The first date my wife and I had was exactly this. Conversation didn't work, no chemistry, a general, dull disaster. Then, a few weeks later, we decided to go on a second date. I was half hung-over and thought we'd never see each other again, so I stopped trying so damn hard. We ended up talking for four hours and it…

No matter what he's in, I've always had a soft spot for Matthew Lillard. I guess it's because he never appears cynical or phoning it in, no matter what the movie is.

Come on, they even made Max Greenfield look (and act) more like Jeff Goldblum. It's like they're daring us.

I had a job as a forum mod for a tween-ish TV channel's website. Not bad, just a little strange. Very little creep factor, actually. Just a bunch of kids hilariously misspelling things.

The Witcher 2. In a game that's notorious for having complicated, nuanced systems stacked on top of one another, the tutorial really shouldn't let me pass through it if I fail to implement anything correctly. I really wanted a retry, but instead I got thrust into the game with no explanation of how anything works.

Gentleman Junkie by Graham Caveney is actually pretty good. It's thorough without being exhaustive and it has some great art inside, some of it by Burroughs himself. Also, if you haven't read My Education, the book of dream journals and random thoughts Burroughs put together shortly before his death, it has a lot of…

I'm just looking forward to the almost certainly failed attempt to make Mr. Fantastic's stretchy powers look grim and epic.

Yeah, Holliday Grainger was never in any "Harry Potter" stuff, unless that was a weird Hermione joke.

Where's Sophia at?!…

I just caught this one and I'm in the camp that's baffled by how much praise it's getting. I can condense it by saying it's like a guy doing a pale imitation of Malick while simultaneously channeling Ed Wood. The cinematography may be oblique, but the plot sure isn't. By the halfway point, the film beats viewers over…

A.A. Dowd will also not be doing a thoughtful, reverent write-up of Dark City.

Let people pay for individual shows a la carte. It's going to happen sooner or later.

I think they've tried to depict Darryl as the quintessential "biggest fish in a little pond." He's at his coolest and most competent when he doesn't feel at all threatened by his surroundings. He was always great at manipulating the silliness of Michael and Andy because he knew they had no power over him. Things…

Kung Fu Hustle. Really fun, stylish opening followed by live-action anime that was interesting, but not nearly enough.

Kung Fu Hustle. Really fun, stylish opening followed by live-action anime that was interesting, but not nearly enough.

Hack Writer: So, there's this prophecy and…

Hack Writer: So, there's this prophecy and…

"HBO canceled 'Boardwalk Empire' after seven ponies inexplicably died on set from a series of accidents and maladies. Shortly thereafter, Michael Shannon tore a member of PETA clean in half with his bare hands."

"HBO canceled 'Boardwalk Empire' after seven ponies inexplicably died on set from a series of accidents and maladies. Shortly thereafter, Michael Shannon tore a member of PETA clean in half with his bare hands."

Ya know, it's at moments like this that I wish we had footage of a gay transvestite chopping up Dave Mustaine with an ax.