I know that I personally constantly compare my wife to Beyonce. It makes for fun times at the dinner table. Oh how we laugh!

People don't like Up? I thought it was charming. Middle of the pack, maybe, but by no means bad.

I don't think my dad shaped my tastes all that much — I take after my mom in most ways — but we did spend a shitload of time watching the Creature Double Feature on UHF Channel 56 (WLVI) when I was a kid, and I have fond memories.

WLVI or GTFO

Counter-counterpoint: Colbert is a clever performance but rarely actually funny, and you are worse than Hitler.

Yeah, I never really understand what's even being alleged in situations like this. The first time they made a Willy Wonka movie out of Roald Dahl's intellectual property, what was the studio's motivation? Advancing Oompa Loompa rights? Giving a greater voice to experimental film makers? It's kind of money all the way…

I love this exchange, but my favorite bit of it is what comes next, when Jason Bateman says, "Yes, I know. I just wanted to get in there first." And Michael Cera pauses for a beat before whispering "okay," thereby delivering the most perfect reaction shot of a series with many great reaction shots.

Yeah, I'm fine with goofy answers, but in total this AVQ&A seemed mostly to underscore just how ephemeral, pointless, and crappy pop culture is. The notion of someone carrying around the script of Caddyshack for the rest of their lives to preserve it for eternity is actively depressing. This question took on a…

If you're talking about Paul Theroux, I think the thing you're referring to is "every book he's every written."

I haven't read Gravity's Rainbow, so I'm not really qualified to answer this, I suppose. I have read a bunch of other Pynchon, though, and although there's a lot of superficial similarity between the two authors, the experience of reading them is very different. In general, I'd say that DFW is a lot more fun. IJ is a…

The thing is, Alien and Aliens are in different genres. Aliens is almost certainly the best action horror movie ever made. Alien is one of the best sci fi horror films ever made. It seems almost pointless to try to rank them against one another.

So, what's the story with the running Google joke? It seems like there's backstory here, but I'm coming up with nothing.

The official story is that they NB and JJL broke up before NB and GG started dating. (Yes, I get my celebrity gossip from the New Yorker.) I realize that this story is suspect based purely on circumstance, but that seems kinda unfair. Given complete absence of evidence or public accusations to the contrary, I'm…

Counterpoint: I thought this looked better than expected. I like Simon Pegg in skeevy mode, and Martin Freeman is always a welcome presence. I wasn't as crazy about Hot Fuzz as most people, but I appreciate that plot isn't an afterthought in these movies, and this one looks like no exception.

Hold the phone, @avclub-bca3531762af8a993c4f60c48fd5e33b:disqus  — you're citing Wikipedia as evidence that the thumb thing is *not* weird internet criticism? Was the article edited by David McCullough?

Her?

It was, basically.

Your parents have genitalia? That's nasty.

@avclub-e463f97ca6bc46b1ba706474e108c7e1:disqus - don't forget Fred Thompson, who was actually considered a credible candidate for *president* at some point, until everyone figured out that he was basically a sleepy old man with a nice drawl who likes to stand next to pick-up trucks.

I agree that this trailer was surprisingly competent, although the brief cut of a scene in which a computer progress bar was used to build dramatic tension — must upload files before everything explodes! — tells me all I need to know about this movie. Well, that and the fact that Rolan Emmerich shit it out.