Phoebe Cates
…still amazing.

Wait, what? I didn't first, did I? I didn't even reverse-first, or stealth first…I'm just not seeing it.

Wait, now that I've read the whole article, fuck that guy!

Obviously
The last thought is that he was the voice of a generation, at least for cinema.

"Fats, man, let me tell you my story, man. I was crazy insane for this little eighth-grade bitch."

So *that*'s the infamous WICKER MAN, huh?

Political ZING!

Are you talking about the original DEAD ZONE movie, tibber? 'Cause that shit was *intense* and stuck in my mind for years, like the river of blodd that comes down the hallway in THE SHINING. Good reference, there.

That shit was insane. What the hell was wrong with that guy?

Shana—

Harry Potter, you say?
I continue to wait patiently for my child to get old enough to be my excuse to go see 'kids' movies in the theater. I'm really aiming for Pixar, but the occasional magic fantasy like Harry Potter would be fine for a broiling hot Texas Summer afternoon.

Excellent writeup
All of the critical essays by the A.V. Clubbers have been great (as most work on this site is—I'm not saying y'all woke up talented today, just that this is a particular winning streak).

What?!? He's never won for "The Office"?!?

Jim Parsons—that's pretty awesome
I was going to say that he shouldn't win, but deserved the nomination, but fuck that, he should totally win. Carell's got enough statues.

As long as I'm talking to myself, and holding forth the caveat that my impression of the book comes wholly second-hand (from you nice folks):

Wait! Goddammit, that was *not* a first.

Handlen makes it unanimous
So I guess I gots to read this one.

Wow, this is a great show.
I'm glad the Club picked this up as a regular and I'm thrilled, obviously, that ABC kept it after coming perilously close to canceling it. Imagine—*this* is one of the episodes they came close to never airing.

A+ thread.

Switch that to THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE, and I'm there.