By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 19, 2020) So… Terry Maitland didn’t do it after all, I guess. I got that part right, but went a little too far with reading into things, which can happen in a series opener. The end of the first episode turned out to mean basically nothing at all, which…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 15, 2020) Sometimes, I’m not sure whether a series is going to find the right niche for a weekly cover, because as much as sometimes I WANT to cover something, the audience isn’t there for it, so I then just say something like, “Lodge 49 is such a good…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 11, 2019) At this stage, there’s not much that hasn’t been said that’s been proven either wrong or prophetic, but what we saw on Saturday night in Baltimore against the top seeded Ravens may well go down as one of the most improbable wins in the postseason in a…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 8. 2020) Wow. How about I just stop the review right there? I might as well, because that was my reaction as I walked out of the movie, which begs to be seen on the biggest, loudest, most technically powerful screen and sound system imaginable. I wondered why it…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 8, 2020) After watching Uncut Gems, I came to a pretty drastic realization and decision. I think I’m done watching Safdie Brothers movies. The last two I’ve seen, Good Time and Uncut Gems, have left me in such a negative mood, because the films are flat out abrasive as…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – January 2, 2019) See, this is why you don’t gamble. Vegas had this game Tennessee -1.5. How they decide their lines is quite the science, but for crying out loud, I’d be crying out loud, because I was sure the Vols would make this much easier on themselves than they…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – December 29, 2019) 9-7. Playoffs. Controlled your own destiny and did enough to extend your season into extra frames. Now, New England, yes NEW ENGLAND, awaits in the Wildcard round. Here are my Big 6 Takeaways from the end of the 2019 regular season for the Titans, but not the…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – December 27, 2019) With every step Jon Favreau takes with The Mandalorian, it’s so much easier to understand why The Rise of Skywalker was so underwhelming. There’s a school of thought, not inaccurate, that Star Wars is often held to a higher standard than many other properties, but here’s the…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – December 22, 2019) The Titans did actually lose on Sunday, in a game that prior to the season everyone likely expected them to lose, and even this week a lot of us did. It was a loss, but how big a loss? Because of the way everything has played out,…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – December 20, 2019) MeToo might be the definitive story of the last half-decade in America, alongside the Trump Administration and all that comes with it of course. We’ve seen the fall of some power brokers of power brokers, some of the biggest names in Hollywood, and yes, we saw the…… more
