Can't believe I forgot Bruce Willis and Chow Yun Fat. @avclub-fe0181fa11124a8385473ce0f639460a:disqus , I actually considered Mifune, but he's usually either too buttoned-down or too gonzo to really be "cool." Sam L. Jackson wasn't included for similar reasons.

Can't believe I forgot Bruce Willis and Chow Yun Fat. @avclub-fe0181fa11124a8385473ce0f639460a:disqus , I actually considered Mifune, but he's usually either too buttoned-down or too gonzo to really be "cool." Sam L. Jackson wasn't included for similar reasons.

*Not pictured: malfunctioning robot interior.

*Not pictured: malfunctioning robot interior.

To be fair, "cool" is pretty hard for actors to pull off in movies because the minute they look like they're trying, the whole thing is destroyed. Who would you posit as a success in that category? The only ones I can think of are Harrison Ford in his Han Solo/Indiana Jones heyday, George Clooney, and Paul Newman (the…

To be fair, "cool" is pretty hard for actors to pull off in movies because the minute they look like they're trying, the whole thing is destroyed. Who would you posit as a success in that category? The only ones I can think of are Harrison Ford in his Han Solo/Indiana Jones heyday, George Clooney, and Paul Newman (the…

If yesterday's Random Roles is to be believed, he also takes the time to keep a 20-year-old inside joke going with casual friends by phoning from Russia every time "Road House" comes on. That's enough for sainthood right there; the Pope told me so.

If yesterday's Random Roles is to be believed, he also takes the time to keep a 20-year-old inside joke going with casual friends by phoning from Russia every time "Road House" comes on. That's enough for sainthood right there; the Pope told me so.

The news will … flatten their gelled faux-hawks?

The news will … flatten their gelled faux-hawks?

Agreed. I usually just skim through these articles just to see which films are mentioned, but I had to slow down and read every word of this one. That Bill Murray story is the best. What an interview.

Agreed. I usually just skim through these articles just to see which films are mentioned, but I had to slow down and read every word of this one. That Bill Murray story is the best. What an interview.

Sam Adams has a fevah, and the only prescription is … being a condescending jackass!

Sam Adams has a fevah, and the only prescription is … being a condescending jackass!

Whenever Rabin takes part in one of these "best of" lists, I always skip over his sections, as he inevitably nominates some disposable piece of crap because he likes to watch it ironically or something. Face/Off is indeed a fun, watch-it-while-you're-tipsy opera of ridiculousness, but letting it anywhere near a…

Whenever Rabin takes part in one of these "best of" lists, I always skip over his sections, as he inevitably nominates some disposable piece of crap because he likes to watch it ironically or something. Face/Off is indeed a fun, watch-it-while-you're-tipsy opera of ridiculousness, but letting it anywhere near a…

I dunno, that part in the trailer where the kid jumps into the pool and then turns around underwater and suddenly he's a monster got the ol' fear-adrenaline pumping for me. I might actually try to see this in the theater.

I dunno, that part in the trailer where the kid jumps into the pool and then turns around underwater and suddenly he's a monster got the ol' fear-adrenaline pumping for me. I might actually try to see this in the theater.

[edited because I am a jackass with no reading comprehension]

[edited because I am a jackass with no reading comprehension]