Idiot Box: “Alcatraz” Mixes Mysterious Sci-Fi With Standard Cop Vs. Criminal Action “Alcatraz” On Fox The first thing everyone points out about FOX’s new series “Alcatraz”—and I guess I’m doing it, too—is that it’s another mysterious, island-based sci-fi [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 02, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: “Wonder Girls,” “Puppy Bowl” And “Doomsday Preppers” The Week In Sloth The Wonder Girls (TeenNick 6 p.m.) K-pop band The Wonder Girls tries to make it big in America with its own TeenNick movie. [...] Alibi \ Feb 02, 2012 Read More
Reel World: Ecuadorian Cinema, Reality Show Casting And The Southwest Writers Conference Cinema Ecuador Instituto Cervantes continues its Latin American film series this week at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Bank of [...] Alibi \ Feb 02, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: Prepon Does Handler In Nbc’s Raunchy “Are You There, Chelsea?” “Are You There, Chelsea?” On Nbc TV seems to have a very low opinion of us right now. Midseason replacement time is upon us, and we’re being assaulted by [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: “The Fireball Of Christ,” Swamp Volcano And “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” The Week In Sloth “The Fireball of Christ” (National Geographic 9 p.m.) Did a meteorite impact play a part in the Roman Empire’s adoption of Christianity? I [...] Alibi \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Reel World: Media Day Hits Santa Fe Legislsture, Fofva’s Looking For Funny Films Funny Films Friends of Film, Video and Arts—the organizers of the fourth annual Laugh Out Loud Friends of Film Funny Film Festival—are looking for laughable [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Reel World: The Unm Acid Tests Dr. Rick Strassman stirred up both controversy and a cult following when he became the first doctor in 20 years to research the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: Is “Work It” The Worst Show On Tv? “Work It” On Abc Is ABC’s cross-dressing sitcom “Work It” the worst TV show ever made? Several critics are suggesting so. Me, I tend to doubt it. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Week In Sloth: Rob Lowe Is Drew Peterson, The Manor House Spills Its Secrets, Kiefer Sutherland Is “Touch”Ed The Week In Sloth “Unsupervised” (FX 11:30 p.m.) From the folks behind “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” comes this animated sitcom about a pair of teenage best [...] Alibi \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Idiot Box: Ricky Gervais Returns To Golden Globes On Nbc “The Golden Globe Awards” On Nbc Hollywood’s award season is in full swing. It began last week with the lowly People’s Choice Awards and continues though Feb. 26 with [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
