I just saw it. Cronenberg is the first reference point I thought of. Lots of body-horror. It could have been full-Gondry, and definitely has that manipulative-consipracy angle, but it's much more refined and restrained.

I saw it last night; it was the first film experience I can recall where I wanted to see it immediately afterwards. So trancelike, evocative and pulls your mind in so many directions. You can try and figure the narrative or meditate on the thems, or both. Epic film experience.

You're awesome. Keep on keepin' on.

This was her essential performance, yeah.

Er, on further reflection Mimi/Dave weren't nec. swingers, just promiscuous/lurid. Anyways, dug that shift from hedonism to ultimate weirdness.

Yes, indeed that is another memorable scene, now that you mention. Dig the swinging to balance out their swing to no-fun fundamentalism.

I was thinking about this movie recently, though it's been a decade since I saw it. There is an awesome lot going on—critiques of fundamentalists, critiques of fundementalists' ontology, etc.—but the single most lasting aspect, for me, is the stark workplace murder scene. Particularly the heart-rending line that…

Woah, that's a pretty thoughtful take! When I replied earlier I just meant that Jubliee Street is no doubt the highlight of the album.

Wellsir, you are correct!

I did not mean to encourage you by referencing Bendis! It's not the "good" Bendis of Powers/Daredevil acclaim, but the "bad" Bendis of why the heck does it take him 8 issues to advance the story one pace.

Sad to say that yes, it was. I'm usually pretty forgiving, but with the premise, central villain, creative team quality and everything else it had going for it, Rotworld was an incredible letdown. I had been hoping for something as mindbending as the epic as the  second Swamp Thing Annual (the Alan Moore one). It was…

I've yet to take in any of Jodorowsky's movies, but I have greatly enjoyed his collaborations with Moebius.

I said Get. In.

Was Wind any good? I found a copy really cheap but haven't given it a go yet.

Not to mention Peter Doherty's great solo album to boot.

See—and I realize this issue has been critiqued to death—but regarding the whole [spoiler] we have alluded to, I kind of see it from his perspective… he did create that world that the Ka Tet is travelling in, and with his traumatic near-death experience, it makes sense that he could see his mortality as threatening…

My lady is reading Wolf Hall right now and I can't wait to follow suit. I hadn't heard that Bringing Up the Bodies was disappointing. I guess the key is "compared to Wolf Hall" huh?

I felt the let-down but was more bemused/bewildered than angry with the final three—though certain moments like [SPOILER] Flagg going out like a two-bit character didn't work, let alone [SPOILER] writing himself into the series which raised the ire of many.
I would suggest however that if you ever want to try him…

Civilwarland's a great place to start.

Just finished Zadie Smith's NW. Serious business, that. I'd heard she could be somewhat whimsical/humorous as a writer but I didn't find very much mirth in her gritty observations of interconnected iner city lives. I'd definitely recommend it though!