Fair enough. I mean I understand your point, but there is a difference between living sealed in an airtight canister to protect your stamp collection and choosing to take your boudoir photos on a device that isn't cloud connected.

The point is, the technology is fallible. That it exists in the way that it does means you must be more careful than you otherwise would. If you want pictures to be private, is it unreasonable to suggest taking them on a device that is not hooked up to cloud technology?

Yes. I wonder if previous generations faced anything close to the sort of panic we're experiencing with cloud technology and machines that presume to share all your shit to some central server, etc. I have so many devices and services that presume to make decisions for me on how my data is shared and offer me…

That's kind of his point, I think— they don't have to be "put out there" to GET out there anymore.

It's like trying to keep up with technology— eventually it outpaces you, because it's relentless. So rather than try to understand, you lament that which has passed, and eventually turn your tastes toward legacy acts, like Bruce Springsteen or something, because they, like you, are simply comfortable to tread water.…

As much as I hate to sound like a technology-hating curmudgeon, it's unrewarding to "shop" for digital music. I feel like I've purchased air, and my collection is as transient as happiness itself. In high school I liked going into a music store and relishing in the general tactile nature of exchanging money for a…

So if, say, 100 people donate $1,000, does that mean H Jon Benjamin has to drink for 100 consecutive hours, or do those 100 people have to get together to drink in one location…? The latter would be lame. Who wants to drink with 99 other douchebags?

Yeah, Willem Defoe goes all in too. I was actually really excited when I saw Eccleston cast as Malekith. When I saw what they had him doing on the screen I sincerely didn't know why they bothered. There was no performance required in that inexplicable take on Malekith. Maybe they're afraid to take the spotlight away…

I loved "Dead Man" but concerning the soundtrack, I can't help thinking of Roger Ebert's review: "A mood might have developed here, had it not been for the unfortunate score by Neil Young, which for the film's final 30 minutes sounds like nothing so much as a man repeatedly dropping his guitar."

Alfred Molina was a great villain in Spider Man 2. Every time I see a superhero movie anymore, I leave the theatre wondering why the villain was so lame. I invariably have fun at superhero movies, but I just can't understand how, to name one example, someone could make The Red Skull a forgettable presence.

Yeah, I don't think that's a stretch. He certainly elevated the material.

Right on. I mean, the villain is supposed to be the fun part to play, right? I'm a sucker for superhero movies, but it's crazy how many modern movies fail to put an interesting and dynamic villain onscreen.

If I was directing a film that would be seen by millions and having the time of my life doing it, I think I would find it difficult to resist giving myself a bit part, solely to amuse myself. With this in mind, I can't begrudge him casting himself in toss-away roles. Yes, they're gratuitous. But QT's entire…

Yeah. It's easy to forget how great these exchanges are. I feel like I could watch Jules and Vincent just shoot the breeze for two hours.

I'll concede that point— it is a bit "neat" from Jackie's perspective. And yes, Robert Forster was great. I also thought De Niro was great in a weird, almost-isn't-there-at-all performance.

Jackie Brown is the better movie. I can watch Jackie Brown over and over and over and never get tired of it. Pulp Fiction was so hyper-exposed in the 90s that watching it today is like reliving every cliché that it spawned. Which is not to say the movie isn't good…it's just so damned familiar.

Glad you're still with us. Also glad to know the internet is not only a tool for evil. Cheers!

Can't understand why someone would go out of their way to do something so cruel. Hopefully it was just a dumb kid who will eventually learn some respect.

Pretty sure I would find sleep impossible without the white noise of a television. I too use comfortable reruns, something I don't need to "listen" to.

Keep fighting the fight, friend…we've all been there to some degree or another. Depression is like the universal illness…everyone's got it, thinks they've got it, or is scared they have it. All I know for sure is how differently the world looks when you surface. Sometimes the biggest hurdle is forgiving yourself for…