Print Zachary Leeman Follow Read Full Bio 'Those Who Can't' Review: Amazon's Bad Teachers Make for Good Laughs Most of Amazon's new comedy pilots have fallen flat because they feel like shows created by comedy veterans dashed off while attempting to think up better shows. Many should've been crumpled up and thrown in the trash can by their creators. However, Those Who Can't is one of the better and funnier pilots Amazon has to offer, flaws and all. 12 May 2013 'Browsers' Review: Amazon Serves Up More Youthful Navel Gazing "Browsers" is Amazon's latest comedy pilot targeting this generation of youth obsessed with everything from twitter to musical numbers to describe selfish and whiny emotions. 10 May 2013 Jay Mohr Clarifies Second Amendment Tweet, Says He Supports Right to Bear Arms Many on this site may remember Jay Mohr as being one of the celebrities to make a tweet slamming the Second Amendment in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Naturally, people became upset. Many wrote tweets personally attacking the comedian and podcaster. However, something felt off about the whole thing. Did he really mean to attack the Second Amendment? After all, Mohr has described himself as a "libertarian" before, is openly religious, supports the military, supported Mitt Romney for a brief while and has even admitted to owning a gun in the past on his Mohr Stories podcast. Does this sound like a liberal to you? 9 May 2013 'Supanatural' Review: Annoying Girls Saving the World, Not Our Leisure Time At some point in between green lighting pilots for a show about Republican Senators starring John Goodman and a zombie show based off a hit movie, Amazon decided to give Supanatural a try. No, not Supernatural. Supanatural. You read it correctly. That title, sadly, is only the beginning of this show’s problems. 8 May 2013 'Onion News Empire' Review: Amazon Satire Hits Conservatives, Misses on Story, Characters Besides Zombieland, which seemed to impress few viewers, Amazon’s Onion News Empire is its second highest-profile pilot based on name recognition and talent on board. However, this critic is sorry to report that despite Amazon’s innovative way of choosing which pilots expand into full seasons, Onion News Empire falls about as flat as the much hyped Zombieland. 4 May 2013 'Dark Minions' Review: Sci-Fi Spoof Wastes Potential with 'Under Construction' Visuals Amazon made a terrible decision when it came to the pilot for Dark Minions. I assume it was Amazon anyway. In the beginning of the show it is explained to us that Dark Minions is meant to be shown in claymation and will be should the show ever make it to series. However, only selected bits of the pilot are in said claymation (and they look great) and the rest is shown as a collection of drawings with voices in the background. Imagine someone flipping through one of those notebooks with a bunch of drawings giving the illusion of movement while the artist makes funny voices. 3 May 2013 'Betas' Review: Pilot Shrewdly Explores Social Media's Grip on Modern Males Betas is a show about a group of friends. None of them could be called anything close to alpha males. They belong to the current generation of young males consumed by first world problems and living vicariously through computer screens. 1 May 2013 'The Third Bullet' Review: Stephen Hunter Unwraps Savvy New Theory on JFK's Death Retired Marine Sniper Bob Lee Swagger and former Washington Post film critic Stephen Hunter are back with "The Third Bullet" and, after more than 20 years together thrilling audiences with stories of war and the art of the hunt, the two men have teamed up for the novel they were always meant to pull off. 1 Apr 2013 'Lay the Favorite' Blu-Ray Review: Not a Bad Bet Despite Lack of Theatrical Exposure "Lay the Favorite" is the film adaptation of Beth Raymer's memoir detailing her life in the world of sports gambling. Director Stephen Frears gathered an impressive cast with everyone from Bruce Willis to Catherine Zeta Jones taking key roles. It passed through theaters relatively unnoticed and didn't get much attention from critics. Now with the film hitting shelves on Blu-Ray and DVD, audiences will have a better chance at discovering Raymer's story and her days as a rising star in the world of sports gambling. 5 Mar 2013 'Red Widow' Review: ABC Mob Drama Packs Solid Cast, Forced Execution The new ABC drama "Red Widow" delivers a strong cast and some interesting mob storylines, but uneven writing and forced execution could hurt its chances for a full-season run. 2 Mar 2013 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
'Those Who Can't' Review: Amazon's Bad Teachers Make for Good Laughs Most of Amazon's new comedy pilots have fallen flat because they feel like shows created by comedy veterans dashed off while attempting to think up better shows. Many should've been crumpled up and thrown in the trash can by their creators. However, Those Who Can't is one of the better and funnier pilots Amazon has to offer, flaws and all. 12 May 2013
'Browsers' Review: Amazon Serves Up More Youthful Navel Gazing "Browsers" is Amazon's latest comedy pilot targeting this generation of youth obsessed with everything from twitter to musical numbers to describe selfish and whiny emotions. 10 May 2013
Jay Mohr Clarifies Second Amendment Tweet, Says He Supports Right to Bear Arms Many on this site may remember Jay Mohr as being one of the celebrities to make a tweet slamming the Second Amendment in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Naturally, people became upset. Many wrote tweets personally attacking the comedian and podcaster. However, something felt off about the whole thing. Did he really mean to attack the Second Amendment? After all, Mohr has described himself as a "libertarian" before, is openly religious, supports the military, supported Mitt Romney for a brief while and has even admitted to owning a gun in the past on his Mohr Stories podcast. Does this sound like a liberal to you? 9 May 2013
'Supanatural' Review: Annoying Girls Saving the World, Not Our Leisure Time At some point in between green lighting pilots for a show about Republican Senators starring John Goodman and a zombie show based off a hit movie, Amazon decided to give Supanatural a try. No, not Supernatural. Supanatural. You read it correctly. That title, sadly, is only the beginning of this show’s problems. 8 May 2013
'Onion News Empire' Review: Amazon Satire Hits Conservatives, Misses on Story, Characters Besides Zombieland, which seemed to impress few viewers, Amazon’s Onion News Empire is its second highest-profile pilot based on name recognition and talent on board. However, this critic is sorry to report that despite Amazon’s innovative way of choosing which pilots expand into full seasons, Onion News Empire falls about as flat as the much hyped Zombieland. 4 May 2013
'Dark Minions' Review: Sci-Fi Spoof Wastes Potential with 'Under Construction' Visuals Amazon made a terrible decision when it came to the pilot for Dark Minions. I assume it was Amazon anyway. In the beginning of the show it is explained to us that Dark Minions is meant to be shown in claymation and will be should the show ever make it to series. However, only selected bits of the pilot are in said claymation (and they look great) and the rest is shown as a collection of drawings with voices in the background. Imagine someone flipping through one of those notebooks with a bunch of drawings giving the illusion of movement while the artist makes funny voices. 3 May 2013
'Betas' Review: Pilot Shrewdly Explores Social Media's Grip on Modern Males Betas is a show about a group of friends. None of them could be called anything close to alpha males. They belong to the current generation of young males consumed by first world problems and living vicariously through computer screens. 1 May 2013
'The Third Bullet' Review: Stephen Hunter Unwraps Savvy New Theory on JFK's Death Retired Marine Sniper Bob Lee Swagger and former Washington Post film critic Stephen Hunter are back with "The Third Bullet" and, after more than 20 years together thrilling audiences with stories of war and the art of the hunt, the two men have teamed up for the novel they were always meant to pull off. 1 Apr 2013
'Lay the Favorite' Blu-Ray Review: Not a Bad Bet Despite Lack of Theatrical Exposure "Lay the Favorite" is the film adaptation of Beth Raymer's memoir detailing her life in the world of sports gambling. Director Stephen Frears gathered an impressive cast with everyone from Bruce Willis to Catherine Zeta Jones taking key roles. It passed through theaters relatively unnoticed and didn't get much attention from critics. Now with the film hitting shelves on Blu-Ray and DVD, audiences will have a better chance at discovering Raymer's story and her days as a rising star in the world of sports gambling. 5 Mar 2013
'Red Widow' Review: ABC Mob Drama Packs Solid Cast, Forced Execution The new ABC drama "Red Widow" delivers a strong cast and some interesting mob storylines, but uneven writing and forced execution could hurt its chances for a full-season run. 2 Mar 2013