Not just feathers - it's a Hall of Very, Very Light Things (paper airplanes, cotton balls, etc), which sets up Grover's discovery of the misplaced Big Rock, which he must tote up and down a long, steep staircase before dropping it and sending it smashing through the door of the Hall of Very, Very Heavy Things (bricks,…

It's not terrible, it's just the exact same book plus Elmo.

But Marge, it works on any Ayatollah! Ayatollah Nakhbadeh, Ayatollah Zahedi… Even as we speak, Ayatollah Razmara and his cadre of fanatics are consolidating their power!

Yeah, but once you know the shocking twist ending, the novelty wears off. Grover peering into the cute little Small Hall, on the other hand, is timeless.

ABSOLUTELY.

"Drink"? You're not familiar with Cookie Monster's M.O., are you?

I still can't believe no one's sampled that into an actual hip-hop track.

OK, I'll give you Raising Arizona. That's a contender.

Does Hackman's appearance on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives count?

Nope, none of these arguments have convinced me in the slightest. Ruling in favor of Midnight Run stands.

Yep.

Perfect
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Death Wish II

I once gave a presentation on Polk for a college course using that song as my primary (possibly only) source. I got an A on the presentation and the professor told me I should probably teach the Manifest Destiny portion of the class.

The scene where he gets stoned with Bridget Fonda is seriously well-played, low-key comedy. And really, big ups to Tarantino for even thinking of casting DeNiro as an Elmore Leonard loser in the first place.

No one ever terrorized wealthy white people with a drowned rat better.

I love the slowly dawning horror in Bateman's voice as he realizes what the lyrics actually are but keeps singing anyway.

My son went through a big Yellow Submarine phase a couple of months ago, which led to my brain playing a steady loop of, no, not "Yellow Submarine," but "Yellow Boat" from AD. That gets maddening after a while.

As is Zingalamaduni, and I mean that sincerely.

It's the best comedy of the 1980s in my book. I don't even think there's a serious contender to the title.

@avclub-2d31cb28609a0ccb044e798fe73c023a:disqus , agreed, but maybe not "only thing you see in the theater this year" awesome.