Albini's an asshole? Who knew?

Friends? Friends slow down—they even stop!

Parenthood is such a masterpiece, and totally slept on. It never seems to garnish much mention in career retrospectives, but I still think it's the career-best of pretty much everyone involved, especially Keanu. Thank you for bringing it up so we could get Mary's insight, especially regarding Ron's work with the kids.

Aw, this show ain't no good!

Yeah, too bad there aren't still millions of them in existence.

I've always loved that the liner notes for OK Computer end with "thank you for listening."

FYE is my Kryptonite. I need to stay away.

Your last point is key. All of his best films have that, the feeling that we're being offered a glimpse into a world that has existed long before we ever arrived, and which will carry on long after we've left. He struck verité gold with Jaws, propelling the exact techniques that had defined the New Hollywood…

Better! Going on tour! *squeal*

BELLY'S GETTING BACK TOGETHER YOU GUYS

I just met someone in his early 20s who had never owned a CD or DVD. One of the perils of technology's having accelerated at an exponential rate is seeing the generation gap when you're 32.

I've been compiling a playlist of all the best stuff I've found on YouTube for years. It's over a hundred songs long by now. Alas, I never bothered to write down what anything was for a long time, and now several videos have been deleted and I have no idea what they were. Oh, the perils of rights management…

I will say, though, that YouTube is invaluable as a music discovery resource; the majority of new music I've found over the last few years has come directly from the Suggested Videos sidebar.

The biggest sacrifice of the streaming era is consistency. Having dozens of options from which to stream one's music leads to an array of variables to contend with, including audio quality, lag time, and the everpresent spectre of commercials; meanwhile, CDs provide an absolutely consistent experience from one copy to…

Nope, just facile portrayals of kids who serve no purpose but to chatter incessantly, fuck up repeatedly, and nearly get everyone killed.

The zoom shot used in the compilation is my absolute favorite shot in Jaws. The accompanying musical cue is perfect, too, just a tiny little snippet that says so much.

Every scene in Jaws is brilliant, but I love that the ferry ride lasts exactly as long as it takes for the mayor to undercut Brody's authority.

That's such a beautiful contrast to the opening sequence, carrying just as much emotional heft as the first ten minutes in but a few seconds.

Spielberg's also a huge Scorsese fan, and one could argue that his filmography carries just as much of a payload.

The characters are wooden, the dialogue is atrocious, and the kids are insufferable. The effects are the only saving grace.