I absolutely don’t think you’re wrong about that and I see where you’re coming from now, so thanks for clarifying. I just think it’s not necessarily applicable here is all, given the reputation of Gandolfini and how badly certain actors/actresses wanted to be a part of the Sopranos while it was airing, because it was…

I’ll have to admit, I’m a little lost here on the point you’re trying to make. What I think you’re implying is that anytime an actress is asked or expected to be naked or perform in a particularly degrading scene, that is exploitative of the actress. What I fail to understand is whether you think that is problematic…

What an odd criticism. You do realize it’s a tv show, right? More specifically, a tv show which described a specific, fully-realized fictional world made up of awful, violent men and women ensnared in that violence.

He’s not wrong. 

He’s not wrong. 

I am of the mind that roughly 20% of this movie shouldn’t have made it out of the writer’s room, and I always felt that the final act fell a little flat. But there are individual scenes of such overwhelming power that I would fall on the “brilliant” side of this discussion. Julianne Moore, Robards, PSH and, in…

Precisely! We’re not all that bad (or uber-rich and powerful), I promise!

Strongly disagree that “almost every conspiracy theory” can be traced to antisemitism but agree that antisemitism in any form is deeply depressing.

Yes, of course it’s ludicrous. But if it makes her happy, who cares? Now, if she starts vocally espousing antisemitism, that’s a different story.

RIP. Some incredible performances over the years. 

Some of it was thoughtful and incisive, and some of it was very not.

Adventureland is what really made me fall in love with her. One of the best soundtracks ever, too. K-Stew is an exceptionally talented actress.

Hannah Gadsby has never been funny. Dave Chappelle hasn’t been funny in over a decade and is now paid millions to be a cretin.

Correct, “to [me]”.

Yeah, totally. I didn’t get it.

Probably because it wasn’t funny....

I’m glad 2666 is included here. Obviously, the chapter detailing the kidnappings and murders of women in and around Mexico City is horrifying, but the rest of the book before and after is deeply, existentially unsettling. Despite all that, I think the book is a modern masterpiece, even if Bolano never technically had…

Yes, these headlines are alarming and very, very unfortunate. But they’re also hilarious.

Thanks for the comment! I’ve ordered ‘The Corrections’ and am looking forward to reading it.

I’ve never read a Franzen book. Admittedly, I’ve bought in to a lot of the chatter about Franzen as being pseudo-profound and portentous. But, I like what I’ve read about this novel. Seems like something I might enjoy.