I rented it from my local library, which only had this movie and Brazil as part of the Criterion Collection.

Fort Apache is quite liberal, in which John Wayne (!) argues for peace among the Natives and the Army.

Fort Apache is quite liberal, in which John Wayne (!) argues for peace among the Natives and the Army.

He scared the fuck out of me when I saw it recently, and I thank him for it.

He scared the fuck out of me when I saw it recently, and I thank him for it.

Does anyone remember the scene in Scanners where the good Scanner (I forget the actor's name) hacks into a computer network from a phone booth. First occurence of the internet's existence in pop culture, as far as I know.

Does anyone remember the scene in Scanners where the good Scanner (I forget the actor's name) hacks into a computer network from a phone booth. First occurence of the internet's existence in pop culture, as far as I know.

I actually was taken aback when Marge said that. But that hardly compares to when Hans Moleman usurps Bart in Burns' Heir and Marge callously demands she wants "that thing out of my house."

I actually was taken aback when Marge said that. But that hardly compares to when Hans Moleman usurps Bart in Burns' Heir and Marge callously demands she wants "that thing out of my house."

mmm, 64 pieces of American cheese. 64, arrrrw. 63, arrrrw…….. Twooo-oo, arrrrrw. Uuuuuune, arrrw.

mmm, 64 pieces of American cheese. 64, arrrrw. 63, arrrrw…….. Twooo-oo, arrrrrw. Uuuuuune, arrrw.

I love Scratchy's demonic laugh as he is surrounding Itchy with explosives. And the extreme close-up of Krusty as he gleefully annouces to the camera that "they're never gonna let us show that one again! Not in a million years!" And the bulldog cab driver.

I love Scratchy's demonic laugh as he is surrounding Itchy with explosives. And the extreme close-up of Krusty as he gleefully annouces to the camera that "they're never gonna let us show that one again! Not in a million years!" And the bulldog cab driver.

I'm sorry, but he couldn't…BE here today hehehehe.

I'm sorry, but he couldn't…BE here today hehehehe.

And remember, a shiny new donkey for whoever brings me the head of Colonel Montoya.

And remember, a shiny new donkey for whoever brings me the head of Colonel Montoya.

Curly. Straight. Curly. Straight. Curly. Straight.

Curly. Straight. Curly. Straight. Curly. Straight.

Some black nerds of note include astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, comedian Jordan Peele and president Barack Obama.