There were some interesting parallels in the narrative. Littlefinger telling Sansa how she must see every possible scenario and every possible outcome in her mind in order to sidestep those that would destroy her, but without the ability to see the longer rang ramifications of her actions, is set up as the strategic…

"What the fuck," my wife said as this episode ended. "Do we have time to watch another?"

The acting in this series, every performance, is stunning. I'm really having difficulty thinking of another show where every performance is so riveting. The Americans?

I'd agree. I've come to hate the notion that every question has to be answered on screen. I think so much of the magic of Star Wars was the implication of a vast and colorful history that everyone seems to know. Clone Wars and bounty hunters and Kessel Runs. When you're a kid THAT'S the imagination fuel. That's what…

The prequels are a funny thing, collectively. I think the world building art design, the costumes, the music, and the Big Ideas - the scope dreamed up by the imaginations behind it all - are all awe-inspiring. If I were to close my eyes and think about the actual story arc, I really don't have many problems with it.…

I've never heard my wife swear in front of this kids before, but last night produced an undeniable "whatthefuck?" from her.

I have two kids under six who have eaten at McDonald's ONCE in their lives - at a gas station on a road trip to Galveston. My oldest proclaimed her cheeseburger yucky. My youngest ate the fries.
That's McDonald's problem. They might get the parents in a fit of nostalgia or desperation from time to time, but those same…

It's weird - I think Rogue One is actually the better film, but the one I want to rewatch is Force Awakens.
Also, the music in TFA is so much better. I mean, John Williams. But the score has grown on me. Lots of subtlety, and if in fact Rey's Theme was conceived to blend within Binary Sunset (The Force Theme) as in the…

What surprised me is that I TRULY enjoy almost all of his movies. This compilation is just a reminder that he's been in some fantastic flicks over his career.

I was so proud of myself - about halfway through the series I told my wife I was reminded of Sartre's No Exit. And I was essentially correct.

And never forget this is a kid's show.

I respect this, but I'm not sure I like it.

Everything about Blackstar. It's high art.

Sleepy, Sneezy, Jonesey, Cummy, Doozer, Flip, and Hitler.

It really is a strange film, and Fox's early perceptions of it are totally understandable. If not for Alan Ladd, Jr's recognition of Lucas's genius and his willingness to give the man the benefit of the doubt, we would not have this film.
But it's so hard, if not impossible, to see the film for what it was and not as…

I just mean the fact it begins "en media res" with our seeming protagonists not even being human, who we're then with for 20 minutes. Then we're introduced to the true brilliance of Star Wars - the expectation we should just accept all of the pre-existing relationships, the explicit history of the film's universe, the…

Strip away everything that followed the original Star Wars, including the cultural phenomenon that occurred opening day, and just take that one film at face value. It's REALLY hard to do because we've (probably) seen it so many times that watching it is a rote experience. But try. Pay attention. Actively watch it. The…

Baba O'Riley.
I've heard it thousands of times and in the right situation I still get goosebumps.

Once I listened to Gojira's The Link, I sort of realized I didn't need a new Metallica record.

Hell is other people. - Jean Paul Sartre