He already did his Oscar bait movie. The only trouble was it was Scottish (Dear Frankie).

Not bad..
but as you say it's a trifle, a bit like spending an easygoing hour with people you've just met. It's pleasant but it never shows any intention of going any further then introducing the characters.

Surprisingly enough this isn't entirely untrue.

But maybe I'm taking this a little too seriously.

"Or anything at all about the racist, violent, genocidal, insane history or present-day reality of Australia?"

Russell was born in NZ. It's not our fault.

In defense of my country…
he also dropped this howler, "I realized that if Darwin had landed in Australia, he would have gone: 'I'm wrong".

I think the "damned" probably relates to its abysmal box office. Either that or the fact that these guys probably can't make a movie without a stack of reference books.

That's the AV Club's running joke.

In case anyone's still wondering she is a woman.

I really, really like Sean Penn as an actor. I'm not a big fan of 21 Grams (a little melodramatic for my taste) but he is fantastic in it and The Thin Red Line.

I've got Scum Devil's back on this. If I'd followed that rule I would't have seen the most insipid couple in screen history coupled with crappy jokes and lame action.

You're forgettting that this column isn't intended to praise "Great" movies. Those are the ones which are praised to the skies by critics and often seen by many. A cult film often recieves respectful, if lukewarm, reviews (and sometimes is panned), is ignored by most movie goers but embraced enthusiastically by a…

*Ducks to avoid probably well deserved projectiles.*

Speaking of Billy Joel I still defend the Piano Man album and believe that "Ain't no Time" and "Captain Jack" are good songs.

I've never understood the appeal of the Ramones. Sure the melodies are mildly catchy but they're sung over the same 3 chords and one of 3 variations on the basic rock beat.

On the other hand that dude who lists "The 400 Blows" under its original French name is just one of the guys.

After 11 user reviews, this thing is still getting an A-. What the fuck is going on?

I don't know much about Li'l Wayne but if you're a rapper and you're being beat by indie bands in the douchiness stakes you might have a problem.

Actually a better known example might be Caitlin R Kiernan's recent The Red Tree.