Especially because the Rick James sketch in particular was so over-quoted that it drove Chappelle up the wall.  Imagine being called a "bitch" every time you went outside.

It's a good film, but gloomy as hell, and it really isn't a fantasy movie.

It's a good film, but gloomy as hell, and it really isn't a fantasy movie.

I'm guessing that if you're interested in reading the comics at all, you have enough knowledge of Batman to read DKR.  For what it's worth, my only Batman knowledge prior to reading DKR came from the following:

I'm guessing that if you're interested in reading the comics at all, you have enough knowledge of Batman to read DKR.  For what it's worth, my only Batman knowledge prior to reading DKR came from the following:

So wait, Dark Knight Returns isn't even a "next step"?  Out of the three Batman tales I've read (Year One, DKR, and The Killing Joke), Dark Knight Returns is the most thematically rich, has a great plot, and has some good satire to boot.  I guess some people might be turned off by Frank Miller's worldview, but it fits…

So wait, Dark Knight Returns isn't even a "next step"?  Out of the three Batman tales I've read (Year One, DKR, and The Killing Joke), Dark Knight Returns is the most thematically rich, has a great plot, and has some good satire to boot.  I guess some people might be turned off by Frank Miller's worldview, but it fits…

Nope on Mastodon.  The Hunter was great.  Give it another listen.  I know the first two songs sound like radio-metal, but the rest of the album is killer noodly-doodly goodness. It's basically Crack the Skye with tighter writing.  "Stargasm" in particular is probably the best space-metal song that Mastodon's done.

Nope on Mastodon.  The Hunter was great.  Give it another listen.  I know the first two songs sound like radio-metal, but the rest of the album is killer noodly-doodly goodness. It's basically Crack the Skye with tighter writing.  "Stargasm" in particular is probably the best space-metal song that Mastodon's done.

@avclub-fec1b8d3fbc08f27a84e5a334d45bb5a:disqus That's what bugged the hell out of me about Inception's critical reception.  Critics started comparing Nolan to Kubrick with that film, when there's no way in hell Kubrick would ever resort to such blatantly expository dialogue.  It's Nolan's insistence on having…

MadTV was more consistently funny than SNL.  In fact, the only SNL sketch that makes me laugh is the "More Cowbell" sketch.

MadTV was more consistently funny than SNL.  In fact, the only SNL sketch that makes me laugh is the "More Cowbell" sketch.

What's wrong with criticism?

What's wrong with criticism?

A WOMAN!

A WOMAN!

Is the van still falling?

Is the van still falling?

Just your vagina, then?

Just your vagina, then?