Fuck no! I don't care how lame that story ended up (I fervently believe Morrison never intended Xorn to be Magneto, and threw in that weak plot twist after his relationship with Marvel soured), the concept was still awesome. Of course he would become a counterculture martyr. Of course he would end up on t-shirts…

Fuck no! I don't care how lame that story ended up (I fervently believe Morrison never intended Xorn to be Magneto, and threw in that weak plot twist after his relationship with Marvel soured), the concept was still awesome. Of course he would become a counterculture martyr. Of course he would end up on t-shirts…

Worse, if the Prof is in the picture, stories fall into the same tired pattern of power dynamics between those who automatically defer to him, those who question his actions but still tend to defer to him anyway 80% of the time, and those who actively defy him but get marginalized (or brain-zapped, or beat up) by…

Worse, if the Prof is in the picture, stories fall into the same tired pattern of power dynamics between those who automatically defer to him, those who question his actions but still tend to defer to him anyway 80% of the time, and those who actively defy him but get marginalized (or brain-zapped, or beat up) by…

Everybody knows villain songs are the best songs. I'll take Be Prepared, Hellfire, and Poor Unfortunate Souls any day over A Whole New World, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, and (urggghhhhh) Colors Of The Wind.

Everybody knows villain songs are the best songs. I'll take Be Prepared, Hellfire, and Poor Unfortunate Souls any day over A Whole New World, Can You Feel The Love Tonight, and (urggghhhhh) Colors Of The Wind.

See Paths of Glory at your earliest convenience. It's fantastic.

See Paths of Glory at your earliest convenience. It's fantastic.

John. Bonham. Rocks.

John. Bonham. Rocks.

Yeah. It's a dumb, fun little movie with delusions of significance, but if you can ignore them and just revel in the dumb, it's enjoyable.

Yeah. It's a dumb, fun little movie with delusions of significance, but if you can ignore them and just revel in the dumb, it's enjoyable.

I like his visual sense and his desire for big, fantastic myth in film. I just didn't feel the prevailing mood of The Sixth Sense the way you did. I still think Unbreakable is fantastic.

I like his visual sense and his desire for big, fantastic myth in film. I just didn't feel the prevailing mood of The Sixth Sense the way you did. I still think Unbreakable is fantastic.

Darkman III has the best sequel title ever.

Darkman III has the best sequel title ever.

Yeah, it's an unpopular opinion, to be sure. I just don't like the way his characters look (more bodies than faces; his facework is admittedly adorable).

Yeah, it's an unpopular opinion, to be sure. I just don't like the way his characters look (more bodies than faces; his facework is admittedly adorable).

If you don't like Barracuda, then you just don't like rock and roll.

If you don't like Barracuda, then you just don't like rock and roll.