I thought the points A.A. Dowd was making about this film showing what kind of patriotism Spielberg thinks is real patriotism, how idealism interacts with practical realities, and how that's an apparently fascinating theme of Spielberg's, made Bridge of Spies sound like the shallow and sentimentally patriotic film…

I didn't notice anything that blatant? It's an 8-minute discussion - they're going to draw on some of the same framing and sentiments touched on in their reviews…also not everyone watching Film Club has read their written reviews.

Unless the characters' ethnicities were somehow important to the plot, I don't quite see why casting a black actor - once the original Indian actor had dropped out - and white actress in minor roles is a significant case of whitewashing (what is weird is that they apparently kept the mentions of his Indian background…

Walt Whitman, T.S. Eliot & Michelangelo Antonioni. It's shameful, I know.
I would add Woody Allen, but I think his style has plenty of detractors…

He at times has a startling lack of charisma as a performer, especially considering the types of stages he does. Most recently, I think of his annoying presence in that "FourFiveSeconds" MV…

I was into Earl Sweatshirt for a bit and even bought Doris, but haven't listened to it all the way through more than once (I do repeat Chum, Centurion and, to a lesser extent, Hive, though). I don't know, he's definitely a clever lyricist who wants to project psychological depth, but he's not as ambitious or effective…

Have you ever checked out Laura Marling or, going vintage, Vashti Bunyan?

Usually, for me, his whimsy & quirkiness dances right on the edge without going over, so I'm able to keep invested and enjoy it, but Moonrise Kingdom was the first time I thoroughly agreed with his detractors. I couldn't stand it. Then The Grand Budapest Hotel got me back on board. Still haven't seen his…

My little cousins roped me into watching the first Hotel Transylvania with them, and I found it not just bland but cringe-inducingly bad. I don't see many animated flicks so maybe my standards are unrealistically high (although I was okay with The Lorax - they can't be TOO high), but I just don't understand how Genndy…

Bernthal's good, but something about his acting doesn't quite connect or lift off for me, at least from what I've seen.

So glad the A.V. Club started up these film discussion videos! But they're always so straight-faced during the sponsorship messages - I keep expecting a hint of a smirk or something…

John Cassavetes is the most glaring omission in my opinion.