Also the way the film drops off little bits of information early on that come back in important and surprising ways is one of my favorite aspects of the original that they brought back for the third movie.  In this case, it was the fact that the cop played his badge number for the lottery.  Despite its somewhat…

As a big fan of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I've lost some interest in the sequel ever since they nixed the directors of the first film.  I remember reading an article where he claimed his idea for the sequel would be Planet of the Apes crossed with Full Metal Jacket.  Naturally my interests peaked after hearing…

But there was enough truth in the funeral speech.  Frank's relying on the time honored tradition of theodicy, a questioning of why, if God is so great, do terrible things happen.  But of course he's doing it in order to save his own ass.  This mixture of truth and fiction is one of the more interesting aspects of the…

I honestly did not understand how a teen driving off the road because she was texting was somehow Frank's fault.  I could possibly understand the family wanting to blame someone in the face of such a loss, but there's no way Frank would have been vulnerable politically because of a wave of anger about a teenager…

The AVClub ratings have been all over the place this season.  Episodes that are terrible creep up into the B range and much better episodes are slapped with a C.  Suit Warehouse, where the affects of being over caffeinated is confused with having brain damage, somehow gets a B where this episode, which actually…

This movie is an absolute mess, but I kind of like it because, not despite, the fact that it's all over the place.  A friend of mine claims it's his favorite film.  And while I won't go that far, after seeing it a couple of times, I will admit that it's entertaining.  The scene where Willis and Aeillo pull off a heist…

I wonder who is the audience for these police procedural reimaginings of old classics? I can't imagine that English lit majors are clamoring to see their favorite Victorian novels turned into by the numbers television.  At the same time, I don't think much of the country wants classic literature mixed in with their…

You're shallow.

That's definitely a part of it.  They also switched from making genre shows with air pirates and chipmunk detectives to what was basically a suburban sitcom.  It just wasn't the same after Goof Troop.

Goof Troop did signal the end.  I vaguely remember enjoying it, but it didn't engender the same kind of excitement as the more adventure based Disney cartoons.

"The very idea that we would find any of this interesting absolutely reeks of self-indulgence, but so does the idea any artist has when they present a story or sonata or sculpture to us."

Ugh.  I didn't even see that one. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of humanity's basest instincts so that I can wallow in our collective filth.

It's too early to talk about the death of Community.  I think the B grade is spot on.  It was a solid episode of television, if not spectacular.  But I think we should also give the new showrunners some time to get used to type of series they're dealing with.  I do agree, however, that the episode felt rushed.

I think the problem with the commercial is that he's described as the brains and she is described as the beauty.  But, honestly, their other commercial of the night is far more offensive (I'm not sure why the fat guy kissing the supermodel has gotten more attention).  The other Go Daddy superbowl commercial shows…

Nothing against Ellen Page, but the description of that movie sounds like some of the worst indie horseshit out there.  

They weren't (I guess aren't) a great band, but they put out a hell of a single, and their albums were mediocre but enjoyable.  Even their sophomore effort had a few decent tracks.  Feel free to use that as your epitaph, Spacehog.

How do you know it still sucks, you haven't even see the most recent season.  At least take a wait and see approach to its suckage.

Thank you for that.  It helps, if only a little.

If you haven't dissected pointless and ephemeral aspects of the TV show Lost, then you haven't watched Lost.

I never understood the title, "You All Everybody."  For the longest time I thought it was "You ARE Everybody," and while that doesn't exactly make sense, it makes a whole hell of a lot more sense than the actual title.  What I'm saying here is, I want the special edition rerelease of Lost to substitute "all" with…