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TomWaits: "I suspect Twitter is not unlike what we commenters are doing here. We exchange small, idiosyncratic jokes and semi-obscure pop culture references, and some of us obsess over following the (somewhat myopic) conversation."

Whether I'm out in the foyer of a cinema, trying to explain to my friends why and how the film we just saw affected me, or I'm bashing out a review/blog post that's going to read by 3 people at the most, I always think of whether it's something I'd be interested by. Be honest, don't ramble, don't be pretentious or…

The last straw for me was when Facebook offered a "Like" option next to all entries on the news feed. As if looking at them wasn't enough, I'm now expected to judge them? If only there were buttons for the full range of opinion: "Like"/"Dislike"/"I don't give one fuck".

I don't understand why…
Shuffles sell at all. Anyone who cares remotely about music will have an iPod with a bigger capacity. Sure, the ability to Shuffle tracks is nice … when you can turn it on and off. The whole point of having controls on an MP3 player is so you can play the albums/artists you want to hear, when…

"Let's just let our imaginations take care of the rest."
Bryan Cranston in an erotic thriller? My imagination can only take so much.

I always thought it was pretty funny, in a "worth wacthing when it's on" kind of way. And Cranston was the best thing about it.

And will Tracy Morgan actually get out of his car?

Nope, wait, In Bruges had a racist dwarf. My mistake.

Hey rascist midget, I thought you were great in In Bruges!

I'll be watching it no matter what it's called. I loved Homicide, and after The Wire and Generation Kill David Simon really does deserve to be called a genius.

I've learned not to trust my own judgement on films I saw on a plane, as I'll like them far more than I would otherwise.

I believe that was originally called "Chemical Wedding". I've motioned it should be an MYOF or I Watched This On Purpose entry (haven't seen it, but how could not it be completely insane/terrible/hilarious?).

Atmosphere
The comment about atmosphere really sums up the appeal of the new album for me. I knew next to nothing about Neko Case before I bought it, and the lush, swirling feel of the music combined with that voice reminded me a little of PJ Harvey (although Neko's a little more melodic than straight-up powerful like…

I sort of feel the same way
I have a bunch of DVDs on my shelf that I bought on impulse for pennies and haven't got around to watching. It always gives me a sense of guilt, because I'm not necessarily doing anything more productive with my time, and I'm sure I'd be better off having spent 90 minutes of my time…

This is an incredibly stupid decision
Apart from communicating to people who rent films that they're second-class citizens (and where's the incentive to rent a no-extras film when you can download the film on its own?), they've thrown away the chance that someone renting a film they like will be won over to buying the…

Watchmen II: Watch Harder

Could have been worse, you could have been aroused by it.

That's some film-going dedication right there!

My old summer job
When I worked at an English language school, I had to keep the kids occupied outside lessons. Which meant I saw a lot of horrible films, either on DVD or on trips to the cinema. I've seen 50 First Dates. I've seen St. Trinans. I've seen It's A Boy Girl Thing. I've seen The Mummy 3. And I probably saw…