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If not Eyes Wide Shut, then certainly Far and Away.  That wasn't a hit, was it?

If not Eyes Wide Shut, then certainly Far and Away.  That wasn't a hit, was it?

In my opinion (which probably doesn't matter, because I haven't seen The Departed) it's the best thing Scorsese's done in a decade-and-a-half (although maybe I should check out The Departed before I make that statement).

In my opinion (which probably doesn't matter, because I haven't seen The Departed) it's the best thing Scorsese's done in a decade-and-a-half (although maybe I should check out The Departed before I make that statement).

I always think of Veronica Lake in Flesh Feast.

I always think of Veronica Lake in Flesh Feast.

Put 'em on your feet
Give yer dogs a treat
What a comf - ter - bull shoe!

Put 'em on your feet
Give yer dogs a treat
What a comf - ter - bull shoe!

I hate blinds, because they create a lot of "it's obviously Ben Affleck, but what if it's Tom Hanks!!!" supposition.  That said, the article combined with the photo, not to mention the shows he produces…

I hate blinds, because they create a lot of "it's obviously Ben Affleck, but what if it's Tom Hanks!!!" supposition.  That said, the article combined with the photo, not to mention the shows he produces…

That's sillier than the fake answers.

That's sillier than the fake answers.

I was about six when my parents and I saw this in the theater; I had to be taken out into the lobby to cry somewhere around "Suppertime."  But I did gather myself up enough to come back; I ended up loving the hell out of "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space."

I was about six when my parents and I saw this in the theater; I had to be taken out into the lobby to cry somewhere around "Suppertime."  But I did gather myself up enough to come back; I ended up loving the hell out of "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space."

Instagram my meat loaf; delish down to my ankle!
But for best results; use the bread crumbs known as panko-le!

Instagram my meat loaf; delish down to my ankle!
But for best results; use the bread crumbs known as panko-le!

As somebody who was a regular in the old days let me say that Amelie's articles used to be funny, well-written, just generally well done.  Part of what makes the Tolerability Index so disappointing week after week is knowing what Gillette's capable of; I agree, if her heart's not in it let the thing rest and give

As somebody who was a regular in the old days let me say that Amelie's articles used to be funny, well-written, just generally well done.  Part of what makes the Tolerability Index so disappointing week after week is knowing what Gillette's capable of; I agree, if her heart's not in it let the thing rest and give

FLAGGED for intensity overload.

FLAGGED for intensity overload.