Resembles Frank Mills. Or the other way around.

He seems to avoid comment on the songs or the artists, favoring absurd juxtaposition; maybe to assure good graces of the artists. But he has at least a few political zingers, though not aimed at pop entertainment content, surprisingly enough, but rather more direct . His reggae original Gonna Buy Me A Condo from…

I haven't seen Steve Jobs yet but I look forward to being distracted by how her character looks exactly like Melanie Mayron in Thirtysomething.

I never thought of it before, but it's interesting how the end of Casino predicts the inevitability of Scorcese making Wolf of Wall Street, the (de-)evolution of many forms of criminal exploitation shifts to the supposedly legitimized corporations and government in collusion - why wait for people to bet the farm in…

He has definitely done the mob/narcissist thing to death since his Goodfellas peak (of a sort, many feel his best came a decade or more earlier) and though I like Decaprio and get why he uses him, I wish he had another go-to guy. I like the Goodfellas narration/fast editing style so much I seldom tire of it, even by…

If my perhaps failed attempt to write a snappy rejoinder is annoying, in plain speaking then: even without Scorcese's pedigree, comparing this pilot's quality to that of The Newsroom is simply ludicrous. Just my opinion but one I think with which a vast majority of knowledgable tv/movie lovers would agree.

Granted, and though this gets subjective right away, I would suspect certain shows they cover such as first example that occurs, Big Bang Theory might have episodes that even a lot of fans would have to admit are no better than average. Or not, my bias is showing. But to make a nerd joke on par with Bangs lame IMO…

IMO the crucial essence of SNL at its best (see original cast) is when it's a bit unhinged and you feel like anything can happen. That's a part of Jones' charisma as much as anyone since John Belushi. And I love how Colin Jost plays off her with awareness of his own softness, it cracks me up.

Garret Morris barely delivered a line unbroken by flubs and stutters in his five years on the show, but he got laughs and was likable (meaning Leslie Jones does/is too.)

Yah, the tone of jaded hipster I'm-over-it-ism is starting to gag me and I'm only a few dozen posts down the thread. I'm not bailing on Vinyl but maybe on this comment section.

Artistic license mannnnnnn.

I thought there was even a nod to the digital era of music as increasingly consumable bytes with Dice putting his jukebox on shuffle, which I guess was possible?

Nothing except what's usually at stake in Scorcese projects, the souls of complex, charismatic sinners, and of those in their sphere of influence. And this protagonist at least has a genuine passion beyond greed, and some semblance conscience. Maybe you're not a Marty fan, or maybe this won't ultimately measure up,…

So someone else has noticed the daily tv review roundup is a dubious assortment of A's and B's, rarely anything lower. I know we're still in the golden age, but the TV landscape doesn't look quite that rosy to me.

Yes. The writers aren't fudging history, Ritchie is self mythologizing with cokehead flair.

That felt like it had to be a winking reference to Peggy twisting to Chubby Checker, under Pete's disapproving gaze, in that indelible tracking shot. The new girl's dress with the girlish collar even looked the same, and it echoed early scenes where Peggy accidentally becomes a one person focus group.

I had a 70s house party already planned for a month later, featuring a karaoke set by a Neil Diamond impersonator. At first I was gonna not have him do America, then realized he had to do it, first song. It was incredibly cathartic.

Anchor 2 may benefit from lower expectations from those of us not on board with 1. I even liked the alternate movie edit DVD extra of the first one better. My big problem with 1 was wasting so much opportunity to do some thoughtful satire on the 70's changing sexual politics, which was especially neglected in making…

Stiller is too talented and diverse as a writer and director, with too many talented friends, to see his stock go down like Carrey's. He also doesn't test audience's patience with as many total misfires. The Museum and Focker sequels aren't for everybody but it's easy to tell if you should stay away. As I have. On…

That's the one scene I laughed at before literally walking out a little while later. I think Farrel's "garish and broad equals funny" character was the clincher. (I had a fallback movie already planned in another adjoining theater.) I could never understand Stiller putting so much behind a character with 1/2 of a…