I always thought Clark Kent had a lot in common with Anderson Cooper.

I always thought Clark Kent had a lot in common with Anderson Cooper.

I remember clearly when I decided to be straight. It was 1996 and I thought to myself, "Should I suck dicks? Nah."

I remember clearly when I decided to be straight. It was 1996 and I thought to myself, "Should I suck dicks? Nah."

I don't think most people appreciate "Road" movies as much as they should.

I don't think most people appreciate "Road" movies as much as they should.

Was Dane Cook too busy?

Was Dane Cook too busy?

I laughed so fucking hard at that.

I laughed so fucking hard at that.

@avclub-64f027640f63616a277e92096313264f:disqus If people are only interested in self-preservation, by that logic, all the Jews in the Holocaust would've been collaborators if given the chance, and the same would be true of all the resistance fighters. People are amazing and heroic only when they put aside their…

It's disrespectful to lump Hitler in with the Transformers. Hitler made the trains run on time, developed the autobahn (with his bare hands), and his evil doctors helped us win the space race. What has Transformers ever done for us?

We all know the tagline: "In space, everyone can hear you laser."

Of the current "Avenger" characters, I've only seen the Iron Men movies. I would argue that Nolan provided more depth in his ferry characters than Phil had with all of his dialogue. Dialogue doesn't develop character. Hard choices develop character. There was loads of character development in showing the one convict…

There was applause in the theater when Capt. America said "There's only one GOD, and he doesn't dress like that." He's such a campy, hilarious jingo I would love to see his fans' heads explode if he came out of the closet. That's probably exactly why it will never happen, though.

"So what you're saying is The Joker putting bombs on two passenger ferries is higher stakes than both an alien invasion and a planet-destroying madman?" - Yes. Exactly. I didn't care at all about any of the people who died in the Avengers. I didn't even care when what's-his-face, who had the crush on Capt. America,…

Apropos of nothing in particular, did anyone else think Captain America should be gay?

Not true. I'm the only person on the AV Club that likes Up All Night.

What are you, new?

I had forgotten about Crusoe. I now remember that it existed, but nothing else about it.