I feel like the brief cameo by the guys from Anvil in this episode (they were helping pack up guns for the Niners right before Opie and Tig's heart to heart) makes up for any problems one might have with Tom Arnold.

Steve, if you have audio of him doing this, I will seriously go down on you for it.

Finally, the octagonal paper issue has been addressed. Cutting corners indeed.

Call me a Howie purist…
But if he's not wearing an inflated rubber glove on his head, I ain't laughin'.

Larry Cohen's "Bone"
I always thought "White Dog" and "Bone" (a movie where Yaphet Kotto terrorizes two white yuppies by acting[?] like the scary blackman stereotype) would make an amazing double feature at some little art house theater.

Seven Pounds 2: Pound 4 Pound

I hope this does well…
…so we can get that eagerly awaited Dave Berry movie. I smell Chevy Chase comeback vehicle.

Noel's 2nd viewing of Burn After Reading
Any chance you'd be willing to elaborate a bit on what you saw the 2nd time around? I saw and didn't really have a good grasp on what the Coens were going for. A kooky take on the "random people end up being parts of the same story" genre? Genuinely interested to hear your take…

"No one had ever really done a wrestling film."
I submit that "Night and the City", while noir at it's core, is a fantastic and respectful wrestling movie. There was a great article about that movie specifically and the lack of great wrestling movies generally, in issue #4 of the Criminal comic. Also, can anyone tell…

Hal Hartley
Egoyan's deceptively stilted dialog style reminds me a lot of Hal Harltey's, another director that helped create a lot of movie nerds in the mid-90's. Any chance of doing one of his movies in the future. He's kind of culty, right?

where every half decent movie is secretly about voyeurism.

Super Important!
10. Fleet Foxes' "Fleet Foxes"
9. The Broken West's "Now Or Heaven"
8. Hurcules & Love Affair's "Hercules & Love Affair"
7. She & Him's "Volume 1"
6. TV on the Radio's "Dear Science"
5. Sons & Daughters' "The Gift"
4. The Roots' "Rising Down"
3. Jennifer O'Connor's "Here With Me"
2. Crystal Castle's "Crystal…

I know that we're all supposed to hate electronica here…
…but Crystall Castle's debut album should really be the exception. Easily my favorite album this year, though tied for that spot with the TV on the Radio new one and Land of Talk's proper debut.

Sideways and Little Miss Sunshine
On several occasions I've sat down with lovers of these movies and gone through every little thing that's wrong with them, and by wrong I mean CBS sitcom level humor and a never-ending series of unbelievable epiphany moments for all the characters involved.

A sad day…
When Tricky's new album doesn't get a mention but Jessica Simpson's does. Has his relevance plummeted so far?

Add Vacancy, the Luke Wilson/Kate Beckinsale movie from last summer, to the "Strangers sounds like…" list.

I hope Kung-Fu Panda makes a ton of money and inspires a series of animals-that-girls-have-tattooed-on-their-ankles/martial arts hybrid movies. I'll be first in line for Capoeira Frogs.

I hope Kung-Fu Panda makes a ton of money and inspires a series of animals-that-girls-have-tattooed-on-their-ankles/martial arts hybrid movies. I'll be first in line for Capoeira Frogs?

A hilarious paradox. Are we on the Lost board?

It would be a lot more exciting if it weren't played for laughs. Like if she was crying while she did it and old, fat mexican men were throwing dollar bills at her.