Just saw this, come to look at the comments, and it's a bunch of people ragging on Linklater. Really? This movie was fantastic. Hilarious, great characters, lots to chew on (i.e. a lot of depth beyond just the surface level). But hey, let's all post cynical digs at one of our greatest filmmakers and his latest…

Plus, as much flack as Emerald Twilight took, Final Night is way underrated. Probably one of the best crossovers DC's ever done.

I've only read Dreaming Eagles so far, but it's been great. Similar to what Ennis has been doing with his other book, War Stories, but this so far is better and has a more human element to the storytelling.

Except … this season has the greatest scene in 24 history, courtesy of Jack ruthlessly torturing his own brother Graem (sp?). "MORE CC's!!!"

Dark City though … Will always be one of my favorite movies.

I am unsure whether to laugh or cry. *That* was the ending?! What's so amazing is that this episode could have easily been the premiere, which then could have continued into a Part 2. Not that it would have made this any less of a cluster%$#&, but at least there would have been some resolution. The season premiere…

This is another one where I think history will show The AV Club really underrated the quality of the film. This to me was a flat-out "A" … an all-time horror classic. The script, direction, and acting were all phenomenal. The movie would have been a great historical drama about family life in the 17th century even…

I think you guys are definitely reaching thinking that Jay is Zoom, or that this version of Zoom has anything to do with Hunter Zolomon. My guess is that they planted the Zolomon seed to use in later seasons with a storyline that mimics the Geoff Johns comics. And clearly the man in the iron mask is not Jay, or he…

I thought I saw one?!

BTW, anyone else read the "Season 10" and "Season 11" comics? For the most part, they've been quite good. Season 11 in particular has involved a pretty epic myth-arc story in which an adult Gibson Praise has gone to the dark side and become a primary antagonist. They've also provided pretty good explanations for how…

They brought them back in the comics in a way that worked fine (apparently the comics were supposed to be cannon, but at some point it was decided they were not). I actually like the episode "Jump the Shark" where they die, but at the same time these are the kind of characters that didn't really need to die - they are…

Was just realizing how this episode in some ways resembles the S9 ep "Improbable," which until now was maybe my least favorite episode of the series. It was also written by Chris Carter, and it also featured a cheesy zoom-out to end the episode. I guess if the guy had already completely lost it by S9 in 2002, and…

And icing on the trainwreck cake: the episode ended with The freaking Lumineers.

I like some of the classic Carter episodes. But Carter is suffering from serious George Lucas syndrome.

I am one of the biggest X-Files fan you will find. And I'm even often an apologist for some of its weaker episodes. But my god, this was a trainwreck of epic proportions. The tone was all over the place, whatever message Carter was trying to convey was completely muddled, and it was probably the least X-Files episodes…

Although I would argue that The Death and Return of Superman is probably one of the best and, in it's own way, most "classic" modern Superman stories.

Interesting to think about that era's version of The Eradicator in that context - as he was a villain who basically wanted to turn earth into a new Krypton.

The Dini/Timm animated series also excelled at this. They just told great Superman (and Batman, and Justice League) stories with great premises, villains, supporting characters, etc.

Yes, definitely. I think the 80's / early 90's Superman comics in general did a pretty good job with this.

Yes, the main thing is the need for good stories. Superman is basically the classic "epic hero." He fights the neverending battle, he always does the right thing (even as he is conflicted about how best to do the right thing), and he comes up against incredible villains and obstacles. The main thing is just to focus…