Summer Breeze//Connecticut Whites Jon Rogers May 28, 2019 Features, Food, Reviews 5 Comments SUMMER BREEZE // CONNECTICUT WHITES As someone who had the opportunity to help pick grapes for Sharpe Hill Vineyard, I can tell you a lot of care goes into how they make their wine. The Sharpe Hill Vineyard...
”THE INTRUDER” Van Roberts May 20, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 42 Comments ''THE INTRUDER" “Traffik” director Deon Taylor’s “The Intruder” (* OUT OF ****) qualifies as a potboiler. Webster’s defines a potboiler as “a usually inferior work (as of art or...
”DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE” Van Roberts May 10, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 8 Comments ''DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE" Most of us watch movies to escape the drudgery of our everyday lives. We want our heroes to vanquish the villains and reap the rewards of their valor. Hollywood...
LEON BRIDGES GIVES BIRMINGHAM A GOOD THING// BJCC Reggie Allen May 8, 2019 Music, Reviews 10 Comments Almost three years after his sold-out show at the Alabama Theatre, Grammy-nominated artist Leon Bridges made his triumphant return to the Magic City, bringing his " Good Thing" tour to the BJCC Concert...
AMERICA’S FINAL KISS/ BJCC Reggie Allen May 8, 2019 Reviews 15 Comments Everyone remembers their first KISS. Somewhere during the middle of the show, KISS frontman Paul Stanley polled the black sea of fans on who had never been to one of their shows. From the faint sounds...
Sauvignon Blanc By Cakebread Cellars//Celebrate Spring Susan Ryder May 6, 2019 Features, Food, Reviews 9 Comments Sauvignon Blanc By Cakebread Cellars//Celebrate Spring The bone-chilling winter weather of weeks past has had me wanting to get rejuvenated and refreshed for spring. Perhaps I have a case of premature spring...
Movie Review of ”SHAZAM!” Linda Johnson May 2, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 14 Comments Movie Review of ''SHAZAM!" The road that most comic book superheroes take to reach the silver screen is usually straightforward. The latest character to enter the ranks of the DC Extended...
”THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT” Linda Johnson April 25, 2019 Entertainment, Features, Reviews 8 Comments ''THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT" The title of a movie may sometimes reveal more about its plot than you need to know. Freshman writer & director Robert D. Krzykowski's...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”TRIPLE FRONTIER” Van Roberts April 17, 2019 Breaking, Reviews 8 Comments MOVIE REVIEW OF ''TRIPLE FRONTIER" The premise of “Triple Frontier” (** OUT OF ****), Netflix’s limited theatrical release about retired special-ops who rob a South American drug trafficker,...
MOVIE REVIEW OF ”THE HIGHWAYMAN” Van Roberts April 10, 2019 Entertainment, Reviews 9 Comments MOVIE REVIEW OF ''THE HIGHWAYMAN" “Blind Side” director John Lee Hancock’s authentic, Depression Era, road-trip, manhunt thriller “The Highwaymen” (*** OUT OF ****), co-starring...