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This Hatesong was okay, but I really think this guy could have wrung a lot more comedy out of such a hilariously awful song. Although, he gets points for naming one of his comedy albums after sprezzatura, which is a great term from the delightful Book of the Courtier.

Screw the remake. I want a full on sequel. Xur is still out there, goddammit!

This seems like a sound, reasonable opinion. But before I trust you over the singer from Blink-182, I have to know, how many songs about masturbation have you written?

Are you sure he didn't mean that streaming Blink-182's music is like listening to dying elephants?

I actually want one of these films to be good, but I also know that's never going to happen.

I'm not sure there's a huge market for an Expendables porn parody, but who knows, stranger things have happened.

Redbox is for Philistines. Get on the judgment bandwagon, Jerrod, before it's too late.

"Boring is boring." Oh. Thank you for clearing that up.

The politics of that first skit was definitely conservative, but I'm not sure if it was out of any genuine ideological perspective or just laziness. It seemed like they heard somewhere that an executive order circumvents congress and built an obvious parody around it without understanding the full historical context.

There is a George Lucas outrage machine that seems to fuel the internet with its rage. I didn't like the prequels (although Revenge of the Sith had some strong moments, especially in its first half), but at this point in time I've come to terms with the fact that they weren't very good movies. I've even come to

You're a goddamn monster.

The Adjustment Bureau has an ending that is a complete and total cop-out. I haven't seen the movie in a long time, but I remember enjoying it more than I expected to when I first watched it. It wasn't ground breaking or anything, but it was a generally well made film. I also thought it was pretty cool that the

Let's be honest. That was the least of the film's problems. Somewhere in The Dark Knight Rises two hour and forty-five minute running time, there's a really good movie.

I completely agree. Russell's a phenomenal writer, and up until that ending the book was funny, sweet, and melancholy. But there was nothing in the first three-quarters of the novel that suggested it could in any way handle the violent act that occurs at the end. I've been meaning to read other work by Ruessell,

I don't know if the writer also creates the title, but the word "boring" or any variation on it is without a doubt my least favorite word in criticism. It refers solely to the individual viewer's reaction without telling us much of anything about the actual work of art. It's a term for petulant children and should

Djimon Hounsou hasn't really been given the roles he deserves ever since his break in Amistad. I think he's been somewhat typecast over the years, so it's nice to see him potentially play Merlin or not-quote-Merlin or whatever the role ends up being.

Oliver being a dick might be more of a character problem than a gender problem on the show. In some ways, the fact that the show indulges the female gaze as often as it does the male gaze makes it somewhat progressive. It's about time that all of us, male and female alike, start to feel completely inadequate.

Critics: they always have to criticize. It's like it's in their job description, or something!

I'm not so certain that this is necessarily a problem, at least when it comes to Arrow. As the article admits, there are plenty of ass-kicking female characters. And it's not like Felicity lacks screen time. Her and Diggle are probably the two best characters in the show, and if it weren't for them, I probably

I've never seen the 1984 version of 1984, and didn't until now realize that John Hurt played the lead. This makes his role in V for Vendetta actually kind of clever.