Most of my favorite movies didn't even make the top 50.  Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan (really, the Thin Red Line was better???), Shawshank, Tombstone, Titanic (you heard me), The Sixth Sense, Twelve Monkeys, and yes, Forrest Gump. I mean these are iconic movies.  It also always bugs me when people rate Toy Story 2…

You're wrong.  It was Hot Shots Part Deaux.

You're wrong.  It was Hot Shots Part Deaux.

It sounds like the people he talked to were incredibly gracious and polite.

It sounds like the people he talked to were incredibly gracious and polite.

Didn't Bob Dole try to use "Won't Get Fooled Again" against Clinton in 1996?  I remember thinking that was kind of funny.

Didn't Bob Dole try to use "Won't Get Fooled Again" against Clinton in 1996?  I remember thinking that was kind of funny.

It's natural to root for the protagonist.  I root for Walt, I rooted for Tony Soprano, I rooted for both Pacino and DeNiro in Heat, which isn't that hard to do because they are both protagonists in the story, both great characters, both great at what they do (the characters and the actors).

It's natural to root for the protagonist.  I root for Walt, I rooted for Tony Soprano, I rooted for both Pacino and DeNiro in Heat, which isn't that hard to do because they are both protagonists in the story, both great characters, both great at what they do (the characters and the actors).

It's not that easy to hang out a shingle.  Court appointments can pay better than people think, but you actually DO have to have experience in many jurisdictions.  Getting criminal experience when you can't get court appointments — well, that's tricky.  You can eventually make a good living as a solo practitioner, but…

It's not that easy to hang out a shingle.  Court appointments can pay better than people think, but you actually DO have to have experience in many jurisdictions.  Getting criminal experience when you can't get court appointments — well, that's tricky.  You can eventually make a good living as a solo practitioner, but…

Spoilers goddammit!  I DVRed it.  Now I know Walt does something distasteful.

Spoilers goddammit!  I DVRed it.  Now I know Walt does something distasteful.

Here are the essentials:

Here are the essentials:

I just read this, and I can't believe this is the same guy who wrote The Terror, which is one of my favorite books.

The tort reformists eat this shit up.  Yes, there are nutjobs out there who file frivolous lawsuits asking for ridiculous amounts of money.  Those lawsuits comprise about .0001% of the lawsuits in America.  And the vast majority of lawsuits involve corporations suing each other.  One oil company sues another for $67…

The tort reformists eat this shit up.  Yes, there are nutjobs out there who file frivolous lawsuits asking for ridiculous amounts of money.  Those lawsuits comprise about .0001% of the lawsuits in America.  And the vast majority of lawsuits involve corporations suing each other.  One oil company sues another for $67…

I'd say being divorced.  Then again, maybe you're just a lot smarter than I was.

I'd say being divorced.  Then again, maybe you're just a lot smarter than I was.