"You're Next" is a movie that will probably play better by seeing it with a crowd. I saw it today at a half-filled matinee and the crowd (& I) were with it from go. Funny, though tense & bloody, it moves at very nice clip alternating between the natural laughs and scares. It doesn't play "jokey", but it's funny (on…

Agreed. Although I wasn't as thrilled with the two leads as JJ Gittes, "The Lone Ranger" is much better than the general critical response would lead you to believe. Much of it is quite good, even great at times. If you liked "Rango" (a masterpiece), then "The Lone Ranger" is definitely worth a look (especially on the…

"Despises" Seinfeld? Everything Alonso said after that comment was disregarded as pointless since he clearly has no taste. 

Loved "Pacific Rim". "Where's my goddamn shoes!?!?!"

How about this beautifully written (& funny as hell) exchange from Preston Sturges' "The Great McGinty" (1940):                                        

Seeing those three (or just Edgar Wright, alone) is like a night out at a great comedy club. They are all very friendly, funny and have a genuine love for movies (good & bad). Well worth the effort to see them if they do a screening Q & A.

Absolutely. I saw "Hot Fuzz" a couple of times in the theater and it was progressively funnier each time. Also, on the first viewing it took a little while for me to warm up to Simon Pegg's ice cold character. I've seen it (& "Shaun") a number of times since and they are world class comedies.

Well, I DID watch "Bad Boys II" after seeing "Hot Fuzz" and it WASN'T a good idea.

Freebie & the Bean are not homophobic they are incompetent, misanthropic, fascist cops who happen to be the (anti) heroes of the movie. That's the (black) joke of the movie. To not see that completely misses the movie's entire point. "Freebie & the Bean" is closer to something like Don Siegel's brilliant & often…

Add me to the list. This is a masterpiece. Glad to see it getting much AV Club love.

"Killing Them Softly" is one of those movies where ten years from now everyone is going to wonder why it got s**t all over. Easily one of the best (if not the best) films of 2012.

Thankfully now that "Hansel" has been released they will stop running the trailer in theaters. I can't believe this got a C- here. Everything about it looks awful. Awful. Awful!

My favorite line in "Death Wish" is one of the characters bitching about NYC and how they can't afford to LEAVE the city and live somewhere else. Ha!

"The Mechanic" is a sick twist of a film. Written by Lewis John Carlino who also wrote the equally sick "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea". Both feature astonishing endings.

Saw "Lawman" (1971) for the first time a couple of months ago. It's a terrific (& fairly disturbing) "New Hollywood" Western with Burt Lancaster as the titular "Lawman" who is essentially the Terminator come to town. Fantastic supporting cast (Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Duvall, and a dozen other character actors…

Jesus Christ, I'm 700+ pages into "The Terror" and I'm not sure I'm going to make it to the end. The frost-bitten, scurvy ravished misery is unending. And, yet, I've come this far…

Yup!

Thought the very same thing. Held an outside hope all the critics (& my impression of the trailers) were wrong. Nope. "Gangster Squad" was an abysmal mess. Great cast, beautiful period stuff to look at, but a complete misfire. The answer to every question in the movie, be it to a gangster, cop, kid or housewife is…

Just back from seeing it myself. It's a strange film in a lot of ways (Noel's review hits it right on the head), but I loved the last sequence & its groovy/crazy ending.

Just back from seeing it myself. It's a strange film in a lot of ways (Noel's review hits it right on the head), but I loved the last sequence & its groovy/crazy ending.