I do find Hathaway polarizing, in that I (like many others) can't stand her 'real life' persona, whichis that of an eager-beaver overacheiver slathered in a thick, toxic layer of false humility. But then I watch her in a film and I'm reminded that THE BITCH CAN ACT! She's terrific in this film (she's not appealing…

Oh lord yes, I forgot to mention that in my list of 'LOVES' in this episode…. The African man with a shirt and no pants was the fucking best. Actually, it's that kind of detail that should have clued everyone in to the fact that we were watching things happening inside of KP's head.

That final montage had me laughing my fucking ass off. This episode is an A for the long stretch of uninterrupted cackling that it provoked in my mancave. Also loved Tim Heidecker's big moment. After the flurry of abuse he just hurled at his wife, calling her an idiot was so completely gratuitous that I almost…

If you liked this article, you really should pick up 'Marvel Comics: The Untold Story', the book that Heller lifted the book-burning anecdote from. It's really terrific and fascinating to anyone who grew up on Marvel.

It's been a looooong time since I read it, but I also remember 'Justice' turning into quite an interesting book before it finally folded. I seem to remember it massively improved once the creators reneged on the 'alien origin' and revamped him as a delusional human. But I never bothered with any of the other New…

Agreed, it's gorgeous. I think it's nearly criminal that everyone was so caught up in 'Drive' that year, while Alfredson quietly directed circles around Winding Refn. I would also argue that the murkiness of the plot in 'Tinker Tailor' actually enhances the main theme in the film, which is that the security…

Agreed that 'Infinite Jest' would belong in that class, if that class were two years long and was titled 'Infinite Jest 101-102'.

That would be diabolical. Fixed.

'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' (the recent Thomas Alfredson film) is pretty hard to follow at first watch, but is among the most rewarding films in memory once you've gotten a chance to rewatch it. Definitely helps if you've read the book/ seen the Alec Guinness version first.

Yeah, it was pretty good last season too, until it gets to the halfway point and you realize that they're going to use character stupidity to extend a 7-episode story into 13 episodes.

Hmmm. Hate-watching, huh? Never thought of that. Is that how I will justify subjecting myself to another season of Walking Dead? I've resisted thus far, but good TV is dangerously thin right now…

Finally watched 'The Conjuring' on demand. Wow, what a great, classical horror movie. Well-paced, with clearly established emotional stakes, richly realized moments of suspense, and everything you could want out of a cast and a score. My only disappointment was how they eventually visualized the 'spirit' that was…

I've said many times that I consume this show by the shovelful mostly due to toe production design and costumes. Which is both a testament to the utterly immersive beauty of the show and a gentle knock on its writing.

Van Alden's forced little smile acknowledging the Capones' jokes is why everyone should just fucking hire Michael Shannon and pay him whatever he wants.

Oh god, that was the sight gag that kept on giving. Not only did they escalate it by switching to BRIGHT BLUE OPAQUE contacts, but by the time they added the 'festive antlers' he was 90% transformed into Tim Curry in 'Legend'.

Dude, if you desire logic from space vikings and thawed-out super-soldiers who dress like Budweiser cans…. you really aren't the audience for these movies. Personally, I'm enjoying the everloving shit out of them. People will always have Nolan Batman movies if they prefer their fantasies to be more self-important…

Absolutely agreed. So many of his flourishes in that movie seem so unscripted, are so funny, and his delivery so inimitable, that I think of his performance as almost more musical than comedic. I'm totally serious. As it ages, 'Ghosbusters' just seems to cement its place inside my top 3 favorite movies, and my…

*tinkles piano keys* 'They hate this.'

Yeah, I just read through a collection of the Steranko run on SHIELD and I thought: why the hell wouldn't you use Quartermain? At the very least he would be useful as a recurring character who, while technically an ally of the good guys, is also an irritating, glory-hounding schmuck with his own agenda. In fact,…

I think the only things I publicly predicted were that Jesse would be pressed into service by the Aryans and that Walt was ultimately heading to the nazi compound with the M-60. Personally, I think it would have been an improvement if Walt had died in the M-60 assault. It would have freed Jesse but robbed him of…