I'm definitely part of the problem. My patience/attention span for any form of entertainment have basically dropped to all time lows. I used to watch Bergman films, like, for FUN. I could spend months reading Tolstoy and even get something out of it. I used to actively seek out (Christ, who has this kind of time…

I so agree with you about Rey. Knowing that my daughter will see that kind of example of a character in such a ubiquitous, pervasive franchise is hugely reassuring. I imagine parents must've felt the same way about Leia at the time.

Even in noir I can't think of too many movies where the central conflict is, "WILL the protagonist commit murder?" Fantastic movie. Gloria Grahame is amazing as always. It's weird how she won an Oscar for The Bad And The Beautiful, since it was such an atypical role for her.

She still loves him, in spite of his epic betrayal. And she still believes he cares for her, and frankly, Philip never gave her any reason to doubt that. Even Philip himself recognizes that beneath the artifice, the connection he and Martha shared was more genuine (or at least, not any less genuine) than the one he…

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NOTHING MOVES THE BLOB

To be fair, that voice is almost preternaturally offputting and most likely would be a dealbreaker for the majority of listeners. I'd appreciate the warning.

This band kicks fucking ass. A lot of indie bands lately try to be modern punk/noise rock revivalists or whatever and think all they have to do is ape the sound without bothering to write any actual songs that employ things like "structure" or "hooks" and so they fucking suck. This sounds awesome and I can't wait to…

Kudos to this show for allowing Martha to go out with a brave face on, in full acceptance of her fate. They could have made her look pathetic one last time, could have exploited Alison Wright's amazing ability to elicit sympathy from the audience with a big, showy, scenery-devouring performance, and been fully…

Martha got off easy, in Elizabeth's view. Best-case scenario. Thats' the mentality of the fanatic.

This show NAILS the regretfully long memories and resentments that build up between people over the years in a marriage. ANY couple that spends enough time together will inevitably boil over into exactly that type of exchange. The most painful part is that through all of the emotion and anguish and negative energy,…

I would go with "Never Grow Up" because it pretends to be a song from a new mother addressed to her infant child when it's really just all about Swifty herself and her boy troubles, like everything always is in her unbelievably vapid oeuvre.

I think we're going to end up in counseling, as dreary as that sounds right now. I have just one fairly large reservation about it, and it has to do with what you advised me not to do (confessing something I still feel guilty about), but as long as that can be avoided it's probably the most viable option. Thanks for…

It's the anti-"sexperience".

I want a Macho Man Dan Savage gimmick poster. HIRE A SEX WORKER, OHHHHH YEEEEAHHHH

Thanks! I've never taken him to any sort of live performance before, so this would be exciting and hopefully memorable. He is also a huge New Day fan so I know he'd have fun chanting along with their trombone in that audience.

Reigns/Usos vs. Styles/Bullet Club is shaping up to be one of the hottest angles in years.

This will sound stupid. All I want is the ability to go without sleep and not suffer the hysterical side effects of insomnia. Waking up is the most difficult fucking part of every day and I never want to do it again. Going to bed is actively painful for this reason. I'm tired and lifeless all the time no matter how…

Blink's power is, visually, one of the coolest fucking things I've ever seen in a superhero film.

Make friends with yourself first. You're the only one who will truly always be there for you.