Eww, Jeremy Clarkson. It doesn't take more than that to put me off this film, childhood nostalgia be damned.

Interesting that both of the Ghostfacers have been in Justified now, and both of them have played characters who are just the absolute worst.
I do have to say that Buckley's amazing work as Danny Crowe has left enough of a mark on me this season that I had a hard time adjusting back to seeing him play such a radically…

It seems another reason for why I never got into the habit of using IMHO might have been my general stupidity.

I never got into the habit of using IM(H)O, but that's just probably because I never got into the habit of adding the phrase "in my (honest) opinion" to every statement I make. Then again, I usually never appear on The Good Wife in front of Ana Gasteyer's judge character, so why would I?

Oh, I love it when it works! Like I said, though, when the scene isn't anything special (as opposed to this one, or your excellent examples), the credits act like a countdown, which more often than not makes the tags feel rushed.

This is probably heresy, but I don't think Menzel's performance suits the song at all. Hearing it in the film, there seemed to be a disconnect between her voice and the music. Her performance was constantly rafter-reaching and nuance-free, sounding more like an Idol contestant than her character in the film. Which is…

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad my meaning came through despite all those parentheses!

Hear, hear! Here's a link to the Newswire.

I'm just going to leave this link to my conversation with ollibear last week about previews spoilers here. If I'm being a huge pest, let me know, and I'll just make my peace with it.

Man, those closing minutes were amazing, weren't they? I was a bit taken aback at how far the show went into Stef and Lena's make-out, but more in a "wow, is this still ABC Family" way than in "this is a bit much" way. Both in terms of the performances (Teri Polo had another banner episode) and in the context of the…

Okay, so last week's review had the highest number of comments this season. I know that's not a definitive indicator of increased popularity, but I do remember Todd listing commenting activity as one of the three most important criteria for the powers that be deciding on a show's coverage (the other two being page…

As always, lovely work, Carrie. I really appreciate the work you put into making these genuine reviews, with a clearly defined angle, and putting (really thoughtful) analysis over recapping. Even if the TV Club in general is good about avoiding straight up plot recitation, not every reviewer takes such care to make…

Now that I think about it, the Avengers movie would have been the perfect setting for a more realistic/adult version of the Janet Van Dyne/Giant Girl from Marvel Adventures The Avengers, even though I somehow doubt they'd be able to pull off the special effect in a satisfying way.

Do you think Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle has enough of a cumulative effect that I need to catch up with the first two series before I start watching the third? I'm slightly familiar with his stand-up.

I didn't think about it while watching the episode, but your observation about Rust and Marty feels spot on to me.

One of the most savaging reviews of Winter's Tale I've read takes pains to point out that the crapness of the film has nothing to do with the quality of the source material, so its detractors aren't necessarily limited to those unfamiliar with the novel.

Putting scare quotes around "authenticity" automatically endears a person to me.

That Howl's is one of my favourite Miyazakis might have something to do with it being one of my first, but it still hit me in some kind of profound way maybe only equalled by Nausicaä.

When I watched The Goonies for the first time as an adult, I actually became angry at how little I liked it. This was around the time of the twenty-year anniversary, when Empire Magazine did a feature retrospective gathering all the actors, and there was lots of Goonies-love in the pop culture-concerned media in…

Yay, Mystery of the Wax Museum shoutout! I liked that one a lot when I watched it a few years back as a bonus feature on the House of Wax DVD. Apparently, I was excited enough to give it a 9 on IMDB.
Can't remember exactly why, but I know I liked it even more than the thoroughly enjoyable remake (and that had Vincent…