Wait, so you just sear them on the skillet, 3.5 minutes each side, and then that’s it? No indirect-heat action?

I agree with you, and I think it’s a brilliantly paced/shot movie. But I felt like the ending was so sadistic and unnecessary. Yes, it makes the film stand out; yes, it makes the film unforgettable; yes, society can be cruel... blah blah. It still struck me as pointlessly sadistic. 

I was, too. The thing that got me the most was the ending. It was like, “Oh, yeah, someone gets fucked to death with a knife strap-on, another has her nose cut off and kills herself, another has to cut off a pound of his own skin... but there’s one person who’s untouched by all of this depravity, Gwyneth Paltrow. And…

I thought Aja was destined for big things after the brilliantly executed suspense of High Tension (although the “twist” did a good job of undermining its success). He then seemed to be content as just a schlockmeister, but maybe this will be a win...?

Great stuff. It’s all about who you know, right? So here’s a connection: look up Chris Jones (@EnswellJones on Twitter). He’s a former award-winning writer from Esquire, now doing screenplays (I believe). He might be able to offer some help. Best of luck.

I had no idea the lead singer of The National was in The Standoff at Sparrow Creek. I mean, come on.

It’s entirely possible the Bears would’ve won the Super Bowl if Parkey makes that field goal. They’d beaten the Rams earlier in the season (held them to 6 points), and lost 38-31 to the Pats earlier in the year, before their defense jelled. (Ok, maybe they would’ve lost to the Pats b/c Belichick is Belichick and Nagy…

What about the bones tho — should the fish already be filleted/deboned? (Is that the same thing?)

Enjoyed this write-up. Was really glad for Dirk when the Mavs won in 2011 — that loss in 2006 was some of the biggest bullshit I’ve ever seen in sports. (Right there with Sacramento/Lakers 2002 Game 6 and Hue Hollins’ call on Pippen in 1994.)

Great post, although I cranked my Def Leppard in my mom’s VW Rabbit, not a Nova. I just about wore out “Die Hard the Hunter” on my Sanyo Walkman-style device, with the foamy orange headphones. Incredible that they were 21 when that came out. I believe they referred to their vocal tracks as “the anvil chorus.”I haven’t…

“Gross”? Did the monocle fall from your eye when you tumbled onto your fainting couch, Lord Propersby?

I literally LOL’d. (I’m kinda hungover so I’m an easy mark, but still: well done.)

I just talked to T-Mobile about this, and they say you need to be a T-Mobile customer to set this up. True?

I just talked to T-Mobile about this, and they say you need to be a T-Mobile customer to set this up. True?

My god, it’s just so fucking depressing.

Fowler is 32, and he’s regressed (dramatically, obviously). So that’s on him. But he put up great numbers last year (career highs in HRs, RBIs, slugging, 2nd highest OPS, etc.). So to say he’s lazy — and I’m not even going to touch the racially coded language, but it’s sitting right there — is bullshit.

Defensive metrics are notoriously misleading, though. Bryant will never be confused with Brooks Robinson, but his throws used to lead Rizzo right into the runner. Now, they’re right on-target. He’s gotten much better at it — just like the rest of his game (his K% has dropped from rookie year’s 31% to 18% this year).…

Bryant doesn’t get enough credit for his baserunning — dude is surprisingly fast. Like, in Game 7 of the World Series (which the Cubs won), he scored from third on a popout to shallow left (you can hear Addison Russell say “God damn it!” right after he hit it). Huge play that gets overlooked in the rest of the game’s…

Sucks for D’Antoni — he also lost Amare Stoudamire and Boris Diaw for a game in a ridiculous suspension back in 2007, costing the Suns their best chance at a ring.

“LeBron has never been a good shooter from outside 4 feet.” Except he has a better FG and 3-point % than Jordan. Otherwise, excellent point.

Yep, rings matter. Which is why Stacey King is better than Karl Malone.