NBC pressured them from the get-go about having less normal looking people (Leo, Polito, Beatty, etc.) and more pretty people. Finally their rating were never strong (or even good) and they had to make concessions. That season when the pretties arrived was a real low point for the whole series right at the end. …

Watch your back, Cuba Gooding Jr.!

In the back part of his catalogue you definitely wish for more style and flair to cover the lame storytelling.

Turns out… I may have SHAZAMed this memory into my brain, but I could have sworn I saw it. In any case, I got the year wrong, so not against Cameron. It would have been in 2000 for MAGNOLIA and Apple is sitting next to him but… it doesn't happen. My mistake. I'm embarrassed.

That's a good call. RotLD has good comedy and horror, but ED2 beats it as a film. Agreed on Shaun. Great comedy (and drama here and there). The horror never really takes over though.

Built a mountain, planted a flag on it.

Pretty much. I hate winking grindhouse. And Bautista is a genuinely charismatic screen presence. There's lots off ways this could be a slog, but if it sticks it it could be fun.

Favorite part is sudden flaming guy in the subway.

It all depends on whether they cut NYC's mid-movie soliloquy. Otherwise it'll just be a featured extra.

On the one hand it has what appears to be a criminally stupid, almost insulting premise.

"You'll still lose the Electoral College because butthurt miners hated having a black President, but at least it'll drive Trump crazy because he didn't win the popular. Also, the country will be in flames. But hey! Think of all the angst he'll have over the popular!"

It's just J&B so you should be fine unless you have some paint to remove later.

Can a comedy director now tweet "I wish someone would write articles like the AV Club used to have?"

Right you are! My memory is selectively prudish.

Gotta say using "at least there's nothing like this rapey line" and then admitting there's an entire rapey song doesn't really make the point you hoped it would.

Understandable. And after I hit post I thought it could possibly be taken the wrong way. But it was late and my brain wasn't coming up with better words.

Those leaping, roaring motherfuckers? Who isn't?

As my favorite political philosopher Mr. White said: Piss on this turd.

He was our weed connection. What do you expect?

It's time like this that makes me understand his general indifference to human life, too.