There's a very thin to non-existent line between a giallo and your run o' the mill slasher.  Sometimes it takes the most astute geekery, like the specialist expertise of the AV Club faculty, to parse such fine filmic syntax.

"Putrid Petunias on Powdered Toast Portions"

Great read. I was surprised to see "The New York Ripper" make the list.  Not the best of the bunch, but definitely the most exploitative, and a beautiful piece of trash that put a glaring spotlight on just how queasily misogynistic giallo could be when you took it to extremes.. Fulci might have been a hack, but for a…

Shame on a nigga who doesn't clear his samples.

Their final single? Ever, forever?  They must be getting ready to go on the eternal tour, much like those touring stalwarts Foreigner and Quiet Riot.

The comedic flourishes abound regarding the most tentative of Tinseltown gossip on even a heavy news day with the site's crack cadre of reporters.  Bravissimo AV Club, Bravissimo!

Snarkily commenting on the preponderance of internet-related snark went out with vaudeville.  Now I must away, for I hearken to the sweet sweet strains of the world's most infinitesimal violin playing just for the celebs.

Obviously the whole Dickensian aspect of The Wire completely eluded Mr. Rushdie.  Mope.

"A Boy and His Dog".
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A weird little post-apocalypse movie with a very young Don Johnson and his dog with whom he communicates telepathically.  Based on the novel by Harlan Ellison, its on Netflix Instant if you're interested in checking out one of the best fucked up happy endings ever featuring ****spoilerish**** an…

I want you to stay away from them. Those mondo-weirdo video guys. You know, in some countries, like Argentina, making subversive video is considered a criminal act. They execute people for it. In Pittsburgh… WHO KNOWS?

I'm pretty sure you can watch stories in a halfway house.  I was thinking of going to one for a while to catch up on Judge Joe Brown and Maury.

"I should send you to Crenshaw Pete with his hot-ass coat hangers, bitch."

Also, no Humpty Hump aka Greg "Shock G" Jacobs.

R&RHOF = 1

Erik B. is the newest Norwegian underground youtube Dj sensation.

Went and saw Drive this weekend with the old lady and the in-laws.  They wanted to see Conan at the discount theater but I was adamant on Drive.  Much harumphing ensued.  Should of went to see it by myself. 

Yeah, Walter White and morally repugnant choices get to be like peas in a pod.

Paul Giamatti as Zed

"White Sistah & The Mammies : The Musical"

Netflix has made a HUGE mistake.