It annoys me too. I get that the US is overwhelmingly NFL/football-oriented, but why not devote some more time to sports that are actually happening right now when the NFL is in the off- or pre-season? I never watch ESPN unless they're broadcasting a game that I want to watch, though, so most of the time, I don't have…

It annoys me too. I get that the US is overwhelmingly NFL/football-oriented, but why not devote some more time to sports that are actually happening right now when the NFL is in the off- or pre-season? I never watch ESPN unless they're broadcasting a game that I want to watch, though, so most of the time, I don't have…

Online highlights are usually good enough for me (or, you know, actually watching the game itself). Can't stand ESPN; even worse than the highlight shows is their game broadcasting, and this comes from someone who isn't especially picky about game announcers.

Online highlights are usually good enough for me (or, you know, actually watching the game itself). Can't stand ESPN; even worse than the highlight shows is their game broadcasting, and this comes from someone who isn't especially picky about game announcers.

Yes, agree so completely. This and what @februarymakeup said pretty much sum up what I was trying to say in the Cosmopolis review's subthread about Cronenberg dissing Nolan's Batman films as "not art". Except you two said it much better and more clearly.

Yes, agree so completely. This and what @februarymakeup said pretty much sum up what I was trying to say in the Cosmopolis review's subthread about Cronenberg dissing Nolan's Batman films as "not art". Except you two said it much better and more clearly.

I think the problem is that people keep using "art" as a compliment. I mean, aren't all movies forms of art? The question shouldn't be whether or not they even qualify as art, but what divides good art from bad art.

I think the problem is that people keep using "art" as a compliment. I mean, aren't all movies forms of art? The question shouldn't be whether or not they even qualify as art, but what divides good art from bad art.

@avclub-0130769689fc487f3a17c0535d859cd9:disqus I disagree, though, especially with point 3. Every genre has certain recurring elements and tropes that could give them a sense of repetition (horror, the genre that Cronenberg uses as an example, has this in droves), but that doesn't mean that they're boring or that…

@avclub-0130769689fc487f3a17c0535d859cd9:disqus I disagree, though, especially with point 3. Every genre has certain recurring elements and tropes that could give them a sense of repetition (horror, the genre that Cronenberg uses as an example, has this in droves), but that doesn't mean that they're boring or that…

I liked Captain America a lot. Had no real expectations when I went to see it, which I did mostly so I could hang out with friends, but I ended up really enjoying it (good crowd helped there). Hayley Atwell's Peggy was probably my favorite superhero love interest at that point, and it's actually my favorite of the…

I liked Captain America a lot. Had no real expectations when I went to see it, which I did mostly so I could hang out with friends, but I ended up really enjoying it (good crowd helped there). Hayley Atwell's Peggy was probably my favorite superhero love interest at that point, and it's actually my favorite of the…

I thought it was good overall. Felt like the execution didn't quite do its premise and ambition justice, and I think certain elements could've been cut out to make it a smoother movie, but it's definitely better than most people give it credit for.

I thought it was good overall. Felt like the execution didn't quite do its premise and ambition justice, and I think certain elements could've been cut out to make it a smoother movie, but it's definitely better than most people give it credit for.

I have yet to see Love Actually, but I enjoyed Crazy Stupid Love a lot. Though the ending was a tad sappy, I really liked the cast, and the writing was a lot smarter than you'd normally expect.

I have yet to see Love Actually, but I enjoyed Crazy Stupid Love a lot. Though the ending was a tad sappy, I really liked the cast, and the writing was a lot smarter than you'd normally expect.

I was jacked up on horse tranquilizers. I wasn't waving to anyone that day. Except maybe horses.

I was jacked up on horse tranquilizers. I wasn't waving to anyone that day. Except maybe horses.

In Bruges was such a surprising delight, still easily one of my favorites of that year and probably one of my all-time favorite comedies. Not to mention, it had Colin Farrell's best performance, to date. I can't wait to see Seven Psychopaths, Martin McDonagh's follow-up

In Bruges was such a surprising delight, still easily one of my favorites of that year and probably one of my all-time favorite comedies. Not to mention, it had Colin Farrell's best performance, to date. I can't wait to see Seven Psychopaths, Martin McDonagh's follow-up