The 2013 Penguin Awards: Fictional Villain Of The Year
First off welcome to the Penguin Awards. This is Rookerville’s attempt to wrap up the year. The one guarantee about awards shows and end of the year lists is that, inevitably, no one can ever agree on them. Rather than attempting to assign a numerical rank to something so subjective in nature, our approach to quantifying what took place during the previous calendar year is more broad – our own preferences in each...
Bring the Payne
A retired widower driving a Winnebago to see his daughter’s wedding, realizing with every mile how wasted his life has been. A failed novelist who thinks he’s a wine connoisseur when really he’s just an alcoholic. A real estate mogul whose entire family seems to hate the sight of him. A high school teacher whose boredom with his own life manifests itself in the unreasonable hatred of a straight-A student. A pregnant woman whose...
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episodes 9 and 10
Episode 9 is titled “Repairs”. A guy has a crush on a safety inspector so he loosens some bolts to get her attention and the ploy causes an explosion in a power plant. It inadvertently opens a gateway from hell so he floats between reality and hell to haunt her. I do not really care for ghost stories so I am not a big fan of the episode. The aspect of the episode that I do want to comment on is the focus on Agent Melinda May. She has...
R. Kelly puts the R in…
I originally had a clever quip for the opening of this. But then again this was originally going to be an article about R. Kelly’s new album ‘Black Panties’. That quip was going to be something about how R. Kelly puts the “R” in subtlety, and blah, blah, blah, so clever right? See it’s funny because it’s beyond obvious that subtlety isn’t remotely close to being spelled with an...
American Hustle
A synopsis and summary of the recent hit movie. This movie has not lacked hype due to the star studded cast and overwhelming positive reaction from movie critics. It is definitely an excellent, fun, and witty film. While I definitely like and enjoy the movie, it did not live up to my impossible expectations due to the anticipation. The strength of the movie is the great cast that includes Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams,...
Survivor: Blood vs. Water Season Finale
Redemption Island It is the final duel to get back into the game. The competitors are Laura, Tina, and Hayden. Laura is the clear favorite as she has dominated Redemption Island all season. The challenge involves using your foot to step on a plank in order to balance a vase at the end of the other side. Laura is the first one to start struggling but makes some miraculous moves to stay in the challenge. Hayden is the first out after he...