I feel the same way about the Prequels, TPM especially. Yeah, the acting and dialogue are only passable at best, but can't everything else make up for it? They did for the initial reviews of "Avatar"— it's only after some time has passed that the bloom has come off that one for a lot of people, but it still got…

I recently saw "Legend" at Lincoln Center as a part of their Scott retrospective. It's messy as hell, but an interesting mess, and nothing less than a visual smorgasbord. Perhaps if the full cut were restorable (this was the European version at least, with Jerry Goldsmith's music intact) it might be something…

I recently saw "Legend" at Lincoln Center as a part of their Scott retrospective. It's messy as hell, but an interesting mess, and nothing less than a visual smorgasbord. Perhaps if the full cut were restorable (this was the European version at least, with Jerry Goldsmith's music intact) it might be something…

I actually kinda like "Someone to Watch Over Me"— I think that and "Thelma and Louise" are okay contemporary movies from him (I don't really count "Black Hawk Down" there— that's almost as much of a period movie as anything else, just a very recent one). But my main point is that Scott can really water himself down…

I actually kinda like "Someone to Watch Over Me"— I think that and "Thelma and Louise" are okay contemporary movies from him (I don't really count "Black Hawk Down" there— that's almost as much of a period movie as anything else, just a very recent one). But my main point is that Scott can really water himself down…

Not even close. And I'm saying that as somebody who likes Scott's films by and large. But really, he's got a lot of stuff that's really just barely acceptable viewing. Yeah, his movies always look good, but if he's dealing with mainstream contemporary stuff it can get almost indestinguishable from his brother. At…

Not even close. And I'm saying that as somebody who likes Scott's films by and large. But really, he's got a lot of stuff that's really just barely acceptable viewing. Yeah, his movies always look good, but if he's dealing with mainstream contemporary stuff it can get almost indestinguishable from his brother. At…

"If only Lucas had matured this well"— percentage wise, I'll go with the whole of Lucas' filmography over Scott's any days. Say what you will about the Prequels, they're better than "G.I. Jane".

"If only Lucas had matured this well"— percentage wise, I'll go with the whole of Lucas' filmography over Scott's any days. Say what you will about the Prequels, they're better than "G.I. Jane".

I really think that the best way to try and explore some of this territory is to do it in animation, because there at least you can inject more of an absurd element that balances out all the nastiness, and evens the tone. What makes "Star Wars" gangsters and bad guys so interesting is that they're over the top,…

I really think that the best way to try and explore some of this territory is to do it in animation, because there at least you can inject more of an absurd element that balances out all the nastiness, and evens the tone. What makes "Star Wars" gangsters and bad guys so interesting is that they're over the top,…

Why exactly do we need to have "Star Wars" be for adults? I mean, I can understand the rationale to have an M rated "Star Wars" game with bounty hunters. And by that I mean only that I can understand that it'll make money with gamers for whom everything has to be M rated in terms of violence— that's basically the…

Why exactly do we need to have "Star Wars" be for adults? I mean, I can understand the rationale to have an M rated "Star Wars" game with bounty hunters. And by that I mean only that I can understand that it'll make money with gamers for whom everything has to be M rated in terms of violence— that's basically the…

Greedo shot first. Or he might as well have been, anyway. I've never bought the whole "Greedo shooting first makes Han less of a badass" argument, anyway. Legally speaking, in either case he's firing in self defense. That's a loaded weapon that Greedo is pointing at Han, not a wallet or a bag of Skittles. If you want…

Greedo shot first. Or he might as well have been, anyway. I've never bought the whole "Greedo shooting first makes Han less of a badass" argument, anyway. Legally speaking, in either case he's firing in self defense. That's a loaded weapon that Greedo is pointing at Han, not a wallet or a bag of Skittles. If you want…

Also from Ghibli on Blu Ray this week— "Castle in the Sky". Apparently, it still has the awful dubtitles, however, so I'm going to pass.

Also from Ghibli on Blu Ray this week— "Castle in the Sky". Apparently, it still has the awful dubtitles, however, so I'm going to pass.

I honestly don't give a damn if people text while I'm watching a movie. I don't notice it. What I do mind are people who laugh obnoxiously at everything, or clap all by themselves. If there's a groundswell of more than just one lame fanboy in the audience that finds a moment laugh or clapworthy, fine. But really, I'll…

Seriously, is this something people do while performing actual positions as copy
editors or interns at the AVC, or are there positions wholly dedicated to these
kinds of recaps that just never get advertised, or only so seldom you never see
them? What kind of experience is measured for that kind of gig? I mean, it's
pr…

My biggest question is how a 25 year old lands a job writing at the AV Club. Yes, I'm actually desperate enough to try and seek employment advice in a comment thread.