Hey. I grew up on the Creek. You need to mind your tone.

Hey. I grew up on the Creek. You need to mind your tone.

My goodness. Please, please tell me that you're serious.

My goodness. Please, please tell me that you're serious.

Not unlike Miami Vice, I really, really enjoy Public Enemies despite the glaring flaws. The prison break, the shootout in the woods, the shackled-Dillinger waving to his fans, any shot with Marion Cotillard - gorgeous stuff.

Not unlike Miami Vice, I really, really enjoy Public Enemies despite the glaring flaws. The prison break, the shootout in the woods, the shackled-Dillinger waving to his fans, any shot with Marion Cotillard - gorgeous stuff.

I was in my teens when I read it, and remember thinking the ending was ballsy and heavy. Looking back on it now, though, the book really hasn't aged well in my mind, and that ending seems all the more silly.

I was in my teens when I read it, and remember thinking the ending was ballsy and heavy. Looking back on it now, though, the book really hasn't aged well in my mind, and that ending seems all the more silly.

The movie doesn't seem to be shying away from that character trait, you're right. That's pretty loyal to the book, though, isn't it? (It's been a long time since I've read it. Patrick is explicitly described as gay but I don't remember how high the book dials it up.)

The movie doesn't seem to be shying away from that character trait, you're right. That's pretty loyal to the book, though, isn't it? (It's been a long time since I've read it. Patrick is explicitly described as gay but I don't remember how high the book dials it up.)

Very few things can go toe-to-toe with the final ten minutes of "Two Cathedrals".

Very few things can go toe-to-toe with the final ten minutes of "Two Cathedrals".

Cockblockin' widow…

Cockblockin' widow…

Was it really that bad? I avoided it during its run out of respect to the original Rugrats, but have since considered giving it a look. No good?

Was it really that bad? I avoided it during its run out of respect to the original Rugrats, but have since considered giving it a look. No good?

Showdown at Teeter-Totter Gulch.

Showdown at Teeter-Totter Gulch.

Something did feel *off* about those post-hiatus episodes. I was glad that the article brought up this subject. I'm not sure how to explain it, because it wasn't as if the show got bad or anything. Maybe by then I was simply a few years older and no longer the target age for Rugrats. Regardless, there is an odd gulf…

Something did feel *off* about those post-hiatus episodes. I was glad that the article brought up this subject. I'm not sure how to explain it, because it wasn't as if the show got bad or anything. Maybe by then I was simply a few years older and no longer the target age for Rugrats. Regardless, there is an odd gulf…