"From what I understand, the film completely sidesteps this issue, which
is a shame because it could have been a really interesting look at a
man who is very carefully crafting his own mythology…."

Mao was also a several packs a day chain smoker. I wouldn't want to give him a big kiss for two reasons: 1.) he was a vile megalomaniac. 2.) his breath must have been awful.

I refer to the albums that my Kindergartener is allowed to listen to as "my happy rap". Bernie was awesome.

Also called the movie where the mafia reaaaaallly wants a Chinese restaurant in Rome for some reason and also they send a fat Wolfman Jack looking guy to do their dirty work along with an American guy who unreasonably demands "Chinese spareribs".

Do you mean Born on the Fourth of July?

You're right. The commentary tracks to golden age episodes make it sound like every writing session was a brutal slog.

He was perfectly cast as a madras pants and rugby sweater wearing bully in Wedding Crashers

He was great but not great enough to dethrone Hackman.

Yeah, that's what I figure as well. I liked the new MBV just fine but it wasn't exactly full of surprises. I kind of hope Ride come out with something new as well now that they're reunited…a heavy feedbacky record to serve as a corrective to those shitty Byrds albums that they went out on.

I'm curious as to what new Slowdive will sound like. Halstead's recent stuff is pretty far removed from the effects pedals.

POPE KILLED BY INFERIOR WINE

Thanks for the insight. I'll have to look into Renoir because my knee-jerk supposition is Altman begat Magnolia begat the slew of "we're all connected" movies that were unavoidable throughout the aughts. Also, I'm sorry about the time that lawn wolf monster ate you for not liking M. Night Shyamalan movies.

Imagine the treasures on display! Surely Norm Macdonald's Turd Ferguson hat will be guarded as closely as the crown jewels.

Recently discovered Two Hunters by Wolves in the Throne Room and am looking for anything else that hits that weird sweet spot between noisy black metal and spooky ambient atmospherics.

London Calling is one of the greatest albums of all time. When you find yourself defending the lesser tracks of Sandinista you may count yourself among true Clash fanatics.

Is Altman to blame for the sprawling, everything's connected, giant ensemble subgenre? Are Crash and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu or Inaratu or whatever it is Altman's fault?

So that's what Patton Oswalt was doing during his tenure at Mad TV.

Billy Bob Thornton is no Walter Matthau, that's for damn sure.

There's a drinking game where you take a gulp every time he grabs his nose or brushes his hair over his ears. Even if you're just drinking grape juice or diet Pepsi you're guaranteed to be dead of alcohol poisoning fifteen minutes into the movie.

I never cared for Hagar but the video for I Can't Drive 55 is great.