So I just finished watching the season of Empire and I was absolutely fascinated by this episode. I know many have been turned off by the show after the beginning of this season was a little too Hollywood cameo filled and the writing was very sporadic and not tight. But damn it, I must say that by and large since the season has returned they have delivered show after show of must see t.v.

Tonight we found out that Luscious’ mom isn’t dead but is alive and well. We found out that the FBI is going to come back after the Lyon family. We saw the damn producer for the awards show reveal that he’s a queer and fucked around with Jamal, like OMG. We see that Jamal might be fucking around with Tiana again. We see that Rhonda is starting to piece together that boo boo kitty might have been responsible for killing her unborn child. We saw the Lyon’s come together and create a beautiful song that was just perfect. And then we saw Luscious’ mom show her true colors.

I mean how much can you fit into an episode. Oh, and lets not forget that Cookie’s assistant planted a seed in her sister’s head about being jealous. My goodness, the show may not still be for you but damn it did for me tonight. I was truly mesmerized by the collab that they did tonight. I thought it just made you sit back and think and appreciate that music and the voices that they have. Hakeem and his verse was fye. I can appreciate where the story lines and are going and the cliff hangers that they keep dangling are enticing.

They continue to shine the light on rebuking the stereotype that gay men all look and act alike. They continue to dig deeper into what it means to have your first love around and remembering all the up and downs that keeps you from letting go, especially when you have kids together and are in business too. I’m really happy that they went away from spinning Jamal from gay, to bi/curious or whatever they did and continued to explore the dynamics of gay men.

I’m excited to see what happens the next two weeks. One of the Lyons will die and there will be so much left to cover before they sign off for the summer. The music, the drama, the plots and the stories. Can’t wait to see what happens next.

So I’m going to tell the truth about something that shouldn’t be that much of a secret. I’m a big ass kid at heart, tehe. This holiday season I went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Trip. If I’m being completely honest, I love the Chipmunks and I’ve seen every movie that they’ve come out with. This time it was decided that we would go see them on the big screen. And damn it, I was absolutely excited to watch my lil homies do they thing.

From Alvin being his typical mischievous and Theodore providing his cute, innocent fun, to Simon being..well Simon; this movie doesn’t disappoint from the fun and laughter that all the movies provided. Also, I love when they sang and the songs that they gave me this was were songs I could jam too in my seat. I was like a big kid in a candy store when they was hitting all the songs from the year. Bopping my head, tapping my feet and enjoying those loveable little, fury creatures. If you’ve got kids it’s definitely a must and if you are a big kid and just love kiddie movies go see the crew.

The second movie I saw this holiday weekend was Daddy’s Home. I have to say that I’m partial to Will Ferrell movies because he is a damn fool. He truly didn’t disappoint in this movie. Mark Wahlberg also did his part to make this movie a real must see. It had all the stuff you could ask for. It was funny and dramatic, had surprises and an intriguing story line. It really highlights how hard it is to be a step-parent in today’s society.

It highlights the dynamic between the cool, hip but unprepared father versus the responsible, less cool but more stable step father. The lessons that are learned from this funny movie are things that you can apply truly to your every day life. You learn how to really manage this difficult situation, but you most certainly learn what not to do too. LOL, Will Ferrell makes being a step-father cool and also very comedic at the same time.

If you like to laugh and you like surprises check out this movie. There will be things that you really don’t expect and the guest appearance at the end absolutely caught me off guard. Just when you think the movie gave you all you wanted,  it gives you just a little more to send you home with. If you got some free time go check it out. Promise you will laugh a good bit.

So I have to say that one of my greatest joys is going to the movies and one of my favorite types of movies to watch is scary movies. I went to go see the final installment of the Paranormal Activity series last night and when I say they got this one right, damn it they had me shook for a minute. I am very happy to see that they ended the series as good as they started the series. I went to see the first Paranormal Activity and must admit that kept my lights on all night long in my house and didn’t go to sleep for hours.

This time around I was a little bit better. I did cut the lights off, eventually, but I didn’t go to sleep for hours and my tv was on all night long. Ha! I know some of you may say, you’re such a big baby and my answer is you damn right. Those movies have a very real life element to them and when you start talking about spirits and demons, you have reached a point of realness for me. I really enjoyed the 3D enhancement of the movie last night too. I can tell you that everyone in my movie theatre had a “OH SHIT”, moment.

But I also have to admit one of the funniest things that happened was this tall, dark skin boy was trying to run back up the steps to his seat, but be cute about it and fell coming up the steps. Man when I tell you it took everything in my soul to keep from crying and laughing in his face as he walked by my seat. Instead, I composed myself and waited until he took his seat and then lost it. Listen, I’m all for looking cute but when you can’t do it without harming yourself, maybe you just shouldn’t do it.

So I would have to say combining the experience of this movie, the great effects, the really good acting, the funny parts mixed with the scary aspects of the movie and the comedy in the movie theatre, I was very pleased with the entire outcome. I’m not going to give too much of a review in this post because I want folks to see it and don’t want to spoil it, but just know that if you like these kinds of movies or the series as a whole, you will definitely enjoy this movie.

Happy watching and let me know what you think or thought about it. A lil dialogue would be fun