I mean, I see your point, but Diana was tall, willowy, and blonde, so it would have been, uh, interesting, to say the least, if the casting directors had gone off in another direction. There is also a point at which a woman is considered “too tall” for our society (to say nothing of Hollywood, in which most actresses,…

Now that’s interesting. And all they had to do was talk to a few people. I could have told them that myself - I group Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, West Elm, etc. together as competitors. I would not include Pier 1 in that group.

Bingo. The pernicious anti-intellectual streak that is so pervasive in American society is really tanking the country. It’s always been there (see de Tocqueville), but in the last 20-30 years it has become much worse, with disastrous results.

I think it works if you have the body for it (in other words, fit but lean - it doesn’t work on dad bods, meatheads, etc.), and are able to rock a certain look - a bit scruffy, longer hair, etc., but without looking like you haven’t showered in days. The blazer and t-shirt should also be fitted without being…

Since when was Keanu ever not hot?

Agreed. I mean, it’s true that he doesn’t have great range, but frankly, I think he’s well aware of that and increasingly seems to choose and play roles in a way that implies he’s in on the joke (see: John Wick). Plus his movies are often entertaining, he’s nice to look at, and by all accounts he’s a genuinely decent…

We needed a producer to confirm this? That show is practically the definition of “basic”, and it was always clear that its target audience was the kind of white chick who also loves “This Is Us”, pumpkin spice lattes, and Ugg boots. All of the contestants look the same, too - I mean, they might have different colored…

I remember a time that one would turn to Bravo if one wanted to find a classic and/or critically acclaimed film. They really have lowered their standards dramatically.

Those are the people I had in mind when speaking of “certain Protestant denominations” in one of my comments down-thread, but they are not the only ones.

Yes. Which is also in opposition to the concept of separation of church and state, supposedly one of our bedrock principles. Like I said, obnoxious.

It’s nuts. I mean, don’t get me wrong - I am Orthodox Christian and we certainly have our own brand of performative nonsense, but it’s limited to within our own community and only practiced by a minority, if that makes sense (i.e., some people making a show of going to church, sitting in the front pews, constantly…

Ah yes, I remember reading that somewhere. I can’t really picture Pfeiffer or Connery in those roles.

Oh, I agree that Lange was probably too old to play the role. I still think she’s a great actress who could have done it credit.

I have to say, as a person whose parents are fresh off the boat and who is not part of one of the more popular Christian denominations, this piece is spot on. I have never heard the people of any other (largely) Christian country go on and on about Jesus the way Americans do. The irony being that the true god in this…

You are not wrong. Actually, agreeing to a plea deal during a pandemic is the first intelligent move these two have made in this entire debacle. Which tells me their lawyers got them to finally see the light. Not only is the public’s attention focused on more pressing matters, but it is highly unlikely either of them…

Wow. Although Hackman and Lange are both superb actors and probably would have done the roles credit, this is definitely one of those instances where the actors who ultimately played the roles did such a spectacular job as to elevate the characters to icon status. It’s impossible to imagine anyone else stepping into…

The first time I watched this movie, I was about 13 or 14 and it really got under my skin. Probably because Buffalo Bill is the kind of killer who could exist in real life, and because Demme wisely left most of the violence to the viewer’s imagination, which is more terrifying to me than the typical gory slasher…

I find Silence of the Lambs to be much more horrifying than slasher films or films like Blair Witch because (a) it’s not inconceivable a killer like Buffalo Bill could be operating in real life (indeed, he was based on a handful of actual serial killers), and also (b) the movie didn’t show much actual violence but…

To be honest, I was never a fan of JC Penney even back in the day. I preferred Macy’s and, more particularly, Lord & Taylor.

She’s one of those people I would describe as jolie laide.