This poses a problem because Hereditary is tied for 2nd in my own personal “most upsetting horror films ever seen.” I am extremely impressed, and also unsure if I want to see anything else by him.

As someone who produces and writes, the “God, we really like this actor” rewrite is one I’ll almost always forgive. I’m also a longtime Thomas F. Wilson fan who was thrilled to see him get a lengthy gig, and he sold the hell out of it.

Agreed. Given how easy it is for this show to write characters out, and given the great moments they give Mick (romance novel, Wentworth Miller, Axl, everything), I suspect Purcell is very easy to work with; that’s just the character. (Also makes it really easy to give Mick the B-story or C-story any given week.)

So, yeah. The reason Marvel took a risk on Guardians of the Galaxy is because first screenwriter and credited co-screenwriter Nicole Perlman was an obsessive fan of Guardians, and she spent *years* working on the script (starting in 2009) when she got into Marvel’s Studio Writers Program. She’s also the one…

Film Crit Hulk has a very good essay on Black Panther and why it’s a great film.

THE ENDLESS was brilliant. It deserves to be on everyone’s 10-best list.

This is a good list.
Games not from 2018 that I most enjoyed playing, because older games need love too:

The basement crawler was absolutely terrifying. Perhaps not Hereditary or Pet Sematary terrifying, but as those are the two scariest films of all time, it’s in good company. I think Mike Flanagan has done an excellent and elegant job doing exactly what horror has to do to get under your skin: smart, sympathetic…

@Kumagoro and @dirtside for the win! Calling it now. Both of those are
-very- on point.

I can literally only tolerate “Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” as it plays in the background of the opening cut scene of Saints Row IV, in which you ride a nuclear missile while defusing it and parachute down into the White House. Which sounds exactly like a game Jake would love.

God, I love this crazy website and its commenters. And God, do I miss the old commenting system. Blarg.

Oh wow. FLASHBACKS.

YOU ATE MATHMAN, YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOU MURDERED HIM! FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CORRECTLY DETECT PRIME NUMBERS! OR ANY OTHER NUMBER OF MINOR MATH MISCALCULATIONS! HOW ARE YOU NOT IN PRISON?! #SquareOneForever

Nope. I clearly remember that scene occurring in this episode. Reggie teams up with Price, and then somehow, the bad guys move the sewers. Using the Mandala effect.

Granted the Decemberists have an astronomically high bar to beat, this just sounds lame, and shows how crucial Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music is to Hamilton. Here’s hoping the other collaborators did a better job.

I know the actress playing Landry. She’s a big fan of Star Trek (and an awesome person) and would have loved to do more episodes.

Okay, this comment traveled through time a year and a half, but Advancing Age is spectacular. Thank you!

Bored to Death should’ve been a show I loved, but I bounced after 4 episodes. Its music and opening are brilliant, though:

Yes! True Blood was the first serialized show I gave up (season 3, episode 4), but god damn does it have a good theme.

Guys, I’ve been trying to recommend a lot of posts, and every time I do, the number of recommends goes DOWN by one. (Murray Chang’s post had 55 likes. NOW IT HAS 54 THANKS TO ME I AM AWFUL.) I am trapped in a miniature Black Mirror. I swear to God I like most of the posts here. WHAT IS HAPPENING?