Blogcritics Author: Brandy

DVD Review: Katt Williams - It's Pimpin' Pimpin'

Brandy — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:58 EST

Katt Williams offers keenly observed humor about today's world in this film of his latest live standup concert.
Katt Williams, an Ohio native who now lives in Los Angeles, seems to put a certain song to the lie. It’s hard out there for a pimp? Williams makes pimpin’ look easy. The man is not only an actor, a comedian, and a rapper, he’s a businessman, with diverse companies such as Kattpack Records, Kattpack Investments, and a clothing...

DVD Review: Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years

Brandy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:30:02 EST

Mitzi Gaynor is the perfect entertainer in this DVD featuring clips from a decade of truly special musical variety shows.
Every once in a while there is a performer for whom all those showbiz superlatives are accurate. Even rarer are performers for whom said superlatives simply do not suffice. Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years showcases just such a performer. A star of Hollywood’s golden age, a professional dancer since her teen years, and one of...

Nintendo DS Review: Spore Creatures

Brandy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:56:28 EDT

Adapt, survive, and conquer in Electronic Arts' Spore Creatures for the Nintendo DS.
It’s a vast galaxy out there. Ever imagined what other planets might be like? To land on them, to explore? Maybe to even meet other life forms, to befriend them or be forced into battle? What would those life forms be like - simple slugs or fierce, many-legged creatures?Well, if you have tried to imagine all that, you are not alone. Spore...

TV Recap: Project Runway Season 5 Finale, Part II

Brandy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:58:40 EDT

Three distinctive women offer superlative collections at Bryant Park in a bid to win season five of "Project Runway."
Three days before the Bryant Park runway show, Korto Momolu, one of the final three, says her “heart breaks” for her “Jerelly.” Jerell Scott was sent packing in the previous episode which means that three women will compete for the Grand Prize -- a first in Project Runway history. Leanne Marshall takes note of this precedent...

Nintendo DS Review: Toy Shop

Brandy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:50:15 EDT

The bulk of time within Majesco Entertainment's Toy Shop is spent simply wandering, and wondering what to do.
When you play a video game, what is your main objective? Usually to have fun, right? What else? Would you like to run a small business? Would you like to spend all your free time either greeting customers or building things? Would you like to turn that small shop into an empire? So would I. Unfortunately, you don’t get to do any of these...

TV Recap: Project Runway Season 5 Finale, Part I

Brandy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:26:56 EDT

Overwrought and overworked? Kooky and yet romantic? So are the gowns shown in part one of season five's finale.
And here it is... the Finale. This year, there were four final contestants instead of three. The judges just could not send Kenley home...er, I mean, Jerell won the last challenge so they could not send him home. There was no clear winner in the season’s final challenge, all were equally mediocre. So all four were asked to present a complete...

TV Review: Secrets of Body Language

Brandy — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:20:35 EDT

Nonverbal cues in world politics, pop culture, and everyday concerns are explained in "Secrets of Body Language."
“Are you talking to me? Are you talking to me?” If you are, then I, or anyone else you might talk with, will only receive seven percent of your message from the actual words you use. Seven percent? According to experts, the other 93 percent consists of nonverbal cues.Secrets of Body Language premieres on the History Channel Monday,...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Twelve

Brandy — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:41:30 EDT

Will the New York Botanical Garden prove fertile ground for our designers' budding imaginations?
Winding down toward Fashion Week -- only four designers still competing. Korto, Leanne, Jerell, and Kenley ready themselves for the last challenge before the three finalists are chosen. Their personalities still hold: Korto resolute and dignified; Leanne quiet and determined; Jerell humorous and confident; Kenley... well, Kenley.The morning after...

Movie Review: Nights In Rodanthe

Brandy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:36:40 EDT

Diane Lane and Richard Gere, er, Adrienne and Paul, are swept into each other's lives during a few storm-tossed Nights in Rodanthe.
Rodanthe. Sounds like someplace in a fairy tale. Nicholas Sparks, author of the novel the film is based upon, has said he chose the town partly because of its evocative name. And one does imagine a place exactly as it is in reality: isolated, surrounded by untouched beauty, but at peril of forces larger than life. It is a perfect setting for this...

TV Recap: Project Runway - Season Five, Episode Eleven

Brandy — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:58:43 EDT

Musical genres inspire this episode's creations. Guest judge LL Cool J views some hits and notes some disharmonious designs.
“I’m so close I can smell it,” Korto says, and she isn’t talking about Kenley’s attitude. There are only five designers left, and Bryant Park is within reach for three of them. Problem is there are eight models and three have to go. Jerell won the prior challenge so he is first up and chooses to keep his model, Nicole....