I guess this guy was at home one night thinking, "What can I do that will waste a good amount of time and effort and money, and in the end it will have no payoff whatsoever and be completely boring?" But at least the AV Club thinks he did a great job.

The first paragraph here is ridiculous and factually incorrect. I don't know what sort of revisionist history is happening in the music scene, but the African contributors to Graceland were acknowledged and celebrated immediately with the release of the album. Recognition of their contributions was not "limited" or…

This article captures the shock of season 1 pretty well.

Was it the 14th amendment or some other part of the constitution? Either way, you could still argue that it's a technicality, because the constitution doesn't say you must exclude evidence obtained illegally — it's state laws that do that.

I recommend just listening to the Philip Glass score alone, without the movie, in a dark room. It is really excellent. (Except for the cringe-worthy voice parts, which really interfere with the music.)

Thomas "Babe" Levy and Christian Szell, Marathon Man

Some things in this movie were definitely meant to shock (in a comedic way) 70s audiences, and some were just the way life was then.

This comment explains the problems with the latest wave of Christian cinema more clearly and concisely than the "For Our Consideration" piece that the AV Club put up today.

I don't know anything about the history of 2000 Miles, but I find it hard to believe that the Pretenders did not intend it to be a Christmas song. The entire production sounds very Christmas-y, and mentioning Christmas, snow, and church bells kind of gives it away.

Owned it on vinyl back in the day. A truly great album. That doesn't mean every song is gold - some are just OK - but none make me reach for the skip button, and some are downright great. And it all works together as a whole. Great for car trips.

Not really.

I agree that these types of clips are basically only useful for FB sharing among people who already agree with it. But, hey, that's what it's for. I've never seen anyone change their mind about a political topic because of some convincing argument from the other side. The clip is entertainment for his target audience.

That still from the movie at the top of the article is perfection. It leaves no doubt who's in charge, and who the queen of diamonds represents.

This was just confusing to me. All I know of this song is the end credits of Ferris Beuller, and it's just about perfect there. Just listened to it on YouTube, and it's not really interesting without the credit sequence, but still, not a bad song.

Some Like it Hot has some incredible lines and amazingly funny scenes, but I never really got that final joke. Anyone care to explain what's funny about it? It just seems absurdist to me. Or is it implying he's gay? (That doesn't seem likely.) Either way, I never actually understood what the joke is.

Oh, great. Another chance for A.V. Club commenters to express their hatred of Smash Mouth. Don't let me down, guys.

I lived in an apartment for 2 months, where the tween girl who lived above me blasted the Spice Girls' Wannabe every morning upon waking up. Every. Morning.

Ah, cool, I missed that.

I've found there's no conflict between Pixar/Disney/Illumination movies and classic comedy like the Marx brothers. My kids love them all. And it's not simply staring at anything on the screen — they clearly enjoy certain scenes more than others.

They were definitely considered old when they were creating albums as the Wilburys — the world hadn't yet gotten used to rockers hanging on to their careers (and lives) for so long.