I'd call it more "premisey" than "gimmicky": both films function very effectively through exploring the operations of ostensibly hermetic, self-contained worlds. They're sort of non-sci-fi "what if?" scenarios. That said, the naturalism of Lanthimos' style, and the performers' vacillations between naturalism and a…

For what it's worth, I liked it better than Dogtooth.

For what it's worth, I liked it better than Dogtooth.

Finally a chance to hear The Yellow Shark the way it was always intended to be heard: on a CD different from the one I currently own.

Finally a chance to hear The Yellow Shark the way it was always intended to be heard: on a CD different from the one I currently own.

this should sew up the A.V. Club's Best Music of the Year for 2012-2015 inclusive.

this should sew up the A.V. Club's Best Music of the Year for 2012-2015 inclusive.

Well the counter-argument is that in the first film, that Ripley is a woman is largely incidental but that it was seized upon by the sequels in order to hammer in a theme about maternity, etc. It's the equivalency between "femininity" and "maternity" that rankles, and it's one that takes root largely in Cameron's…

Well the counter-argument is that in the first film, that Ripley is a woman is largely incidental but that it was seized upon by the sequels in order to hammer in a theme about maternity, etc. It's the equivalency between "femininity" and "maternity" that rankles, and it's one that takes root largely in Cameron's…

He is really hard to kill.

He is really hard to kill.

I agree. That Ripley was a female action hero in the theatrical was great. The DC makes Ripley a female action hero in that her motivations are driven by her base femininity, by guilt and maternal instinct. It's lame.

I agree. That Ripley was a female action hero in the theatrical was great. The DC makes Ripley a female action hero in that her motivations are driven by her base femininity, by guilt and maternal instinct. It's lame.

It's too Smokin' Aces for me. Though I'll admit to liking the theatrical cut because you get to hear Gibson ominously say, "Happy Birthday, Johnny."

It's too Smokin' Aces for me. Though I'll admit to liking the theatrical cut because you get to hear Gibson ominously say, "Happy Birthday, Johnny."

Actually sir you can see Mr. Lydon clearly giving the middle finger in this video of his late-period magic routine:

Actually sir you can see Mr. Lydon clearly giving the middle finger in this video of his late-period magic routine:

I can't believe you like money too.

it's remastered from the original tapes, and according to Cisneros, is more in keeping with what they had in mind. i don't have the best ear for this, but listening to it, the intro is a bit different, and the drumming (which kills) is mixed up a bit.

I would say that after Dopesmoker, Dopethrone is the best dope-titled metal record ever. Also maybe in my top ten favourite albums. Back when I owned a bass I would just sit around and play that "Funeralopolis" intro forever.