There's a moment in the new "Godzilla" in which we're given our first full, lingering look at the title monster. He roars directly into the camera as he's about to attack another monster, and then… we cut away to another of the human slice-of-life moments (and are given tiny glimpses of the fight via a news broadcast…

It's debatable, though I'd say you could isolate Urquart's dialogue (and Ian Richardson's masterful performance of it) into a one-man show that is undoubtedly satire.

Similarly, I'd like to make the obvious/cliche comment by saying that the British "House of Cards," while also belonging on this list, is superior to the Netflix version in every single aspect.

If there's a Mount Rushmore of people who get mediocre results from
stellar source material, whoever directed tonight's episode should be up there right next to Ron Howard and Jimmy Fallon.

"You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment."

And "Sanjuro" is even more fun than "Yojimbo." Take away the final scene and the damn thing's almost a full-on comedy. Those seven young samurai are like a mix of Greek chorus and comic relief, the sorta-voluntary prisoner is always good for a laugh, and the "silent celebration" near the end is one of the funniest…

Best Sisters of Mercy song ever? For me it alternates between "The Corrosion," "Dominion/Mother Russia" and "Temple of Love." I never paid much attention to the full lyrics of a Sisters song; that is, I never really cared what the song as a whole was about. But nearly every song of theirs has one or two lines that are…

I've taken to calling this Fight Club Syndrome: people who enjoy satire by accidentally taking it seriously.

This is sorta the reverse, but it's worth mentioning. One of my favorite examples of the changing world of polite society can be seen in how a single line from the television version of "Blazing Saddles" was censored over the years.

Don't forget M*A*S*H* (the film version)

One of my former jobs was working in doggie boarding and day care. One of our frequent "guests" was an adorable little King Charles named Milo, last name "Beck." Every time he went from the day camp room to his boarding suite, I'd yell "Put! Zee Milo! Beck!"

Or a movie starring Dick Shawn as a P.O.W. who spends most of his time in solitary confinement. They could've called it "Dick in a Box."

Yeah, I don't remember if they cut much (or anything) of Carmen's screen time, but without the additional Bacall scenes, the two sisters share a similar amount of screen time. Whereas in the theatrical version, Bacall is the clear female lead.

In the book, when Marlowe finds Carmen at Geiger's house (and when Carmen breaks into Marlowe's apartment and waits for him), she's naked; in both scenes in the movie, she's fully clothed. I don't know why I hate that change so much.

I have mixed feelings about Twin Peaks, but Fenn was absolutely electric in every scene. She reminded me of the younger sister in "The Big Sleep," and her recollections of the show make it sound like she got a similarly raw deal due to studio politics.

Dick Shawn at 0:30 is possibly the best moment of this entire movie:
http://youtu.be/ZQfOmrwrQvU

I worked at the Field Museum when the original series aired, and while you're right that the series' tacit assertion of fact was scoffed at, most of the staff who saw it were of the "well that's neat, whatever gets people interested" mindset. Basically its existence did more good than bad, especially compared to…

Kinda sad that Bobbie Barrett didn't come up in this discussion. For all the talk about Don's struggles to become something more than he is, he's still haunted by the ghost of Bobbie because she represents who he already is. The difference is she's comfortable with it and Don's not. She's the thing Don would find if…

Give Eazy E's "Merry Muthafuckin' Christmas" a shot.

I would love for there to be some kind of computer glitch that wipes out my student loan debt.