Sometimes, yes.

He did not have a cigar in his mouth at the time.

I made this assumption with my kids (all under 8). And I decided to explain nothing.
What I failed to remember was that 2001 begins with monkeys. They chattered and speculated for the next 2 and a half hours non stop.

If they can't portray a magic space laser sword realistically I may begin to question the fundamental tenets of the Star Wars universe.

You know what, you can disagree with whoever you like, even if they have their own perspective on a very narrow issue, which is why I kept my comments short and to the point.

"How exactly could a man who was sent by members of the US government's administration to start negotiations two years beforehand possibly be interfering with negotiations?"

"Kissinger told them that Nixon would be that man." …and interfered with negotiations between the United States and a foreign government. A violation of the Logan Act. The impact of that interference is irrelevant.

You're right it's daft so many can identify Keyser Soze, but that wasn't the point of the caper. The target was an accountant, or some such , who knew everything about Keyser Soze. Bank accounts, front companies, the entire racket, maybe even his original identity. That's why Soze had to kill him personally, because…

According to that book by the guy who played The Stig, Diaz did her round, it rained, Cruise did his in the wet, then they waited for HOURS so he could have another go once it dried up.

That's what Justified does. Kill cool characters. I'm starting to think there's an equation to it. The cooler the badass the more likely they are to be killed to upend the status quo. Jean Baptist was Darryl's right hand, it's possible the Crowes tear themselves to pieces without Raylan or Boyd getting a bullet in.

It's hard to tell with Searcy. I think he's right wing, but he trolls as a right wing blowhard. He's got comments all over the internet calling out libtards, even mentioning his black son in defence against racism, but has a youtube series called Nick Searcy's acting school where he behaves like a self involved…

I would't really lay blame on Harlin for Die Hard 2. They spent months chasing snow all over the US and barely made the release date. If anything the ability to keep that shit together is what gets directors hired on big action movies.

I have a vague memory reading that she survived the movie originally, but test audiences hated her so much they threw her to the sharks and LL Cool J survived instead.

I haven't read avclub in months, I only came back to read up on Justified.

I hope both Boyd Crowder and Mike Ehrmantraut piggy backing a lawyer into jail and getting him to wear headphones to have a private conversation, and losing part of his ear after exchanging gunfire through the cargo bay of a delivery truck that's supposed to be full of drugs is just a coincidence, and they're not…

Rights to the character tied up in other projects. Like that badass US Marshal played by Carla Guigano who goes by her (former) married name.

That's why I love this show. They keep coming up with characters you want to see more of, then kill them. Keeps you on your toes.

It's not just the green, it's the whites of her eyes that stick out too!

Hannibal (the novel) was out before the internet was a vat of bonkers fan theories, but did anyone else notice of allusions to Clarice being Jesus and Hannibal being Satan, and the ending being a weird Last Temptation Of Christ inversion where Clarice succumbs to the promise of a better life if she'd just renounce her…

Is it just me that's freaked out by Eva Green's creepy glass doll eyes? It looks like she's got a thick set of porcelain veneers over her real eyeballs.