Any Given Sunday doesn't depict Jamie Foxx as someone who throws 50 touchdowns in 8 games.  It stays true to what football fans know about football.  And Rounders isn't a failure because it's a poker movie for poker people, it's a very low-key film, and I wouldn't call it a failure either - it enjoyed a very long…

I actually think the poker scenes in this movie are well-shot and good (despite the absurdity of the final one) but the rest of the movie is boilerplate and stinks.  The Hustler shouldn't even be mentioned in conjunction with this - it's so much better in all facets.

I actually think the poker scenes in this movie are well-shot and good (despite the absurdity of the final one) but the rest of the movie is boilerplate and stinks.  The Hustler shouldn't even be mentioned in conjunction with this - it's so much better in all facets.

That isn't what's going on.  The Cincinnati Kid is an awful representation of a real-life game.  It would be like if The Hustler revolved around a trick shot competition.

That isn't what's going on.  The Cincinnati Kid is an awful representation of a real-life game.  It would be like if The Hustler revolved around a trick shot competition.

I think it's more arrested adolescent to claim to know the impetus behind a couple getting divorced when your source is a bunch of humor columns about said relationship(s).

I think it's more arrested adolescent to claim to know the impetus behind a couple getting divorced when your source is a bunch of humor columns about said relationship(s).

Davis's arc is horrendous.  No arguments.  Sonny's arc is still somewhat compelling - how much is he running away from himself by marrying into this family?  I feel like something can come from that, even if Sonny's character has never been fleshed out in a satisfying way.  I enjoy spending time with Nelson even if I…

Davis's arc is horrendous.  No arguments.  Sonny's arc is still somewhat compelling - how much is he running away from himself by marrying into this family?  I feel like something can come from that, even if Sonny's character has never been fleshed out in a satisfying way.  I enjoy spending time with Nelson even if I…

You won't have to worry about this.  The Wire was hip.  Treme is anti-hip.  It's still excellent stuff.

You won't have to worry about this.  The Wire was hip.  Treme is anti-hip.  It's still excellent stuff.

The show becomes totally different if Barbara is a character.  We the viewer give her her backstory, whatever it is.

The show becomes totally different if Barbara is a character.  We the viewer give her her backstory, whatever it is.

He has a BMW and he probably works as a PA or something.  Anthony is not even close to out of his father's orbit.

He has a BMW and he probably works as a PA or something.  Anthony is not even close to out of his father's orbit.

It's been a while, but isn't it the shitty James Franco vehicle about life at the Naval Academy, Annapolis?  Or is that what he switches to?

It's been a while, but isn't it the shitty James Franco vehicle about life at the Naval Academy, Annapolis?  Or is that what he switches to?

His Netflix special has him doing crowd work for 10 minutes at the top, but I don't recall him calling anyone ugly.

His Netflix special has him doing crowd work for 10 minutes at the top, but I don't recall him calling anyone ugly.

I don't think comedy is about having original thoughts.  It's not 'No one had this thought before' - in fact a lot of comedy is 'I've had this thought before, I bet you have too, and I'm willing to get up on the stage and say this thought to a group of strangers in an interesting way.'  And that's where Patrice…