Key Largo is one of those films that trades more in "look at all of these famous people!" rather than plot. Bogart seems to have consistently dealt with type-casting throughout his entire career. He would find a new type of character and then do five movies basically playing that guy. As good as he always is, it makes…

I am of the opinion that Wall-E is the best animated movie. It's in my personal Top Five favorite films. That is all.

I am of the opinion that Wall-E is the best animated movie. It's in my personal Top Five favorite films. That is all.

"Whatever farm animal of war, Lana! Shut up!"

"Whatever farm animal of war, Lana! Shut up!"

Continued reading:
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression.-  It's a little more specific about authors and works than I was expecting. He mentions a lot of the archetypes characters of the Depression but doesn't go into a ton of detail on those archetypes. It's basically a good way of getting…

Continued reading:
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression.-  It's a little more specific about authors and works than I was expecting. He mentions a lot of the archetypes characters of the Depression but doesn't go into a ton of detail on those archetypes. It's basically a good way of getting…

Busy pop-culture week here:

Busy pop-culture week here:

"God is a DJ. Life is a dance floor"?

"God is a DJ. Life is a dance floor"?

I haven't seen the film and I'm pretty desperately trying to avoid spoilers but it seems to me that PTA has to distance the movie from Scientology. Not for legal reasons or Hollywood reasons or even because it's not based on Scientology (even though it totally appears to be influenced by the group): it's for the…

I haven't seen the film and I'm pretty desperately trying to avoid spoilers but it seems to me that PTA has to distance the movie from Scientology. Not for legal reasons or Hollywood reasons or even because it's not based on Scientology (even though it totally appears to be influenced by the group): it's for the…

I haven't seen that one. I'll have to look for it. I remember that he had Oscar buzz at one point but I must have assumed it was for Young Adult and tuned it out as a unlikely possibility.

I haven't seen that one. I'll have to look for it. I remember that he had Oscar buzz at one point but I must have assumed it was for Young Adult and tuned it out as a unlikely possibility.

sort of…only Walt has the cancer instead of Mike.

sort of…only Walt has the cancer instead of Mike.

Yes. Yes it is. Actually, as much as I enjoyed the movie I found myself annoyed that his character ended off worse than when the film introduced him.

Yes. Yes it is. Actually, as much as I enjoyed the movie I found myself annoyed that his character ended off worse than when the film introduced him.

What I wrote sounded more flippant than I meant: I very much agree with your opinion on Marion and Shirley Jones' treatment of the character. I think the movie still works as well as it does because Marion is a strong, independent, smart character dealing with the constant and varied ignorance of the other people in…