Huh. It's almost like I said EXACTLY THE SAME THING in my write-up.

Huh. It's almost like I said EXACTLY THE SAME THING in my write-up.

Yes. I find that unfortunate. Wasn't my call.

Yes. I find that unfortunate. Wasn't my call.

Take it easy, kids. First off, I don't think Jennifer Lawrence's disdain for old movies is a sin on par with, say, Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccine stance or Mel Gibson's hatefulness or Ted Nugent's wingnut kookery. I chose her mainly because that interview was fresh on my mind and I wanted to write about something other…

Take it easy, kids. First off, I don't think Jennifer Lawrence's disdain for old movies is a sin on par with, say, Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccine stance or Mel Gibson's hatefulness or Ted Nugent's wingnut kookery. I chose her mainly because that interview was fresh on my mind and I wanted to write about something other…

He's awful. The film illuminates the crisis that faces his business and family quite well, but he's shown as sour, cheap, and abusive when times get tough— and extraordinarily remote as a husband and father. He also brags about winning Bush the election.

He's awful. The film illuminates the crisis that faces his business and family quite well, but he's shown as sour, cheap, and abusive when times get tough— and extraordinarily remote as a husband and father. He also brags about winning Bush the election.

I didn't have much sympathy for David, but his wife is a more interesting case. Either way, the movie is a fascinating look at the economic collapse through the eyes of the 1%.

I didn't have much sympathy for David, but his wife is a more interesting case. Either way, the movie is a fascinating look at the economic collapse through the eyes of the 1%.

We do what we can, folks. Very broad category, and we could have done 20 more if we wanted.

We do what we can, folks. Very broad category, and we could have done 20 more if we wanted.

@avclub-b0dae075785888267fc19871f3e7dab7:disqus Consider this: Mainstream moviegoers are out on this entirely. That's a vast swath of the population right there. And it's my belief that only small number of arthouse moviegoers would be interested in a movie like THE COMEDY. So a tiny fraction of a tiny fraction. I…

@avclub-b0dae075785888267fc19871f3e7dab7:disqus Consider this: Mainstream moviegoers are out on this entirely. That's a vast swath of the population right there. And it's my belief that only small number of arthouse moviegoers would be interested in a movie like THE COMEDY. So a tiny fraction of a tiny fraction. I…

Sometimes really great art is narrowly appealing. I think that's true across all media.

Sometimes really great art is narrowly appealing. I think that's true across all media.

Oof. Big omission there, but again, only so many hours.

Oof. Big omission there, but again, only so many hours.

Only so many hours in the day. But I approve of both Manchurian Candidates.

Only so many hours in the day. But I approve of both Manchurian Candidates.