Is that true about Vader now yelling "NO!" I had heard (hoped) that that was just a rumor. I don't have the latest blu rays, so I've never seen this for myself.

I thought this at first, but she writes, that the poor prequels "cast aspersions on the quality of what came before." It's really unclear and not very well thought out.

"But the worst thing the prequels ever did was cast aspersions on the quality of what came before. Critically, Star Wars hasn’t aged well. When it first hit public consciousness, even intellectuals like Joseph Campbell were prepared to weigh in on it and find merit in its storytelling. Now, Star Wars seems like a…

Did anyone else think this was about the fictional Parks and Rec character Ben Wyatt starting his own band?

Miller has done a ton of stupid shit over the years (both as a person and as a comic book artist). But I still like a good handful of his earlier work, including the Sin City series. So I'm in for the sequel.

I don't want to grant too much power to 300. Watching 300 by itself isn't going to make someone into a xenophobe. But I do think 300 is one part of a larger anti-Muslim, Orientalist discourse surrounding the War on Terror. Those teenage boys might not pick up on the subtext, but that's actually a problem. 300…

When the original film came out, reviews did not mention the racist overtones. It went completely ignored. In fact, it received a "fresh" rating on rottentomatoes, so the majority of critics didn't see a problem with the film's depiction of Persians. True, since then others have made the obvious observation that…

The definition of punk is really hard to pin down. The Ramones were playing alongside bands like Television and the Talking Heads in the late 70s. These days the Talking Heads have retroactively become new wave, but that term didn't exist when they were starting out. Both The Ramones and Talking Heads would have…

I'm the same way. Generation X, The Undertones, and, of course, The Buzzcocks are all great in my book. But for some reason 90s pop-punk just falls flat for me. There are a few albums here and there that I enjoy, but for whatever reason it just can't compete with the bands from the 70s. 90s pop-punk was popular…

Thank you for this review. It's about time critics point out how racist and vile this series is. I had never read the Frank Miller comic book, but I remember being excited about the first film, only to be severely disappointed by its clear racist and xenophobic message. And the film's visuals made me feel like I…

I think he means fans of Zack Snyder, which these days just means Zack Snyder.

“I always believe the movies I've made are smarter than the way they are perceived by sort of mass culture and by the critics."

Are you trying to tell me that you think Robert Kirkman might not be very good at portraying rounded, well developed characters?

The funny thing about Ron is that for someone who claims to be a staunch libertarian style conservative, he sure has a problem with modern capitalism. Not only does he not want his chairs to be mass produced in the style of capitalist great, Henry Ford, but he was also reluctant to sell his cabin to the highest…

I found English Little League a little lackluster, but everything else they've put out since the reunion has been killer. I really think Class Clown, Bears, and Factory hold their own against their classic albums. If they had put those albums out in separate years, I think music critics would have been a lot more…

I think everyone's self-made GBV best of starts off with "A Salty Salute." Mine sure does.

I'm of the opinion that most side projects are unnecessary. Sure, there are a few times where a few musicians create something unique that they couldn't with their regular bands. But for the most part it sounds similar to the main band, but with a few songs that were probably b-sides in the first place. I got this…

I think part of the reason why Frank is a Democrat has to do with the fact that there is very little ideological wiggle room in the Republican party these day. They are all lock step extremists, with few exceptions. But there are still plenty of corporatist Democrats who would fit nicely within the Republican party…

I hear what you're saying, but I actually think the creators of House of Cards think that they've created a searing look inside of politics. I can just picture them on the set with a smug look, thinking to themselves, "We've just blown the lid off of Washington, man!"

It's funny to watch/read interviews with people from the show. They have a line they keep on saying, which can be summed up by "at least Frank gets things done." I think this view of politics encapsulates the shallow nature of the show. For the creators, the actual effect of policy is absolutely irrelevant. It's…