I wonder if he's being ironic?

You could also include Adrien Brody in The Village. This isn't the typical "heartwarming" film about someone with mental disabilities, but Brody's character is basically there to serve the plot. He does a lot of nonsensical things throughout the film, and the only explanation is that he's mentally challenged so…

The title of the article is "What's a piece of art that you know you should like but just can't." So I assume this means that each of the above participants likes art and artists who are similar to the ones they picked, but for whatever reason just can't get into these individual artists. I can see why someone might…

Those three choices are the most perplexing. If you compare each artist to their peers in the same genre, they're actually some of the most accessible. Lynch's films are more fun than some of Bunuel's movies, for instance. DeLillo has a wicked sense of humor that makes his bizarre novels go down easy. And…

I recently read the same thing. Also, a fellow wrote a lengthy comment below that also claims that we can't confirm that Blackbeard actually killed anyone. And it sounded like he knew what he was talking about.

I glimpsed an online advertisement for this show a little while ago, but since then I heard nothing about Crossbones. I was beginning to think that a pirate show from the creator of Luther and starring John Malkovich might have been some strange fever dream I made up. Good to see that it is in fact real.

I do remember hearing that Mel's dad is a part of a Catholic sect that doesn't accept the reforms of the Catholic church from the 1960s (which also included stating explicitly that the Jews were not responsible for the death of Jesus, if I'm not mistaken).

So this isn't just a film adaptation of the Psychonauts video game? Damn.

I've always enjoyed this one, and it's one of Manic Mel's more charismatic performances. All three performers had great chemistry together.

Maybe I haven't listened to enough early U2, but I never liked the band. Bono's self-important image really gets my goat, and at this point if the early, non-radio singles are any good, I'm not sure I'd be able to hear it through my hatred of those stupid fucking sun glasses he's always wearing.

There's something that looks photoshopped about that image. It's like the cats were just dropped into the picture.

I don't know if Blade is the most important comic book film of all time, but it did kick off the modern comic book movie craze and doesn't get any credit for it. It's also a sleek, well made action film with superhero and supernatural elements. The first two Blade movies are both great, in my opinion. Although, the…

But there's a way to discuss objectification of female characters in comics in a smart and nuanced manner. It is problematic, and the question of whether a female can be both an object and a subject has a pretty lengthy debate in feminist discourse. Regardless, the one way not to discuss this issue is to say, "Comic…

Well, this pretty much explains why DC/WB are getting the crap kicked out of them at the box office.

Oh, I know. And I normally really like Clowes's work. I just felt he didn't have anything interesting or unique to say this time. Maybe the challenge of stretching out such a short comic to feature length was a little much.

I wanted to like this film, but the serial killer plot was a terrible fit, and I honestly thought the send up of art school seemed lazy. The parody of art school seemed like it could have been cooked up by someone who had never actually attended art school. Of course, I've never been to art school, so maybe all of…

Of all the unnecessary sequels, this one bothers me the most. I know that a new film won't change what's great about the original, but it still sticks in my craw for some reason.

Thea reminds me of a rich girl who is completely exasperated by how difficult her life of wealth and privilege is. This is a common enough archetype (and believe me, these people exist in real life), but it's not a lot of fun to watch.

I think the Arrow comparison is apt. I enjoy parts of Arrow, but it has far more problems than SHIELD. At its worse, SHIELD is bland, but Arrow can be aggressively bad from time to time. Thea and her lunkheaded boyfriend are painful to watch, and the mayoral election is a painfully stupid subplot. I'll never…

Yeah, my guess is that in five years Yeezus will not have aged well, chiefly because of the lackluster lyrics. It's a shame because it was a great left turn of an album in other ways.