So, was he firing back, or did all the bullets fired at him just deflect back and hit his enemies? I thought it was the latter, but if it's the former it makes a lot more sense that he could target them all at legs rather than chests and faces.

Even though I liked Avengers 2 pretty well, and it's gonna clean up at the box office, we could end up looking back at it as a tipping point for the MCU. I mean, this kinda massive success in a pop culture trend never lasts. The general feedback feels to me like…certainly not negative, but more restrained. Along the…

I would guess this is his last Directorial job on a big blockbuster movie for awhile, unless the call of a future project becomes unexpectedly strong. In press for this movie, Joss sounded almost as depressed as the period after Firefly got canned and his pitch for Wonder Woman was a non-starter. After the first Avenge…

Yeah, I think they found a middle ground on all the quips. They get a little cheezy, and at times they stand-in for better development of personality. But they're well done and they suit the Universe, at least IMO. Part of what I didn't like about the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies was the absence of verbal quips, which…

The scene that felt like it had the strongest Whedon signature, and definitely my favorite part of the movie, was the last scene between The Vision and the last Ultron. The "A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts" part.

Did you have to catch up on the entire series, or just recent eps?

That's pretty awesome.

I feel like all those retired folks have an ambitious prospective career path writing and speaking about their path to early retirement.

The slower I get, the angrier I am. It's a corollary.

I like a lot of the movies on your list this month but man, I love My Blueberry Nights, especially everything with Jude Law's character.

1. Ned Rifle
2. Clouds of Sils Maria
3. Coherence
4. "After The War"(s)
5. When Marnie Was There
6. "Madame Tutli Putli"(s)
7. Save The Date
8. Blackbird (2007)
9. The Natural

He is so unbelievably funny on Veep. Like, I hope it doesn't overshadow all his future work, just because how many characters ever are as constantly hilarious as Jonah? But I will keep an eye out for other stuff he does.

Hot Take, Summer in the city
Click "More" for a Roundtable committee
Is the Olympic logo tasteless?
Is black and white film kinda racist?
The Secret Politics of Peppermint Patty
Lack of diversity in WKRP in Cincinatti

He looked like he was a better fit for Center….

Maybe it's cause you guys warned me, so I was braced for it, but I didn't find it offensive. Pretty good episode, though. Louie's makeup was very tasteful!

If ever a sentence made me both anticipate and dread seeing an episode.

I tried the new Artisan Chicken Sandwich with a coupon. The coupon was good, but the sandwich was nothing special. I actually figured "artisan" meant a selection of sandwiches or toppings, but it's seemingly just a Grilled Chicken Sandwich with a vinaigrette sauce that isn't really strong enough to make an impression…

No, I had not. But I will check it out. TY.

(I got pretty into this article, obviously. I hope this isn't considered spam.)

Nobody really talks about it. It’s funny because for the guys on there, your whole career you talk about performing in front of 20,000 people like it’s a highlight or 50,000 people—then you’re in front of 150,000 people and you talk about it like it was the worst part of your career. I just remember when the guys got…