Also, I'm confused as to why this album is getting so much press and attention as being a "Flaming Lips" record, when it decidedly is not. They don't even play on half the tracks (unlike the DSotM cover album, which at least has that going for it), and, obviously, none of the material is original… I mean, I *know*…

Damn, Michael Ivins is relegated to the "and company" part of that intro, lumped in with the like 6 new people who joined in the past couple years (months?)… That's cold…

I figured transplanting him to NYC would be the best place to be in the heart of the action, but point taken haha

All I'm saying is that Marvel should totally start a "Howard the Duck" Netflix sitcom for it's cinematic universe…. He should just comment on the action of the main films from an apartment in NYC…

I love his work, but let's be real, Hoyte Van Hoytema is a pretty hilarious name to drop in a conversation.

Isn't David Gordon Green's "Manglehorn" premiering at this festival too? Could it be that Pacino was there to promote that one, and wound up doing double duty? I'm holding out hope that DGG continues to ride his comeback street and worked some of the magic he did with Nic Cage in "Joe" with Pacino…

That's the thing though… All of the most indulgent and obnoxious gimmick music have been incredibly limited release stuff sold just through their site and at shows. Most of these releases don't have a single professional critical review or even a Wikipedia page, which leads me to believe that reviewers are more…

Have their recent releases really been "laborious" though? I mean, yes, all the gimmicky EPs and stuff have been hella indulgent, but generally easy to ignore musically due to their super limited releases… And "The Terror" and "Embryonic" were both pretty damn well received… Hell, even "Peace Sword" and the 50 minute…

I'd say wait until the season 1 finale/season 2 premiere. After the first 7 or 8 episodes of the first season, I was feeling the same way as you a bit — not really liking the whole "case of the week asshole mentor" vibe after being on board with the pilot… Fortunately, towards the end of the first season, they stop…

Well. Bruce definitely never existed. He was a projection of the cult member who played Krungle. I'm pretty sure that the man Ryan ran into on the street was the real dude himself (I think his name was Charles?), because he knew all about Ryan's mom. The fact that he appeared as young Billy Baldwin in the photo album…

I feel like that "real dog Wilfred" and the projection in Ryan's head do two different things… Like, as in, whenever Wilfred is acting directly on Ryan, Ryan's doing it to himself for sure. But I think it gets a bit more ambiguous otherwise — like how other characters react to Wilfred doing things because he's an…

Not only that, but there's been a visible dolphin or conspicuous dolphin call present in all of Lord and Miller's directorial efforts thus far as well. Something I noticed after doing a marathon of Clone High and then seeing 21 Jump Street, and it's held true ever since.

What about David Gordon Green? He's in comeback mode now, but if he could do one of his darker, dramatic films on the same kind of budget as his studio comedies, you could have something….

The parents for one touch begin to shift the blame to themselves, as they realize that Chinese society makes them put pressure on their kids to excel academically, but has severely damaged their relationship with their children. The kids also indicate this affects them, when they complain that unless they are good at…

I thought the film probed just enough about the societal factors that contribute to internet addiction in China, without getting too heavy handed. I thought the therapy scenes were also quite affecting too. They felt raw to me in just the right way… I'd rate it probably a solid B or B+ I think, though I do think the…

It's criminal that Peace Sword was ignored as much as it is…. And at 37 minutes of original material, it basically functions as one of their most musically/thematically cohesive LPs. I mean, I think it loses steam by the last two tracks, but before that everything's excellent. To think that they put it out the same…

Does this mean we can finally get some mention of Marble Hornets on this site?!?

I wouldn't count on any of these relationships continuing for too long… After all there is a multi-part arc later this season titled "Pamela"….

I feel like I am also one of the only people who really liked Walter Mitty. I mean, it was super flawed, but I'd rather it overreach and fall short than not. Plus it was one of the most gorgeous looking movies to come out last year. I don't know, I felt like it was just a really earnest feel-good kind of movie, and…

Hank: "You know where he was for most of my birthdays? A little place that rhymes with 'Not There!'"