Sometimes I think he may have gone off the deep end when he began using subtext as the only criteria for a good film. For example, he thinks that since Jack and Jill kind of has an odd "Jewish experience" subtext if you squint really hard, that makes up for all of its failings.

@GhaleonQ:disqus  I, too, can write a bitchy reply about a hypothetical college course without actually addressing the points in the original post or making any points of my own! And it's not that impressive!

Mmm, my first delicious taste of big screen nudity. That brings back some fond childhood memories! Yummy yummy yummy! Such an unexpected treat for a PG-13 movie!

Might I also recommend my post on the previous Noah story as well:  http://www.avclub.com/artic…

Ah, it's so rare to find a genuine man of letters these days! Nominating cabs for a Pulitzer.

Actually Noah's penis is extremely important. It's the reason that the Canaanites were cursed to generations of slavery, and possibly one reason why slavery became accepted in America. You see, after the flood subsided, Noah got really really hammered in a tent, which Sean alludes to in the news story. During his…

"This intellectual property is like a great big pussy waiting to get fucked."

Hanks will quietly suggest some rewrites to make the story more "emotional."  (i.e.:  to have Dodd carry the black girl in his arms to the hospital himself, then tearfully yell at the staff for racism when they give her second-rate care.)

Actually the last shot reminded me quite a bit of The Godfather II, which is itself an homage to The Conformist, though I didn't feel any of the same emotional weight of those movies. I'm not necessarily against quiet endings, so when I watch this movie again (which I'm sure I will when I can rent it), maybe it'll…

AVClub:  "It's Time to Stop Being Angry at Seizures"

The paper will be funny for around three reams, then become both increasingly cartoonish and increasingly schmaltzy until the only reason to use it is because you've already used it those three years, so what the hey, might as well keep up the shell of a routine in the off chance it's good again.

Families across America partake in an age-old post-Thanksgiving tradition called "reading old AVClub articles," wherein, you guessed it, they read old AVClub articles to each other.

My sentiments exactly, McPickleshitter. The "white male, black avatar" population is America's least represented demographic. The WMBAs among us need to stand up and make their voices heard!

I really like this movie, but think that it kind of ends on an anti-climax. Mortensen's performance is at times hilarious, but also magnetic. I don't know quite how to describe it, but the intonation he places on words is awesome. My favorite quote is when Freud says, "Perhaps you should entertain the notion that the…

I saw this movie today and really enjoyed it. The scene with George Melies filming the mermaids in his studio may be one of my favorites of the year. It's the first 3D movie I've seen since Herzog's Cave of Forgotten dreams, and the "ghosting" in 3D images still distracts me too much, but overall I thought this was a…

Why isn't Todd VanDerWerf a network executive by now? If I know talent—and I DO know talent—I see a bright young man who knows more about TV, both the art form and the business, than anyone in the biz.

I actually have heard one bad thing about him (other than the obvious "giggling" criticism from his SNL days). If you read or listen to Tiny Fey's Bossypants, she tells a story where Amy Poehler did an impression of someone, and Jimmy said, "What is that? That's not cute." Amy took this as sexist and went off on him,…

Great, another sexist comment from the AVClub elite! Michele Bachmann demands your apology. You should be honored to comment on a story involving her.

Hmm, he's still no Justin Bieber. Keep tryin' Lenny! You'll get there someday!

r womyn the same as wimmen??? if so, than yes.