomes a bad ass agent that saves the day against all odds in a very funny, "Mr. Magoo" dumb-luck fashion. She still has that foul mouthed, tough & mean, classic Melissa McCarthy humor we have seen from her so many times before. 

This movie was directed by Paul Feig, who has directed a bunch of different episodes of various popular TV shows like, 'The Office", "Parks & Recreation", "30 Rock", "Mad Men", "Weeds", etc,.. He has also directed Melissa McCarthy in other movies such as, "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids". He must really like working with McCarthy, because they are currently filming "The Heat 2" together. 

In "SPY", she pretty much plays the same character she did in "Tammy", "The Heat", and "Identity Thief". Another thing I liked about "SPY" was getting to see Jason Statham do comedy for once, and he was hilarious in this movie! I didn't really like the "twist" ending, but it was otherwise very funny for a spy movie.  It reminds me of the movie "Get Smart", but better and packed with more laughs and action..... and "50 cent". Overall, I give "Spy" a  6/ 10.

"Entourage" Movie - Review

I was a huge fan of the popular HBO series, "Entourage". I watched every single episode until it was cancelled back in September 2011 after 8 seasons (Season 8 was clearly rushed and only lasted 7 episodes). I was sad to see the show end so abruptly, so of course I saw the movie! The movie picks up where the TV series ended. Every episode of "Entourage" was an hour long, so this was basically just an extra long episode of the original series, because this film barely lasted an hour and half. I would've liked to see more details included in the movie too. The film cuts from "Ari Gold" quitting his job as head of the studio, straight to the Golden Globe Awards, where many REAL celebrities appeared on the red carpet, making "Vincent Chase" seem like a real celebrity.

However, it never shows whether or not "Vince" won any awards for directing AND starring in his new movie, titled "Hyde".... The only person we see win an a Golden Globe is "Drama" for "Best Supporting Actor" in the movie "Hyde", which "Vince" created. The movie doesn't show "Vince" win an award or give a speech like I expected. Plus, it only shows 60 seconds of his "masterpiece", and even that looked lame. Once again, the ending felt incredibly rushed and ended abruptly (just like the TV series did!). Maybe because it's the same director as the "Entourage" series, Doug Ellin.

The first half of the film was funny and had that classic "Entourage" style, but the movie suddenly skips a bunch of details and rushes through the Golden Globe Awards at the end, which is an important, pivotal part of the movie. After all, the entire movie is about whether or not "Vincent Chase" is successful at acting and directing, and whether or not his movie, "Hyde" is a box office hit. The fact that Doug Ellin left that out of the film, makes no sense and leaves a huge gap in the story-line. It never shows the resolution of the asshole, movie financier from Texas and his redneck son. How did they fund the rest of "Vince's" movie? Doesn't half the movie belong to Billy Bob Thornton's character anyway?? It also never shows what happened with that Army guy that threatened "Vince" during lunch. It's just lazy storytelling and it pretty much ruined the entire film for me. There are rumors of a 2nd "Entourage" movie set to release in the near future and hopefully it will be much better! I give this new, film adaptation of "Entourage" a  5/ 10.

"Key & Peele" Final Season - Review

"Key & Peele" just finished airing their 5th and FINAL season of this hit, Comedy Central sketch-comedy series. To people who are unfamiliar with this show, I always describe it as a new version of "The Chapelle Show". It's a very similar style of humor with the same large focus on different races and stereotypes. The show started in 2012 and quickly gained popularity for it's comedic satire and edgy race-based humor. Not to mention, the famous "Obama Anger Translator" sketches that even caught the attention of the President himself.

Jordan Peele and Keegan Key are both bi-racial comedians (half black / half white), which allows them to get away with poking fun at both races and racism itself. They can both play a variety of different characters, including characters of different ethnicity and gender. Keegan is from Detroit and Jordan is from NYC, both have played several small roles in different TV shows and movies. They came together to create this series that they also produce and star in. "Key & Peele" has grown more and more in popularity since the first season. So, they have a massive fan base that is bummed out about the series being over after only five seasons.I guess they quit while they were ahead, or they ran out of funny, original ideas.... Who knows what these two hilarious actors have planned next?

Some of the sketches are filled with white propaganda, but other episodes boldly tell the truth about black people and portray them as they really are. Only these guys can get away with producing some of the stuff they come up with. I love this series and the many memorable sketches and characters over the course of  5 seasons. This final season of "Key & Peele" was the best season, and the last episode of season 5 ties into the very first episode of season 1. It's sad to see this series come to an end after it gained so much momentum.
 #Key&Peele  #PussyOnTheChainwax  #KP

NEW "Fantastic 4" - Review

This "Fantastic 4" movie re-boot was much needed after the original trilogy was hated by "Marvel" fans and critics alike. The original trilogy started in 2005 and it was poorly casted and G-rated. Jessica Alba played "Sue Storm", which was cool, but Ioan Gruffudd was terrible choice "Reed Richards" (which made it harder to buy into the story). Not to mention. "Thing" looked stupid and small in the original franchise.Now, 10 years later, with the help of CGI animation; "Thing" looks much different and much bigger in this New "Fantastic 4" franchise. He looks more realistic and more like the comic book version, instead of wearing a cheesy "Thing" costume and make-up. He even sneaks in his famous "It's clobbering time!" line in this movie.

It's obviously a set-up movie for the sequel that's set to release July 9, 2017, so there's not a whole lot of action sequences. This movie just covers all the background info and shows how these 4 individuals came together to form a super hero team. Just like in the comic books, "The Fantastic 4" are all scientists that mutated in different ways in a freak lab accident. The unknown actor, Jamie Bell, was a terrible casting choice to play "Ben Grimm". The Scottish actor is completely incapable of pulling off an American accent! So, he inexplicably has a Scottish accent until he turns into "Thing". On the other hand, British actor, Toby Kebbell; does a perfect American accent and he is the perfect casting choice for the villain, "Dr. Doom". Miles Teller was also a great casting choice to play "Reed Richards" as the leader / genius one in the group, just like he was in the comic book series. Michael Jordan plays "The Human Torch" so Chris Evans no longer plays the part of "Captain America" AND the "Human Torch" (which always bothered me). Michael Jordan and Miles Teller also starred together in the 2013 movie - "That Awkward Moment".

This is a brand new team of four young, and unfamiliar actors. I was surprised to see "Dr. Doom" is now played  by Toby Kebbell (from "RocknRolla"). However, "Dr. Doom" looks way more bad-ass and evil now! Critics hated this movie, but I see it for what it is - it's a set-up movie for the sequel, which I'm sure will have much more action and fighting. This movie covers all the boring stuff and has a couple actin scenes so that the sequel will be even better. So, I give this new "Fantastic Four" a  4/ 10

Football Season is BACK! (Patriots vs Steelers)

The NFL 2015 Regular Season started with the first game of the season last night. The reigning Super Bowl champions, New England Patriots, faced off against the Pittsburgh Steelers to start this NEW Season with a BANG! Just as I predicted, Tom Brady's "suspension" was lifted at no surprise to anyone, and he showed off last night, reminding everyone why they are the current champs. The Patriots beat The Steelers (28 - 21) after dominating pretty much the entire game.

Tom Brady threw for 288 yards and 4 touchdowns, and Rob Gronkowski is responsible for 3 of those touchdowns. Brady has unstoppable receivers in Julian Edleman and Rob Gronkowski, I hope they keep this up for the remainder of the season! As you can see, The Patriots play the Buffalo Bills next on September 20th.. So, I'm feeling very optimistic about this new season now, and I'm hoping for back-to-back Superbowl titles! #PatsPride #GRONKnation #NFL

"Quest's" Final Performance on "ABDC8"

This is "Quest Crew's" Final, signature dance routine they did on this 8th season of "America's Best Dance Crew" (It should be called America's Favorite Dance Crew"). I was actually surprised when "Quest" was declared "All-Star Champions", I thought "Super Cr3w" was going to win for sure... So I was also really excited that my favorite crew won this  special season of "ABDC"!! They have now conquered this competition, and they have 2 b-boy trophies to show for it. Not to mention, they won that $100K grand prize again ! So I can't wait t see what "Quest" has planned next. I hope they continue to perform at "World of Dance", "Hip Hop International" and every other chance they get to perform live on stage.

"The League" FINAL Season - Trailer

I thought that season 6 of "The League" was the final season of this TV series.... Well, I guess I was wrong, because here we go again! "The League" returns for it's 7th season on September 9, 2015. I'm surprised that there is going to be another season; I thought  the season 6 finale pretty much wrapped everything up and made for a good ending to the series. I even wrote a review of the 6th season of "The League" on this blog back in December 2014, where I wrote that I thought it was a good way to end this hilarious and original series. So I have no idea what's in store for season 7.... who will be "The League" Champion on this Final Season ?? What can they possibly do next? This trailer is funny, but it doesn't actually show what to expect in this FINAL season.

"The Walking Dead" - Season 6 (Extended Trailer)

Everyone's favorite show, "The Walking Dead", returns for its highly anticipated 6th season on October 11, 2015. This AMC original series is one of the most watched and talked about television shows right now. I have been anxiously awaiting a sixth season, I posted a review of the 5th season on this blog, which was an incredible season and packed with so much drama, action, and story development into just one season. So, nobody knows what's going to happen next, and the millions of "Walking Dead" fans are on the edge of their seats for this upcoming season.

This is the longest trailer for season six that I have seen thus far, and it's actually the official 2015 "Comic-Con" trailer. It looks like "Rick" has taken charge of "Alexandria" (the community / sanctuary for survivors), and he finally snaps and loses control. So "Morgan's" arrival in the season 5 finale was perfect timing, because it looks like he takes ends up taking charge instead. The trailer even shows him kicking "Rick" out of "Alexandria". It took 5 seasons of horror, tragedy, fighting, and personal loss to finally make "Rick" break down and become so ruthless and savage. ... It's unusual to see him portrayed in that light after being used to seeing him as the strong, alpha-male, leader of the group, but it was just a matter of time before it all caught up with him..

So it looks like "Rick" might be the antagonist / "'bad guy" in this new season, and after watching the trailer, it also looks like "Carol" dies in this season. She is a core member of the group and has been on the show since season one, so it would change the dynamic of the group if she dies now. You never know - this show is FULL of surprises and the trailer looks awesome, so I'm excited for Season 6 !!

"The Last Man on Earth" - Season 2

"The Last Man on Earth" returns for it's highly anticipated second season on September 27, 2015. Anyone who watched the first season or saw the season finale was excited to see Jason Sudekis finally make his appearance on this hilarious TV series. The show is about the end of the world and a few survivors that make their own little community. More and more survivors showed up over the course of the season, and "Phil Miller" is not very well liked. As we saw in that last episode, "Phil Miller" was tied up and left to die in the desert by the other "Phil", but "Carol" has feelings for "Phil Miller", so she saves him and they leave Tuscon together in the end.

At the very end of the episode, as "Phil" and "Carol" drive off into the sunset, the audience gets their first look at "Phil's" brother, an astronaut currently in space and totally unaware that a virus took out 99% of the Earth's population. Played by Jason Sudekis, "Phil Miller's" brother is going to be much more involved in this second season. He's hilarious, and I can't wait for Will Forte and Jason Sudekis to be on screen together! Plus I'm looking forward to seeing the "Miller" brothers reunite and everything else that season 2 has in store for us.

"Key & Peele" - The Telemarketer (NEW Clip)

"Key & Peele" are in the middle of  their 5th season already. They created this new sketch about a Telemarketer that keeps calling and hanging up on this guy.until he breaks down and actually buys something. It's Uncensored and super funny! If you haven't checked out "Key & Peele" by now, then you are missing out!

"Villain Pub" - The New Smile

Finally! "HISHE" released it's third clip in the "Villain Pub" series. In this video, "Loki" is sitting at the bar with "Voldermort" as usual when "The Joker" walks in sporting a new look that the other villains do NOT approve of! He looks all punk rock now all of a sudden. Other villains in this clip include "Magneto", "Kahn", "Baine", "General Zod" , and of course the usual bartender, "Emperor Palpatine" from "Star Wars". This is definitely not one of my favorite "HISHE" clips and it's not as good as the second "Villain Pub" that featured so many different villains from different comic books and TV shows. Hopefully, the next clip will be funnier and released much sooner.

"Quest" are "ABDC" Champions AGAIN !!!

The "ABDC" season 8 finale was on Sunday, August 30th, where much to my surprise, "Quest Crew" beat out "SuperCrew" for their 2nd "ABDC" trophy and the official "ABDC All-Star Crew" title. Iv'e been following them and watching every performance they did since they won the Season 3 championship, so this victory was especially gratifying for me. I LOVED this special season of "America's Best Dance Crew" and I'm elated that "Quest" beat out some incredibly talented crews to become the ONLY crew to win this competition TWICE. The video above is just one of their many performances, but it's a fan-favorite and shows off just a sample of their style and what they can do.