It might help us better understand what the writer/director was thinking, but a bad decision isn't any more ideal than a bad mistake in my opinion.

I liked It Follows well enough, but there were just too many things that bugged me while I was watching it for me to really "get" the hype. Using a good chunk of the movie to hunt down a character who doesn't provide any new information to the characters/audience is just frustrating (and not in a way that adds to the…

If something is off-putting or annoying, it doesn't really matter if it was done purposefully or not.

I actually think there was very little back-patting going on with Bryan and Mike. Bryan pretty clearly stated in a post that he didn't think that they'd done something completely revolutionary, but he hoped it was at least a small step.

I'd say you already nailed what the symbolism of that scene is, and it definitely continues the underlying theme of Clarice navigating a career/world dominated by men who underestimate, objectify, and, in the case of Buffalo Bill, kill women. It's especially fun to think about this whole through line running parallel…

I noticed this theme on recent rewatch, it's a very welcome addition to the source material! And it's interesting to note that Clarice cracks Hannibal's final riddle with the help of her roommate, one of the two women you mention.

I'd say Books 3 and 4 more than made up for the weakness of the first half of the series.

Oh you're not telling me anything I don't already know. I have watched (and enjoyed, though not in TD's case) many, many shows while simultaneously criticizing their portrayals of gay people. Battlestar Galactica killed off a gay character and a bi character, and only revealed their orientations either after they were…

I couldn't tell you, because I've never watched any of those shows (Re: Mad Men, I had the bad luck of catching the episode where one of Jon Hamm's daughters learns about masturbation on AMC one night and I never bothered checking back in. I do enjoy Hamm, January Jones, and Christina Hendricks in their post-MM…

I too find myself forgiving unsavory aspects of stories if they are engaging enough, but that's the thing: Paul's story wasn't compelling in the least. Seeing the same tired cliches that befall gay characters on television and a storyline about a closeted gay man being handled with all the sympathy and understanding…

The only vague reference to bisexuality on the show is a gay sex worker saying that he'll sleep with women if he's far enough gone and gets paid for it. This statement is not challenged by any characters or the narrative. While I have a very difficult time believing that a person who is genuinely supportive of…