@avclub-60dd44fc5944d2c8eb5bc7b7b9a3a70d:disqus  Sorry to hear about your childhood's pop-culture items.  I know people who have been raped, and it's unbearably devastating.

That exact thing happened to me, and I simply treated the baby to dinner and a movie.  Best decision I ever made, because now we are happily married.

Finally, the generically ethnic-looking Voltron the world has been waiting for.

If I were David Krumholtz, I think I'd be compelled to destroy Jake Johnson and Oscar Isaac.  THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE.

The movie might've redeemed itself to me if it had included the storyline about the David Wong copy, which is an interesting, easily executable idea that would have both tied the movie together and left the audience with something intriguing to think about.  I'm not sure what happened with it, but, yeah, the whole…

Same here, except I managed to make it through the whole movie.  I've given the book to several people as a gift and have recommended it to many more, some of whom now ask, "Should I read the book first or just watch the movie?"  I tell them to skip the movie, because it's terrible by comparison and would tarnish the…

He's Roberto Benigni's angry British alter ego.

He's Roberto Benigni's angry British alter ego.

Yeah, first Loudon Wainwright III and now Graham Parker.  Good on Judd Apatow for getting these guys more exposure, but the things I have in common with Apatow's music tastes are making me feel fucking old.

Yeah, first Loudon Wainwright III and now Graham Parker.  Good on Judd Apatow for getting these guys more exposure, but the things I have in common with Apatow's music tastes are making me feel fucking old.

I first heard of Graham Parker when I was a teenager and got a mail-in "free CD" offer with a CD player; I had to pick from a selection of albums on the offer card, and Squeezing Out Sparks looked the most interesting.  I became a fan right away and got all his other stuff, but SOS was a hell of an introduction.

I first heard of Graham Parker when I was a teenager and got a mail-in "free CD" offer with a CD player; I had to pick from a selection of albums on the offer card, and Squeezing Out Sparks looked the most interesting.  I became a fan right away and got all his other stuff, but SOS was a hell of an introduction.

I once played through Parker's entire Passion Is No Ordinary Word box set while my ex and I were doing some housework, after which I jokingly said, "Isn't Elvis Costello great?"  She nodded and made some other comments indicating that she thought we'd been listening to E.C. for hours.

I once played through Parker's entire Passion Is No Ordinary Word box set while my ex and I were doing some housework, after which I jokingly said, "Isn't Elvis Costello great?"  She nodded and made some other comments indicating that she thought we'd been listening to E.C. for hours.

Try to think of the "My Pet Monster" jingle instead.

Try to think of the "My Pet Monster" jingle instead.

For fans of out-of-left-field cinematic surprises and the actress who played the detective in "Intacto," Monica Lopez, I'd recommend tracking down "El Habitante Incierto," directed by Guillem Morales.  It's a flawed movie, but Morales is an incredibly gifted director (I'm a big fan of "Julia's Eyes," which I wish had…

For fans of out-of-left-field cinematic surprises and the actress who played the detective in "Intacto," Monica Lopez, I'd recommend tracking down "El Habitante Incierto," directed by Guillem Morales.  It's a flawed movie, but Morales is an incredibly gifted director (I'm a big fan of "Julia's Eyes," which I wish had…

That's exactly what I did.  I started reading this piece this morning but stopped and decided to watch "Intacto" after I got home from work (I'd been meaning to see it for some time but hadn't gotten around to it) before finishing the article.  I just finished the movie (and this piece), which was excellent, the bug…

That's exactly what I did.  I started reading this piece this morning but stopped and decided to watch "Intacto" after I got home from work (I'd been meaning to see it for some time but hadn't gotten around to it) before finishing the article.  I just finished the movie (and this piece), which was excellent, the bug…