Oh man, We Cool? is just a fantastic album. Nothing more to say, other than to just co-sign on that love.

Welp, now that you mention it, I do remember this happening, but not reading it because I hadn't seen "Joy" yet. That's my bad.

I'm betting it's David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence.

Yes, there really really is. This movie is all this review makes out to be, and then even worse.

The pregnancy, from how I read the film, was supposed to be one of the initial tip-off visually and narratively that the world of the high-rise was "off." That bump was ever so-slightly unnaturally large even when first introduced, which aroused suspicion even before the "late" line. It's no coincidence that Checkov's…

You should check her out in either of the Alex Ross Perry movies she was in if you liked her in Mad Men or here. Two of the best performances in recent years (and the movies around them are also fairly fantastic, especially "Listen Up Phillip").

Counterargument: The tonal inconsistency is part of what makes the movie so fascinating, and everything is unified by the stunning visuals. Also, having watched it more than once, it becomes clear how economical everything is — every seeming abstraction has some kind of relevance to the proceedings, and every darkly…

Personally, it's my favorite movie of the year to-date, and I suspect there will be a healthy cult following surrounding the film soon enough.

Yeah, I demand 100% more Ronald Jones on this cover. Also on their albums too, but that's a lost cause.

Not everybody should be Christgau, but maybe more people should (at least in the professional sphere).

Where's Poochie?!?!

To be fair, he's had a number of pretty amusing things printed in the New Yorker, and actually had three stage works he wrote run at pretty reputable NYC Off-Broadway venues (not that I've seen them, or can attest to any sort of quality), so it's not quite the out of nowhere on a whim thing the article makes it seem…

Just bite the bullet, and do it. Trust me, if you're the type of person even considering it, you're almost definitely gonna love it. It's been my main guitar for about 4 years now, and have been really happy with it. Great tone, feels really good with the perfect sized frets for my hands, and just very solidly built…

In to defend it: It's way more than just a "boo Slender Man is scary" type thing. While it is weirdly paced, especially during the first half of the second season (probably a result of its unexpected popularity), it winds up being a very engaging and well told low-budget mystery. It also uses the medium of youtube in…

I had a screenwriting professor who taught using tips from that book. He was a grade A idiot. That is all, really.

His direction, though, was amongst the best of the season on some of the best episodes.

Ah well, if there's any justice in the world it will find some kind of distribution soon (the screenplay award won't hurt either). And I made far more bad calls than good calls this year as well, but found at least some stuff that makes this festival really exciting to me (I, like you, kind of prefer it's "throw…

Should have gone with the army of food carts instead. Reviews of them would be helpful.

Did you by any chance catch "Women Who Kill," this year? Based on what you seem to like/have liked at festivals past, it seems like it'd be right up your alley. It was the only thing I really really enjoyed out of the 10 or so I caught this festival (other than High Rise and Wilderpeople, but those are definitely…

I mean, when you have people like Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, and Jack White being part of the launch, the way they did it, obviously the gut reaction is "These artists are rich enough already, why are they so greedy, do they really need more money?" But it's entirely missing the point that their money and clout is what…