"You think THAT'S bad…"

Swell, I'll keep that in mind. Prose-styles aside, I've heard that the novel offers maybe the most realistic/compelling depictions of alcoholism in contemporary literature. It certainly sounds like a hell of a read.

Swell, I'll keep that in mind. Prose-styles aside, I've heard that the novel offers maybe the most realistic/compelling depictions of alcoholism in contemporary literature. It certainly sounds like a hell of a read.

I bet that soap smelled great. Helped her through the breakdown.

I bet that soap smelled great. Helped her through the breakdown.

What follows is one of those "damning with faint praise" things, and I don't mean it to be, but Brody was also the only good thing in the otherwise fuck-awful Jennifer's Body. Amongst the stinking mess of that movie, Brody was the single actor who not only looked like he knew where he was and what he was doing, but he…

What follows is one of those "damning with faint praise" things, and I don't mean it to be, but Brody was also the only good thing in the otherwise fuck-awful Jennifer's Body. Amongst the stinking mess of that movie, Brody was the single actor who not only looked like he knew where he was and what he was doing, but he…

I read that article as well. They definitely don't seem to be trifling with the source material.

Still one of my favorite moments of television.

For me, the first few pages of Suttree felt like walking head-first into a wall, with regards to the density of the prose. It seemed even more challenging a read than Blood Meridian. How do you feel about it?

For me, the first few pages of Suttree felt like walking head-first into a wall, with regards to the density of the prose. It seemed even more challenging a read than Blood Meridian. How do you feel about it?

Also - I enjoyed Adam Brody's role as well, and even wish he was in the movie for more screen-time. I associate him so much with the smarmy-nerd character that he did so well on The O.C. that it was both jarring and refreshing to see him underplay it.

Also - I enjoyed Adam Brody's role as well, and even wish he was in the movie for more screen-time. I associate him so much with the smarmy-nerd character that he did so well on The O.C. that it was both jarring and refreshing to see him underplay it.

I'm a card-carrying Stillman fan, and was still pleasantly surprised by how charming I found Damsels to be. There's a moment, I think towards the end, when Gerwig cheerfully admits to being crazy, that had me in stitches.

I'm a card-carrying Stillman fan, and was still pleasantly surprised by how charming I found Damsels to be. There's a moment, I think towards the end, when Gerwig cheerfully admits to being crazy, that had me in stitches.

I'm slowly coming around on Lynch (Mulholland Dr. is what did it for me), but I've always admired Ebert's longstanding aversion to Lynch's films. When most other critics are tripping over themselves to call Lynch's latest work a triumphant masterpiece, Ebert is always game to knock Lynch down a peg or two, essentially…

I'm slowly coming around on Lynch (Mulholland Dr. is what did it for me), but I've always admired Ebert's longstanding aversion to Lynch's films. When most other critics are tripping over themselves to call Lynch's latest work a triumphant masterpiece, Ebert is always game to knock Lynch down a peg or two, essentially…

Psh. Why don't you just jam a pen in my eye?

Psh. Why don't you just jam a pen in my eye?

First A Knight's Tale, now this. There seems to be a treasure trove of television premises to be found in underrated movies from the early aughts.