Ugh, I do hate the idea of "dollar voting," like the only reason to see a movie is to support your politics. Why sit through The Boss if it looks terrible just to prove a point? You'd be better off $15 to GLAAD or Planned Parenthood.

What a confusing circular roundabout this article is. A magazine publishes an issue dedicated to the idea that women should be proud of their body no matter their size…and they're getting critiqued for included a woman of average size on the cover. Should they have included genuinely obese women only? Isn't that even…

According to this survey of the highest paid actors in 2015 - http://www.slashfilm.com/hi… - J-Law is paid more than every single man in Hollywood except Robert Downey Jr. Including Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale, and Bradley Cooper.

Sure, it's true that nothing will ever be a 100. But read criticism of films that get 95s and 90s (As and A-s). They don't drill down into a critique of the 5% that went wrong. They might note those issues in an aside, but mostly they celebrate what the film is doing right, why it's special and innovative and…

"I’m more excited to engage with stuff I think has real artistic merit rather than point out that Furious 7 probably didn’t need so many close-ups of women’s butts. I want to highlight the weaknesses I see in Agent Carter’s gender politics or Game Of Thrones’ nudity because those shows have fantastic female characters…

Maria Bamford as Meatwad

CHANGE THAT HEADLINE NOW

I'm saddened you don't want to debate the merits of your side and would rather stay in your cocoon. I want to bridge the divide.

The problem is crying racism and sexism where it doesn't exist. I agree the system is flawed and racist! I want to see more minority and female representation in Hollywood! I should be on your side! But this is truly much ado about nothing, and it's indicative of a pattern of constant outrage over tiny issues. It does…

Or Sucker Punch. Jesus.

Spiteful, or maybe they just thought she was only the 6th best director. How dare they? Crap like The King's Speech gets nominated all the time, and it's not due to spite.

I'm not arguing that the larger Hollywood system has real racial iniquities. I would love to see more diversity in Hollywood. But what evidence do you have that this particular film receiving two Oscar nominations instead of four is due to racism? Where is the line? If Ava DuVernay got a nom but lost to Linklater,…

People aren't writing angry think pieces about Selma because it was a great film. Lots of great films were shut out completely. People are writing angry think pieces because it's a great film about black issues by a black director that was given recognition *but not enough recognition*, and that can't be allowed to…

My point is, Selma wasn't snubbed BECAUSE it was a black film. I think Selma's placement in the release season and the issues sending out screeners did more to hurt it's chances than the subject matter. Calling it a racist or sexist snub is a huge extrapolation based on no evidence.

I mean, if Selma had swept the nominations and Boyhood got nothing, no one would be up in arms. Critics would say, "Nothing new. The Academy is out of touch, they've never recognized Linklater before, why would they start now?" Oscar noms usually don't line up with critical acclaim. It's just another miss from an…

Shut out /= Best Picture nomination

No. I'm sorry, but I don't understand how Ralph Fiennes and Jake Gyllenhall's snubs from Best Actor are unfortunate, but David Oyelowo's is a travesty indicative of systemic racism. No one is owed an award. The Oscars are not required to give more nominations to the films with the highest Metacritic scores, nor the…

One more: Skyler channeling Walt/Heisenberg to Lydia, and putting her own spin on "Stay out of my territory."

I thought "Channel Orange" was a couple great songs and a bunch of filler…but I thought "good kid m.A.A.d. city" was a straight up masterpiece.  And I'm sure someone will immediately reply to this who feels exactly the opposite.
Does either one "deserve" the hype more?  Or it it OK that everyone else loves an album…

God, this movie is dumb as a box of rocks.  I really wanted to like it too; I loved the book, and was going in hoping for great things.  I know my opinion is colored because I read the book first, but I really think the key issue with the film is how the filmmakers shred a beautiful, intricate story to a pulp.  To wit:
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