There's something I find vaguely amusing about how Apatow casts his entire family in the movie, and replaces himself with Paul Rudd.

There's something I find vaguely amusing about how Apatow casts his entire family in the movie, and replaces himself with Paul Rudd.

They are, as far as I know (and also per Wikipedia).

They are, as far as I know (and also per Wikipedia).

Some odd stylistic flourishes aside, I like that movie quite a bit (I rewatched it a week or two ago).

Some odd stylistic flourishes aside, I like that movie quite a bit (I rewatched it a week or two ago).

The end of the Les Miserables film shows the 1848 revolution that toppled the July Monarchy, which the 1832 student revolt depicted in the film failed to do.  That's a pretty inspired connection, I though.

The end of the Les Miserables film shows the 1848 revolution that toppled the July Monarchy, which the 1832 student revolt depicted in the film failed to do.  That's a pretty inspired connection, I though.

There are various constituencies that were predisposed against it:  people who don't like musicals, people who more specifically don't like musical dramas, people who hate Tom Hooper for winning in 2010, etc.

There are various constituencies that were predisposed against it:  people who don't like musicals, people who more specifically don't like musical dramas, people who hate Tom Hooper for winning in 2010, etc.

That was a great movie.

That was a great movie.

Current top 10 (alphabetical):

Current top 10 (alphabetical):

There's something about saying "on Blu-ray" that just sounds weird to me, in a way that "DVD" doesn't.

There's something about saying "on Blu-ray" that just sounds weird to me, in a way that "DVD" doesn't.

I think there were some people who just don't like the idea of Scorsese making a "children's movie".

I think there were some people who just don't like the idea of Scorsese making a "children's movie".

You could argue that Goodman's character serves a narrative purpose by suckering the audience into going along with Whip's drug use.

You could argue that Goodman's character serves a narrative purpose by suckering the audience into going along with Whip's drug use.