Seems to me the problem with the above article is that the critic isn't even particularly interested in trying to deconstruct the movie. It's fine to not like something. But it seems odd, as a critic, to be so dismissive of something that others in the field are treating seriously.

Of course, I'm sure you're aware that there are some who don't even consider The Ramones to be pure punk, treating them instead as a sort of proto-punk.

Of course, I'm sure you're aware that there are some who don't even consider The Ramones to be pure punk, treating them instead as a sort of proto-punk.

Benjamin Button is good but There Will Be Blood is overrated?

Benjamin Button is good but There Will Be Blood is overrated?

Plot is overrated.

Plot is overrated.

So, I have been pretty busy and not around these parts much. Did the favorite episodes list ever go up? I don't even remember when the deadline was, but I submitted a list months ago.

So, I have been pretty busy and not around these parts much. Did the favorite episodes list ever go up? I don't even remember when the deadline was, but I submitted a list months ago.

One of my co-workers said the monkey looks like a jesus painting. I think the monkey looks like Susan Sarandon. Really, it's all about those eyes!

One of my co-workers said the monkey looks like a jesus painting. I think the monkey looks like Susan Sarandon. Really, it's all about those eyes!

The Badass Digest review was…interesting. The reviewer basically called the film a mess, but in a good way?

The Badass Digest review was…interesting. The reviewer basically called the film a mess, but in a good way?

It's a trap! What does this person consider to be a "liberal media outlet"?

It's a trap! What does this person consider to be a "liberal media outlet"?

This.

This.

Hey…that's MY LIST!

Hey…that's MY LIST!

I'm enjoying it. It sounds so…big?