Only if you are a big Saramago fan. It took me at least 75 pages to get into the book; it is at times dense and slow going (and ultimately very cynical). It was best at cleverly illustrating the absurdist pratfalls and doublespeak of governmental agencies, and I did eventually start to enjoy the book. But unlike…

Top Secret: "Movie? What movie?"

Top Secret: "Movie? What movie?"

All this vertical space that we're not even using!

All this vertical space that we're not even using!

My guess is that the "highbrow" @avclub-d0dfbf82a0232e4c63faf5016c25b7d5:disqus  refers to is cinematographic competence rather than lofty concept. Alien's plot is high concept but not highbrow, and its execution is excellent. That said, any AVP movie would require some cheese, and that is a tricky thing to pull off…

My guess is that the "highbrow" @avclub-d0dfbf82a0232e4c63faf5016c25b7d5:disqus  refers to is cinematographic competence rather than lofty concept. Alien's plot is high concept but not highbrow, and its execution is excellent. That said, any AVP movie would require some cheese, and that is a tricky thing to pull off…

I'm just…so happy that this exists.

I'm just…so happy that this exists.

Looking over this list (as well as the Wikipedia list of 2012 albums) I'm a bit surprised at how little I listened to new releases this year. Besides Passion Pit, The Shins and John Mayer's new albums I really haven't paid attention to new music this year. On a related note, I learned that The Offspring, Our Lady…

Looking over this list (as well as the Wikipedia list of 2012 albums) I'm a bit surprised at how little I listened to new releases this year. Besides Passion Pit, The Shins and John Mayer's new albums I really haven't paid attention to new music this year. On a related note, I learned that The Offspring, Our Lady…

I wasn't around then but I'd love to read that comments section.

I wasn't around then but I'd love to read that comments section.

I'm still waiting for you to finish this sentence.

I'm still waiting for you to finish this sentence.

The Dark Knight > The Avengers > The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight > The Avengers > The Dark Knight Rises

For some reason it's never resonated with me personally. I can certainly appreciate its tremendous contributions to our culture but I just don't care to watch it. Probably has something to do with my longstanding uneasiness with dark absurdist fantasies. It's the same reason I could never really like Alice in…

For some reason it's never resonated with me personally. I can certainly appreciate its tremendous contributions to our culture but I just don't care to watch it. Probably has something to do with my longstanding uneasiness with dark absurdist fantasies. It's the same reason I could never really like Alice in…

I think the iMDB comments boards compete with YouTube comments as the most vile, reactionary and dimwitted discussions on the internet.