for what it's worth, i've seen both, and they were very good. not astounding out of the box films, but cast to perfection and empathetic in that way that skilled female directors are known for.

is this not being released until now? weird. i attended a screening back in june. the leads *are* fantastic and full of chemistry, but i also thought the story was quite good. some of the most memorable bits were the jarring implications of apartheid, like how the king had to get special permission to enter…

listen, asian-americans. i, a white man, think you shouldn't expect the american version of asian properties to take you into account because why the hell would they?

i hated it from the word go, but it takes all kinds to make a world.

oh god was it not awful? i'll never trust luc besson again.

adapting something that's perfect is a double-edged sword. they're bound to eff it up somehow. it's almost better to take something crappier and improve on it.

eric and hannibal

ehhh. i anticipate jane having numerous not-rafael love interests before she ends up with him.

he really did. i'm still devastated by his meltdown the moment they revealed the autopsy results.

i thought season three was actually kind of genius, with the theme of privatization leading to unqualified staff, ridiculous authoritarian rules, and overcrowding. i was working at a women's shelter at the time and we were undergoing very similar changes.

the OA couldn't even maintain a sense of internal logic for one binge-friendly season. the entire premise disintegrated like cotton candy. WHY are they being given a whole 'nother length of rope to hang themselves.

the end was both of the things it sounded like

yeah, is it bad that i kind of empathized with the mom when she slapped her? the reveal about the name was kind of enraging. i only really stuck with it for her disciples because i loved them, and out of morbid fascination to see where all this nonsense would lead.

the killing wasn't so much cancelled as taken behind a shed. the previous season was almost perfect. ending there would not have been 100% ideal, it would have gone out on a somewhat high note. bringing it back was a mistake.

i'm bummed about this. when he survived the initial gunshot wound i really thought they'd committed to letting a relationship grow and prosper despite their soap opera DNA. now it's just a long, bumpy road to the series finale and jane/rafael's happily ever after.

i'm sad to hear that because crosetti's suicide (i'm assuming you mean crosetti, since i think whatshisface baldwin was murdered) gave clark johnson a couple of really memorable episodes as meldrick lewis.

in this world (2002), about 2 cousins in afghanistan who enter the US illegally. i remember feeling gutted when it over.

such an overrated movie. brooklyn coasted by on nostalgia i don't share in, so the whole thing left me cold.

Shrek (the second one), Dreamgirls

glen hansard was also good in the commitments. while he's no olivier, he's very natural in front of the camera, very little of that self-conscious stiffness you see from most musicians.