The point was that the Canadian education system generally performs better than America's in the international rankings (the advantage is more pronounced in higher education), and doesn't employ the procedures of some European countries.  There are many different ways to organize education, and they don't all involve…

Tracking isn't a feature of Canadian schools, generally (each province runs its own system, so there are differences, but not huge ones), so I don't think that's a prerequisite.

Feeny's career since we last saw him:

Film:

Redford was an average actor, but a great movie star.

I'd assume he's going to be an old SHIELD agent who used to deal with the Winter Soldier case in the 60s/70s.

The showrunners have said many times that they don't envision the series lasting longer than eight years, so they're not going to be doing two seasons per book, in all likelihood.

I remember how Lisa Simpson protested to Marge in the late 90s that the Learning Channel wasn't really teaching her anything.  The contemporary TLC makes that era look like a golden age by comparison.

The worst thing about this series is the realization that this nice girl is going to grow up to be Carrie Bradshaw.

Walter will be in it.  Segel has said he finished what he wanted to do with the characters in the first movie.

Colonel Blimp is my favourite of their movies, and one of the best of the 40s.  Livesey is good, but my favourite performance in the movie is Anton Walbrook.  His long explanation to the immigration board for why he's in England is an exceptionally moving scene.

Les Miserables:  Will still defend the cinematography choices, which I think reinforce the feel the story should have.  Crowe's not very good, but I don't think he's terrible either; the rest of the cast is top form.

Exotica:  For a period in the 1990s, Atom Egoyan was the prince of the Canadian cinema scene.  This is commonly listed as one of his two best, but I don't think it's really in the same league as The Sweet Hereafter, which may be the best Canadian movie ever made (certainly the best in the English language).  It's…

"I cut an album of dirty limericks to be eligible!"

Telling the love stories of fictional characters against an historical backdrop is a storytelling style as old as fiction. Some are more successful than others (and I think Titanic does it well).

Well, it's a sitcom, so from the start it's obviously supposed to be more about humour.  Awful people regularly headline comedies.

This was a movie that on viewing I more respected than loved.  It's quite interesting, artistically, and one can appreciate that, but it never really captured my imagination.

It's very much a noir conclusion:  the PI makes a tough call, which he'll likely regret either way, even though he suffers as a result.

I think this is Nolan's best film (maybe Batman Begins), and probably Jackman's best work too (at least until Les Miserables, which woul also be a contender).  Fascinating character studies, with a really amazing depiction of late-19th century atmosphere, where "science" was this new, unexplained thing (the same sort…

I'd hardly say it's the last minute.  It's built up to gradually; as soon as Tesla enters the picture there's clearly freaky stuff going on.