@Trurl

I'm surprised people are generally so repulsed by Morrissey's statement. I think the comparison is foolish, but I also think he makes a sound moral argument.

and ANOTHER thing
I'm so goddamn sick of irony. Irony makes me want to vomit. It seems impossible to find a script nowadays, whether in television or film, in which irony hasn't been given a prominent voice. It's as if producers feel that only the most sentimental drivel is possible without it or, on the other side,…

Robert Irwin, et al.
I'm surprised by your first paragraph, John. The fact that painted elephants (or, say, graffiti rats) are what pop into your mind when you think of public art is really too bad. There's some amazing, challenging things being done out there. Just three: Robert Irwin heads my list (and is a genius).…

Purina has no place here? But Purina, um, supports … uhh … art.

Similarly, Wes Anderson > Ingmar Bergman … wittier, more fun to watch.

The irony
"…somewhat measurably excited about (in our own jaded, cautious, socially stunted, guardedly ironic kind of way, of course)."

"About Schmidt is one of the best movies of the 00s." I agree. Along the same lines, I think Throw Momma From the Train is up there for the 80s, and White Men Can't Jump for the 90s. Sure, they're not the popular picks, but you gotta be brave if want to court the truth.

He tilts his head well in all his movies, it's not just V. I mean, it's uncanny, every movie here he is tilting this way or that, and it's always … well, ya, like you say: it's perfect, that's the word.

Bold prediction
I predict Todd's grades next week will be … wait for it … a good Simpsons, a mediocre Cleveland show, and a horrible Family Guy. He will laugh frequently during the Simpsons, laugh here and there at some CS gags, and will ponder why FG is on the air at all.

I always confuse Gwyneth Paltrow and Nipsy Russell. Screwtape, what other celebrity names put you in a fuss?

A review?
How does this qualify as a "review"? It's a grade-school book report. There are four paragraphs of summary with an isolated crumb of analysis: "Carey excels." Oh. Cool. I love books where the author excels.

Time is for losers.

His comeback is just around the corner; he was brilliant in Date Movie.

yeesh
Why are Danny Trejo's eyes carrying two purses?

Really?
A review of Crazy on the Outside? The internet has to be getting full … a storage crisis looms.