Blogcritics Author: Matthew Milam

Music Review: Amos Lee - Last Days At The Lodge

Matthew Milam — Sun, 6 Jul 2008 15:31:57 EDT

Dylanesque or not, Last Days At The Lodge is a good because it's different vocally from Amos Lee other albums.
One of the key successful elements of Fox Television's House is the creators' ability to pick a variety of old and new day musicians to furnish the soundtrack of the rather complex Hugh Laurie-lead medical drama. This style led me to hear for the first time the rather angelic, if not overtly depressed vocals of Amos Lee through his song...

DVD Review: The Invaders - The First Season

Matthew Milam — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:51:09 EDT

For those who are fans of cult television, rent this first before investing your money in it.
David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) is an ordinary man. He has an ordinary job as an architect. He attends meetings that take him long distances without seemingly much rest. Ah, the life of a go-getter must have been tough in the late 60s.I mean, it had to be, according to the logic of the opening pilot of......Drum roll!The Invaders!The 1967-68 cult...

Music Review: Chante Moore - Love The Woman

Matthew Milam — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:21:07 EDT

Chante Moore is one of the sexiest veterans of the R&B game. Past the looks, her albums are generally so-so.
Chante Moore is one of the sexiest veterans of the R&B game. Past the looks, her albums are generally so-so. Her fifth solo album Love The Woman, released under Peak Records, sounds in production like a continuation of her 2000 hip-hop flavored Exposed album. Lyrically the album is about the same as every other CD Moore has created.Back in my...

DVD Review: Girlfriends - The Third Season

Matthew Milam — Thu, 1 May 2008 07:08:14 EDT

Despite my issues with the overly dramatic storytelling this season, Girlfriends is still one of the better sitcoms of late.
Girlfriends started out as a clever mix of Sex In The City's blunt honesty and and the fun of Living Single. As the series progressed, the show's original inspirations slowly began to fade and the show became more of a dramedy. Some welcomed this change, which really showed itself in this third season. Others, such as myself, began to see...

DVD Review: The Last Detective - Series 4

Matthew Milam — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:40:01 EDT

The Last Detective's greatest asset is its own vulnerable yet intelligent leading character, Dangerous Davies.
Things couldn't be better for Detective Constable Dangerous Davies (Peter Davison) in Series 4 of ITV's The Last Detective. He's moved back in with Julie (Emma Amos) and his oddball friend Mod (Sean Hughes) now lives in his house. Despite all of these positives however, he still feels passed over in his job as a detective.The cases...

YouTube and Its Community Must Fight Against The Internet Bullies It Houses

Matthew Milam — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:14:13 EDT

Internet bullying is real and must be talked about.
Let's imagine for a moment that you have a teenager who has heard about a place called YouTube. All of his friends are on the site blogging on video about their lives and sharing videos and basically having a good time. This same teenager who used to go outside and play along with his friends has now subscribed to them online and is talking to...

DVD Review: Midsomer Murders - Set Ten

Matthew Milam — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:59:16 EDT

John Hopkins' Scott could have easily been as good as Troy, instead he was written merely as wallpaper.
The suburbs are at best supposed to be an escape from the crime-ridden and corrupt world of life in the city. The stereotype, which is what it really is, makes for an interesting plot device for film and television. ITV's Midsomer Murders sometimes feels like a drive through the mind of Charles Manson if he lived in suburbia with Agatha...

TV Review: Doctor Who - "Voyage Of The Damned"

Matthew Milam — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:40:28 EST

I'm forcing my hands to type this: Russell T. Davies did a good job this time around.
The second I see the words “Written by Russell T. Davies” I tend to lower my expectations. That being said, and I'm forcing myself to say this, he's actually made a decent Doctor Who story in “Voyage Of The Damned.” With that out of the way, let's proceed with the review.At the end of the rather bad...

Movie Review: I Am Legend

Matthew Milam — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:05:08 EST

I Am Legend is the best movie of the year, period.
Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend has been seen as the inspiration for George A. Romero's Night Of The Living Dead. Even though that inspiration spawned a successful career for Romero, Matheson felt that his take on it was too corny. Now I am a fan of Romero's first Dead movie, but I was a fan of it because of the strong characters...

Businesses Warring With People Who Post Comic Strips in the Workplace

Matthew Milam — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:54:14 EST

I don't understand the big deal of having them and would think businesses would be used to them by now.
I've walked through a few offices in my time. Once or twice I would come upon a comic strip that sticks it to upper management. I don't understand the big deal of having them, and would think businesses would be used to them by now. Obviously a sense of humor is not a requirement for a management position.I read an article about an...