It'll be part of our annual "what are you looking forward to in the new year?" round-up, which will run… next week? The week after? I'm not 100% sure. At the end of the year we turn stuff in way in advance, so we can spend the holidays in a drunken stupor.

Re-watch. Found my complaints less significant the second time through.

Re-watch. Found my complaints less significant the second time through.

I did. They didn't.

I did. They didn't.

Oh I liked it quite a bit! Just had a few issues here and there. I should've mentioned the scene with the little nod, you're right.

Oh I liked it quite a bit! Just had a few issues here and there. I should've mentioned the scene with the little nod, you're right.

Hastings.

Hastings.

I've been trying to remember which one you're talking about; I vaguely remember it, but nothing's leaping to mind.

I've been trying to remember which one you're talking about; I vaguely remember it, but nothing's leaping to mind.

A reflection within a reflection within a reflection etc. is how I mean it. The cut in question in the documentary goes from a modern Chinese version of the west to an older western version of China. The point is that Hollywood spreads American culture throughout the world, but it's an American culture that has…

A reflection within a reflection within a reflection etc. is how I mean it. The cut in question in the documentary goes from a modern Chinese version of the west to an older western version of China. The point is that Hollywood spreads American culture throughout the world, but it's an American culture that has…

Well, I'm 42. And if it makes you feel any better, I feel out of touch with most end-of-the-year music lists these days. (Which is why this is actually the last one I'm ever going to write. I'm having a harder time staying current… or being interested in staying current, more accurately.)

Well, I'm 42. And if it makes you feel any better, I feel out of touch with most end-of-the-year music lists these days. (Which is why this is actually the last one I'm ever going to write. I'm having a harder time staying current… or being interested in staying current, more accurately.)

The edition I have includes a Verhoeven commentary track; it's out-of-print, but still available for not too much dough.

The edition I have includes a Verhoeven commentary track; it's out-of-print, but still available for not too much dough.

I will! I saw Rufus perform about a month ago, and he was raving about it. (Of course, he's biased, but still….)

I will! I saw Rufus perform about a month ago, and he was raving about it. (Of course, he's biased, but still….)

Regina Spektor slipped my mind. I would've given that one strong consideration had I remembered it.