The thought of Steve Albini judging American Idol keeps making me laugh uncontrollably.

@pampl - Being John Malkovich is the only exception because her shittiness is offset by the awesomeness of John Cusack, Spike Jonze, and of course Charlie Kaufman.

I absolutely hated Donnie Darko.

No no, they're not speaking or trying to "act" in those pics, so they get a pass. It's when they open their mouths and words come out that my skull wants to cave in.

You're missing out on SRV. Also, Jeff Beck is the shit.

Socialist.

Yeah, nobody should be able to actively avoid things they're not going to like! How dare they make such arbitrary rules regarding pop culture! Having established tastes completely negates any validity to their opinions. Shame on them.

Agreed on all counts.

"Ah, captain, captain, I know we usually bury the treasure, but what if this time we use it to buy things? You know, things we like"

The No Michael Bay's Club
I second the anti-Michael Bay sentiment briefly mentioned by Tasha. After Pearl Harbor, a rule had to be set in order to keep me from gouging out my eyes.

Two Years?
Has it really been that long? Wow.

I shall hide behind that garbage car.

No no, that would be Wayne Jarvis. Because he's serious and he's a professional.

That's a good point, idiotking. When I went to a screening of A Serious Man, there were people around who were absolutely infuriated by what they just saw. They were angry about how the Coens could depict God as being so cruel and unforgiving when in real life He loves us and cares so deeply etc.

My favorite review of his is probably for The Prestige, which has this gem: "At the end, critics stood around in clusters asking things like "Who was the man in the beard?" "Why did Christian Bale cut his finger off?" "If Hugh Jackman came back to life, then who drowned in the tank onstage?" "We saw his body at the…

And Now… The Obligatory Rex Reed Thread
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A Beautiful Mess
It's interesting that you wrote up this movie after talking about the beautiful messiness of The Fall. I've always thought this movie belonged in that class as well. It's boldly surreal, practically overflowing with ideas, strewn with hanging plot threads, and it has a great comic energy to offset…

"Face of Oprah returns disgustingly in Sandra Bullock movie. (6,2,6) "

Eh, I've always thought The Wall was fairly overrated. But everything from Meddle to Animals is still perfect.

The first couple of seasons are wayyyy better than what they've been churning out since their return. Though watching those old episodes now, those seasons seem really hokey and cliche for a contemporary show.