Yeah. This show is the biggest thing in his life right now, if he’s not willing to set aside a few days to show up on set for the final season, it’s for emotional reasons, not practical ones. Perhaps his relationship with the showrunners deteriorated, or he’s unhappy with the direction the show has taken. Or maybe he…

I haven’t seen Green Book, so I can’t comment on its quality directly. But as far as I can tell, no one really liked it - it got crummy reviews, it didn’t make much money, and all the people I read online defending it say things like “it was fine” and “I enjoyed it.” Damning with faint praise...

I grew to love Japanese whiskey after living briefly in Japan, but it’s too expensive here for me to justify buying it. If I want to get scotch with a similar flavor, what do I ask for? I don’t really know how to describe it except “mellow” or “drinkable” and I feel like that will get interpreted as “I don’t really…

“ as the time limit runs out, the lights in the hall are shut off, forcing the remaining applicants to scratch their essays to completion in total darkness.”

While I know museums have a certain image, I don’t think it’s fair to accuse the event of being elitist or inaccessible - it looks like full 3-day pass cost $128, which is FAR more affordable than a typical music festival. Hell, it costs more than that to go to a Taylor Swift concert. 

I think you’re right about the speeches - it’s not that the audience doesn’t care about who wins best cinematography etc, it’s that the audience doesn’t care about the acceptance speech afterwards. It’s people you’ve never heard of thanking other people you’ve never heard of.

Yeah, I don’t know how anyone was surprised by The Upside, it’s got a killer premise and two likeable stars. Lots of people love these kinds of life-affirming stories, and the original was a massive global hit.

What’s with this trend of gay romances having big age gaps? Carol, Call Me By Your Name, this... 

Sadly, I found that Runpee has a different opinion of what’s missable in a film than I do - it’ll tell you to go during the people-talking-to-each-other scenes, whereas I’d rather miss the people-punching-each-other scenes.

Battle Angel Alita is a much more evocative title than Alita: Battle Angel

“the plot involves “any comfortable, domestic interest” (Kelly mentions scrapbooking and, enticingly, “crafting criminality”)“

The article you linked quotes 1,800 deaths for a 7.8 quake, which is the worst case scenario - 7.5 is the average they’re expecting. That’s less than Katrina, and a lot less than 9/11.

But does anyone really think the dog isn’t gonna make it home? Who would go to see the version of this film where the dog doesn’t make it home?

That was a very interesting listen, because I really like bluegrass/americana/folk music, but have never found anything to enjoy in metal music. It’s so silly, I find it almost embarrassing to listen to.

This is exactly the kind of recipe that does not need precisely controlled quantities of salt. It’s potato chip butter!

“The worst thing someone can do to a Christmas song—and this happens constantly and people always think they’re being so tasteful—is to take it and make it all slow and sad and nostalgic. Inversely, the absolute coolest thing someone can do to a Christmas song is to make it fucking slap”

Choreography falls under copyright, but moves don’t. This is for GOOD REASON, it’s super super super rare to invent a new dance move, 99.9% of choreography is just combinations of existing moves. Extending copyright protection to individual moves (like flossing), would basically destroy dance as an art form.

Choreography falls under copyright, but moves don’t. This is for GOOD REASON, it’s super super super rare to invent a new dance move, 99.9% of choreography is just combinations of existing moves. Extending copyright protection to individual moves (like flossing), would basically destroy dance as an art form.

I think it does make it (somewhat) better, but the fact that it makes it better also reveals that the problem isn’t really the song itself, and more the cultural context around the song. If that makes any sense...

I don’t think anyone felt insulted by the implication that people watch movies like A Christmas Prince for comfort. Of course that’s what they’re for! I had a big breakup this year and you know what was the perfect thing? Watching Crazy Rich Asians and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. I’ll probably watch A Christmas…