1. Jon Lovitz is SO good in his small role in Southland Tales, I wish someone had pounced on that and given him an Insomnia-style part to follow it up. Bonus points to Richard Kelly for staging a scene where badass Lovitz terrifies a neurotic Dwayne Johnson.

No kidding. I'm rewatching The Ben Stiller Show, and so many sketches from that program are just real things now.

No kidding. I'm rewatching The Ben Stiller Show, and so many sketches from that program are just real things now.

Don't ever forget that it's NEARLY half the time. Shelbyville is just like Springfield… except it's a little worse.

Don't ever forget that it's NEARLY half the time. Shelbyville is just like Springfield… except it's a little worse.

Chartex, if we don't employ "ac=u," people will start doing drastic things like changing font size when they get excited. Plus, I like to pretend I'm ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER every once in a while.

Chartex, if we don't employ "ac=u," people will start doing drastic things like changing font size when they get excited. Plus, I like to pretend I'm ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER every once in a while.

She's really funny in Women in Trouble, especially the scene with JGL at the end.

She's really funny in Women in Trouble, especially the scene with JGL at the end.

This year, the Hunger Games are not fucking around.

This year, the Hunger Games are not fucking around.

The orphanage plot twist bothered me for the same reason. No-prize attempt: Jack considers paying for the orphanage to mean Tracy wins, anyway, as he would never give money to a charity.
That's a little dark.  Anyway, gimme my no-prize, NBC!

The orphanage plot twist bothered me for the same reason. No-prize attempt: Jack considers paying for the orphanage to mean Tracy wins, anyway, as he would never give money to a charity.
That's a little dark.  Anyway, gimme my no-prize, NBC!

"GO AWAY."

"GO AWAY."

Gin Blossoms? Keli Richards? COME ON!

Gin Blossoms? Keli Richards? COME ON!

I agree that the film is laugh-free, but only because the intended laughs are so very, very dry, rather than not funny.

I agree that the film is laugh-free, but only because the intended laughs are so very, very dry, rather than not funny.

Sweet Kisses from Zeus, does Tony Moore's work look good in color.