Not to mention Spider Man swings from a helicopter earlier in the movie, yet no one thinks of that when it really matters.

You had to admire Sidibe's courage to be fat while standing in front of a camera.

You had to admire Sidibe's courage to be fat while standing in front of a camera.

I liked the two kids together, in addition to the natural awesomeness of Spider-Man, but the plot had too many contrivances and implausibilities for it to hold up to the much better superhero movies of late. SPOILER: Captain Stacey, with hundreds of cops at his command, runs up to confront the super villain all by…

I liked the two kids together, in addition to the natural awesomeness of Spider-Man, but the plot had too many contrivances and implausibilities for it to hold up to the much better superhero movies of late. SPOILER: Captain Stacey, with hundreds of cops at his command, runs up to confront the super villain all by…

Eh, so much of the Hunger Games was about what Katniss was thinking, and I thought the movie did a passable job of communicating that without committing the cardinal sin of voiceover dependence. Overall, though, I liked the book better.

Eh, so much of the Hunger Games was about what Katniss was thinking, and I thought the movie did a passable job of communicating that without committing the cardinal sin of voiceover dependence. Overall, though, I liked the book better.

The greatest thematic flaw of The Hunger Games—and the feature that must exist to keep it YA—is that Katniss never has to delve into darkness to survive. Every kill is out of self defense or the defense of others, and so she remains relatively virtuous and therefore an unwilling victim. Lame. If that one notable death…

The greatest thematic flaw of The Hunger Games—and the feature that must exist to keep it YA—is that Katniss never has to delve into darkness to survive. Every kill is out of self defense or the defense of others, and so she remains relatively virtuous and therefore an unwilling victim. Lame. If that one notable death…

Sexy Lincoln?

Sexy Lincoln?

Exactly! They're the expendable chumps that Dagny Taggart would exploit to build her damn railroad. How could they believe otherwise?

Exactly! They're the expendable chumps that Dagny Taggart would exploit to build her damn railroad. How could they believe otherwise?

Game of Thrones on HBOGo on my 360 was unwatchable. Watch ESPN is pretty bad too. Netflix has its blips occasionally, but overall it's very good.

Game of Thrones on HBOGo on my 360 was unwatchable. Watch ESPN is pretty bad too. Netflix has its blips occasionally, but overall it's very good.

He's the Emperor and his films are his new clothes.

He's the Emperor and his films are his new clothes.

I want Malick to direct the film adaptation of Ulysses and trigger the Artpocalypse.

I want Malick to direct the film adaptation of Ulysses and trigger the Artpocalypse.

Or Girls Gone Wild. Life ebbs and flows like a naked, undulating breast on spring break…