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Tag Archives: Comedy

Saturday Morning Cartoons: I rewatch “Xiaolin Showdown” for the nostalgia and the voice actors

  Despite this column being called “Saturday Morning Cartoons” I have written very little about the cartoons I actually used watch on Saturday mornings as a kid. The reason for this is in part wanting to promote recently made films or shows, and in part feeling that the nostalgia of older shows may overshadow their likely…

January 21, 2017 in Saturday Morning Cartoons, Show Review.

Saturday Morning Cartoons – “Wander Over Yonder”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niuwKWBWXGc When looking at the type of cartoons I watch, I tend to prefer shows that have overarching stories, and deeper character and plot development. I dislike mostly episodic cartoons or purely comedic shows. The 2013 cartoon Wander Over Yonder is both of these. Let me stress that I am extremely picky about comedy, especially…

August 6, 2016 in Saturday Morning Cartoons, Show Review.

Second Breakfast: The Rock, the Heat, and ‘Central Intelligence’

“I am confident that someday in the future The Rock, who was once a professional wrestler, will run for president of the United States, and I think that he will win. I have seen with my own eyes the power of The Rock. The Rock is a uniter, not a divider. When the BOP showed…

July 3, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Second Breakfast: The Lego Movie Is Perfect

The few, the proud, the “those with nothing better to do” among you probably know by now that I always begin my articles with a completely pointless introductory paragraph before I approach my obligatory plot summary. Not this time, folks. I’m reviewing The Lego Movie this week and I cannot postpone my excitement. I’m getting…

February 9, 2014 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast, Valuable Information.

Second Breakfast Swindles You Out of Your Precious Time with ‘American Hustle’

Well, Christmas has come and gone and 2014 is rapidly approaching, and with it Oscar season. Hooray. Like the summer with its myriad blockbusters, this time of year kind of dictates what movies we are and are not going to write about. That can be nice, by the way, not having to think really hard…

December 29, 2013 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.

Half Rack of Sibbs: We’re the Millers (2013) – “If anyone asks…”

The summer is starting to wind down to a close in the not only weather department, but also the film department. As we pack away our beach bodies and bundle up with hair for the upcoming chilly months, Hollywood starts to pack away the blockbusters and lacklusters of the summer, and prepare for the interesting…

August 13, 2013 in Movie Review.

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