That was my problem with it. It felt like a bait and switch. If you want to do something completely different, fine, but don't talk about how it's set in the same Alien universe or that it's a prequel during the marketing and publicity. That's like doing a movie with Tyrell Corporation but no fucking replicants.

If not for Bourne and Ocean's 11, Matt Damon was in danger of fading into obscurity at that point.

I remember that when the original Bourne Identity came out, it was kind of under the radar. People did not have huge expectations for it. It was coming out in the shadow of more hyped blockbusters like Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and Matt Damon was coming off a couple of box office and critical misfires, so when it did…

It's funny that you bring up Robin Hood because, based on commercials, this King Arthur movie seems more like Robin Hood and his Merry Men in the city crossed with Lord of the Rings and a sprinkling of Lock Stock. In other words, it just seems completely wrong.

I was scared that that old feeling was going to seem stale this time around, but I got just as swept up in it as I did in the first one. Gunn and his cast know how to put out action-packed good vibes, and I feel bad for people too curmudgeon to enjoy this. The Guardian players themselves were good and it was great to…

When the first Star Trek remake was being advertised, I walked into the theatre expecting him to be just a generically handsome frat guy type, but by the end of the movie, I was thoroughly won over. Then, last year in Hell or High Water, he kicked it up a notch further. Glad he didn't let dreck like This Means War…

While they were all to some degree bad, Samuel L. Jackson's character was one of the handful with whom you were supposed to have a rooting interest. Whether he actually did it or was merely bullshitting to get Dern's goat, the depiction of it ruined that.

Save for Robert Forester's performance, I was a little underwhelmed at the time it came out, but I watched it on cable recently and was astonished at how much better it was than I originally gave it credit for. De Niro's performance is still a bit of a sleepwalk though.

True but I still liked it. Granted, when I watch it now, I skip to my favorite parts, which I guess proves your point. Still, The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained are more trying to me.

Vic just showed that he never really had a code. He liked to keep Lem's picture because Shane killed him before Vic could screw him over. It's the only thing he could point to as "true brotherhood" at that point after selling out Ronnie.

I totally get why the reviewer liked it and the cartoon was charming, but upon drifting off to sleep, I just had the nagging feeling that the whole foray to LA did not matter at all as far as plot and character development go. Red herrings are fine and good if the audience is just as in the dark as the characters, but…

Of the 2 quirky crime dramas set in offbeat locales other than NY or LA that are enjoying 3rd seasons, I think Better Call Saul is having the better run. I am not trying to play the two shows against each other. One can obviously like them both. BCS just seems to be on its game more.
Fargo season 3 has got all the…

The Social Network came out in 2010 as well, which probably exacerbated things.

Something about the animated bit reminded me of Spielberg's AI.

Well, until he starts propositioning co-workers, it's not in the same ballpark. O'Reilly said all kinds of out of line stuff for years in addition to the sexual harassment and it wasn't until advertisers reacted negatively to that news article that he got canned.

And he would not be able to tweet either while gently cupping Putin's balls.

I still have a soft spot for Tyler Durden in Fight Club and Floyd the stoner couch potato in True Romance. But yes, his Jesse James was pretty cool and I liked him in Killing Them Softly though I found the movie as a whole wanting.

The election is over. Until the midterms, all we have is our snark. It will get better though. Protests are fine, but this is a pop culture site. Go watch Richard Spencer get punched again and you will feel better.

I for one am pretty excited about this. I hope it's a good one. I loved the first one, but I do wonder how much of the financial success was due to people's desire for a Star Wars type of adventure pre-TFA. I hope these movies are great on their own and don't draw unfair or unfavorable comparisons now that we're…

That is true, but people seem more comfortable speaking up about the gossip and dirt now that he's dead when all but those who either were really secure or had nothing to lose held their tongues in life.