Given a day to wrap my head around this episode, I don't think the confrontation between Paige and her parents could have been handled any better. Instead of being an explosive moment with screaming and crying, it's the quietness of the conversation that makes it so effective. Those silences reveal no nicely how…

And it's not even the biggest reveal of the episode. That's how strong the show has been this season, that the beginning can set up one thread and move seamlessly to another big thread without missing a beat.

The only Dead song from Workingman's Dead or Beauty that you could make an argument for would be "Sugar Magnolia." I much prefer the more rock & roll song that it became live. Any version from the Europe '72 releases is a completely different animal than the studio version.

Who wants a bathtub Mint Julep?

Paul Newman is absolutely phenomenal in The Verdict. One of my top three favorite performances. It's really no surprise he lost to Ben Kingsley in Gandhi. It's a boring, bloated, self-important movie that is completely forgettable today.

Lerner's performance is still good though. It's just the type of self-referential Hollywood role that the Academy loves to nominate.

The "classic rock" station where I live now plays Motley Crue. That makes sense, because when I think of great rock & roll songs, I think of "Girls, Girls, Girls."

I don't agree with his hair metal liking policy, but I do approve his Rush hating policy.

"I should have known you were the only one stupid enough to kidnap you. Now get down here so I can spank you in front of this gawking rabble."

1) Separation Sunday
2) Boys and Girls in America
3) Almost Killed Me
4) Heaven Is Wherever
5) Stay Positive
6) Teeth Dreams

Yes, Spotify should be paying artists more. Yet I think it is an extremely convenient way for consumers to be exposed to music that may they may not hear otherwise. I'm one of those people that will actually go purchase albums or tracks if I really like them. Spotify gives me that ability to preview. If that's…

The reason that I like Roy Andersson films is his bleak outlook of humanity. Without that, the humor wouldn't be that effective. Granted these are visually arresting films on their own, but I would figure someone would hate Andersson if they didn't share his outlook.

During the summer of 2000, NBC aired all the last few remaining episodes of Freaks and Geeks. My family was on our way to our summer vacation, stopping for the night in a motel. Being as there was only one television, the entire family had to watch a show they knew or cared little about. I remember in particular my…

I'm finding this to be their most enjoyable record since Satellite Rides. While the songwriting may not be as strong as that record, this album sounds the closest to what I like about them as a live band.

Even though it is their most polished, "mainstream" album, it is my favorite studio album of theirs. Miller's songwriting has never been as consistent as on is there.

It seriously trumps all of their studio recordings. The rowdy booziness of their songs are meant to be played live.

Just finished The Sot-Weed Factor by John Barth. It took me two months to get through it for various reasons, not just its length. As a satire of 18th century picaresque novels, it's often long winded and goes off on many tangents. Barth's command over the form and language of the prose, as well as the vast amount…

Even years later, I still think this was the perfect way to end the series. Leaving while these characters are beginning to adopt new personas and friends seems to the perfect encapsulation of the high school experience. Lindsay might not stay a Deadhead but that doesn't seem as important as the process of…

One of the reasons 'Ripple' is my favorite song is how it is used in this episode.

I know quite a few people who don't like No Country For Old Men simply because they don't like or "get" the ending.  Granted, these aren't cinephiles but I just don't know how to respond.  I guess they're looking for some big climatic shoot 'em up and not have to think about anything.  Back when I was reading Bill…