Thompson is clearly a great artist. The layouts are innovative and beautiful and the way he depicts emotions in his characters is always clear and precise. The problem with both Blankets and Habibi, though, is that the stories aren't that good. It isn't just that he's picking subjects I don't care that much about, but…

Every time I see Pablo, it makes me wonder what El Vez is doing these days.

"A Good Muslim" or, in this case, a Reluctant Fundamentalist.

That network has to be in serious trouble. I watched some of the Godzilla marathon over Christmas and started to notice that, in about dozen commercial breaks, there were only two commercials. It was a grand total of about 90 seconds of ad time during the run of the film I watched. To fill the commercial breaks they…

Guy Maddin's work only really works well in shorts. I saw Tales From The Gimli Hospital and Archangel in their original theatrical runs and was a big supporter, but a little Maddin goes a long way. Careful has a great opening, but wears out its welcome after the first half of the film. Most of his later features…

His early stuff, particularly Europa and Element of Crime, seemed more interested in visuals than story. I think his work is far more balanced now.

I did. I mean, of course I wanted to see how the story progressed, but I really loved John Hannah's Batiatus, and his chemistry with Lucy Lawless created some of the best scenes in the first season. So I was more than happy to spend more time with those characters.

I finally got around to watching all the DVDs of Fringe a couple months ago. Seen as a multi-season marathon, the show starts to suck really hard. I just wanted to slap the shit out of Olivia every time she wanted to whine about her relationship. The series started out pretty strong, but they kept resorting to the…

The deleted scene on the Eastbound & Down DVD of him showing off his sword to a hooker is the funniest thing in the whole series.

I think I liked Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette more than you, but the Japanese stereotypes were straight up ridiculous. I had just returned from a year in Tokyo when I saw it and hated LiT due to the absurd crap Coppola was presenting. I suppose making up a new stereotype is somewhat innovative (they don't mix…

Post Tenebras Lux was like the Mexican answer to Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. It manages to be beautiful and weird and super boring all at the same time. Was there a point to any of it?

If you have to waste hours of (let's be honest) complete guesswork to piece together some sort of coherent narrative, then the filmmaker has failed to effectively communicate the story. The last third is a complete mess of random craziness that one has to assume makes sense in some time loop logic. Any movie with…

It could be weirder. You could say "I never saw a Scorsese film, but loved that sitcom "Alice" - that was based on a Scorsese film, right? "Kiss my grits"- haha! That Scorsese is hilarious!

Primer was a huge scam. It's the "Emperor's New Clothes" of the film world. I worked at a video store when the DVD first came out. Saw the film, didn't get it, saw it again with the commentary and didn't get it nor was I in any way convinced the director understood it either.

Usually if filmmakers are going to do something regional for a first film, it will tend to be something that reflects their own upbringing. I would see the Coens making something like A Serious Man before they would make Blood Simple or Raising Arizona, for example (but they did go to UT, so there is some connection).

I always find it odd when non-Texan filmmakers chose to make such a Texas centered film for a first effort. I thought the Coen brothers were from Texas for a couple years after Blood Simple. And I have absolutely no idea why David Byrne made True Stories. I could see if he did something very New York for a first film,…

She must despise Sam Worthington, then. There's an Australian with absolutely no charisma. He's not even a bad actor at all, just hopelessly bland and forgettable. I know people who have seen Avatar, the Clash of the Titans remake, and Terminator Salvation and still have no clue who Worthington is. At least Eric Bana…

I was disappointed in Trompe Le Monde. The first two songs are solid, but then it becomes a bit of a jerk-off (I'm looking at you, U-Mass). The Head On cover felt completely unnecessary and was too soon after the original and too faithful. If you're going to cover something so soon after the original artist, you…

If you're a girl there might be some body image issues, other than that I don't know.

Caddyshack isn't as funny as everyone wants to remember either.