audio review : World’s Gone Wrong ( album ) … Lucinda Williams

audio review : World's Gone Wrong ( album ) ... Lucinda Williams

Has the world Gone Wrong? Lucinda Williams apparently thinks so, but she should be more concerned about righting her music. The decrepit voice can be forgiven; it fits the old-timey genres she embraces; but these songs leave a lot to be desired in the way of vocal melody. It’s odd to feature Brittney Spencer on the first two, but the guest singers at least add some harmony to the blandness.

my rating : 2 of 5

2026

video review : The Housemaid

video review : The Housemaid

This movie, even with its cliché concept and jarring song selection, is decent during the first half. The rest is a mess. It’s a 1990s-style romance thriller that goes from The Hand That Rocks The Cradle to Misery in the most awkward of ways. The big plot twist marks a major betrayal not just for the main character but us viewers as the verisimilitude of the story shatters like “mom’s good china”.

my rating : 2 of 5

2025

video review : Anderson Silva versus Tyron Woodley at Jake Versus Joshua

video review : Anderson Silva versus Tyron Woodley at Jake Versus Joshua

“It might not look like much is happening,” David Haye says during the uneventful first round, “but all of a sudden a shot will land and Woodley will go down.” That’s exactly what happens in round 2. It’s an odd knockout though as the ref waits till Woodley gets up and resets to stop it. Anderson Silva should also stop here, but his Chris Weidman callout would make for a more appropriate career ender.

my rating : 2 of 5

2025

Big Game Energy : Pineapple Punch

Big Game Energy : Pineapple Punch

People expecting this Punch; a Big Game Energy drink; to taste like something akin to carbonated Pineapple juice will be disappointed. There is a hint of the fruit; one of my favorites. What you mostly get though is a sweet but odd and off-putting flavor that almost suggests the beverage is spoiled.

my rating : 2 of 5

G Fuel Energy Drink : Snow Cone

G Fuel Energy Drink : Snow Cone

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Snow Cone; maybe as a little kid; but I’d hope it tastes a lot better than this Energy Drink; one of the worst in the G Fuel line-up. The flavor is similar to how dumpster garbage tends to smell, which is quite repulsive. You can put it in the freezer to enhance the concept, but it won’t do much for the taste.

my rating : 2 of 5

video review : The Kids In The Hall [ Season 1 ]

video review : The Kids In The Hall [ Season 1 ]

This is Season 1 not of the original but the Amazon Original version of The Kids In The Hall, but it should’ve been edited down to one decent episode. The full eight-part set is bloated with filler; comedy bits that aren’t funny. It does bring back the original cast members and theme music, but nostalgia can only take you so far before you hit the wall.

my rating : 2 of 5

2022

audio review : Bars Over Bullshit ( album ) … MC Shan

audio review : Bars Over Bullshit ( album ) ... MC Shan

This is supposed to be a new MC Shan album; the long-awaited follow-up to Play It Again; but it’s more like the crude demo version. Even as a mixtape, its artistic blunders and technical flaws would be inexcusable. Songs just cut off. Some are so old, you can hear the scratches from the CDs they were ripped from. Shan still has Bars, so the title rings true, but it sounds like this project was recorded, mixed and mastered by a crackhead.

my rating : 2 of 5

2017

video review : Creepshow 3

video review : Creepshow 3

Creepshow 3, which should’ve come out in 1992; the first two were fours years apart; is worse than 2 but better than 1. The best story is the simplest; the one about The Professor’s Wife. It at least has a decent story arc. The Radio and The Haunted Dog are downright stupid, though the latter’s protagonist does manage to provide some laughs.

my rating : 2 of 5

2006

video review : Honeydew

video review : Honeydew

Honeydew is sweet and suspenseful, well on its way to being a good horror movie, for about the first half hour. That’s when you start to realize too much time is going by without anything (significant) happening. From there it’s a mundane affair as couple Riley and Sam get served by a crazy hag named Karen and her scrawny dining partner.

my rating : 2 of 5

2020

audio review : a DM Records compilation : Latin Booty Party

audio review : a DM Records compilation : Latin Booty Party

The first song; El Tiburón by Proyecto Uno; is fun. You may as well go home after that because this Latin Booty Party; which the cover suggests attracts the same crowd, in the same clothes and poses, as last year’s Booty Bass Party; falls apart from there. The DJ plays mostly crappy rap songs. The other exceptions include Esa Morena and the ending Mega Mix, but I doubt most people will make it that far.

my rating : 2 of 5

1998

Buckin Buffalo Black Beans

Buckin Buffalo Black Beans

It’s not really the Black Beans that are the problem here. Neither is it the “medium heat” brought on by the addition of “real aged cayenne peppers”. It’s the tangy taste of the sauce, which, given an impressively short ingredients list; “No high fructose corn syrup” and the like; the culprit of must be the vinegar.

my rating : 2 of 5