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Mike Sergott is co-creator and staff deconstructor for A4D. Due to his unorthodox-yet-versatile style of journalism, many have referred to him as "the Fat Lever of the Internet.”
Top 5 Holiday Movies & Specials
My five favorite children's Christmas specials and five best holiday movies of all time. Try not to love these... I TRIPLE-dog-dare ya…
Continue reading...The Top 5 Christmas Songs of All Time
Friday, December 9, 2011
My wife hates The Pretenders… more to the point, she hates Chrissy Hynde’s voice. So, why is this the first song I play every Christmas season (and the first one I play Christmas morning to set the tone before the kids come down the stairs)?
Continue reading...Super 8 (C+)
Saturday, July 2, 2011
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In Super 8, J.J. Abrams has made a homage to Steven Spielberg. Despite being set in the 1970s, this is a modern-day E.T. (there’s a decent amount of guns, explosions and crashes throughout… )
Continue reading...Hangover II (D-)
Saturday, July 2, 2011
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There’s even more of Ken Jeong and Galifianakis in this one, making it almost intolerable. And to make things even worse, director Todd Phillips inexplicably adds an element that has sounded the death knell for any movie not starring Clint Eastwood: the repeated use of a monkey.
Continue reading...Bridesmaids: It’s Not Me. It’s You.
Friday, June 10, 2011
People want intelligent female characters, and in the absence of them, they'll listen to anyone on screen. They want female characters. They're so thirsty for them they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
Continue reading...“X-Men: First Class” (B-)
Friday, June 10, 2011
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Bottom line, this is a comic book movie… and not a bad one at that. If you’re a fan of the genre, you’ll most likely exit smiling. If all things inked don’t appeal to you, this movie won’t exactly convert you. It’s as simple as that.
Continue reading...Under Deconstruction: Sarah Palin & Paul Revere
Friday, June 10, 2011
So Sarah Palin set off a media firestorm recently when she attempted to recount Paul Revere's famous ride... So, what really happened?
Continue reading...Music Review: Prince in Concert
Monday, April 25, 2011
Recently, a group of friends and I attended a Prince roller coaster of a concert at the Great Western Forum – the fourth show in Prince’s 21-night planned run in Los Angeles...
Continue reading...“Scream 4″ (D)
Monday, April 18, 2011
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BORING. Seriously, what does it say when my wife – who gets scared watching Kenny die on South Park – breezes through this movie like a walk in a Woodsboro park?
Continue reading...The Greatest TV Theme of All Time…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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It has been decided. After what seems like years (seriously, I’m just better off telling you people what the right choices are…), you have selected your TV Themes Champion...
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Friday, December 9, 2011
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