It’s weird how some fast food chains are so inconsistent that you know which ones are the good/relatively fast and reliable ones and bad/slow and surly ones. I definitely have a good Popeyes in my area as the bad one is in such a great location that it has no incentive to improve.

I definitely agree.  Of the nominated directors, I’d take out Anderson.  Licorice Pizza was cute (age gap weirdness aside) and looked good but was too loose and rambling for my tastes. 

I thought West Side Story was great and genuinely revamped the old story in a way that felt fresh.  If anything, it should be the favorite to win (but it is not, alas).

While I think that Richie is deserving, it is kind of weird that the Hall nominated him instead of The Commodores. Why not let a bunch of guys in instead of just one?  Plus, their hits are funkier than Lionel’s solo stuff.

I absolutely believe in most of the reforms these abolition groups support. But they have to provide some real answers to how they would deal now with a person endangered by a violent partner besides looking to solve violence in the long term.

The problem with the Russian system is that it’s damn good in producing amazing teen skaters so there’s not much incentive for change, though I should note that a 20-something Russian women’s skater is not unheard of. Barring massive calamities on the Russian and Japanese sides, the American women are going to get…

Google probably has more current and accurate local information than a national resource would.

I actually think this is overly cautious given that this is a summer event.  There’s a lot of solid indication that Omicron marks a much more mild phase of the virus once it finishes running through the country.  

This piece reminds me of a 90s Simpsons where a sullen teen is asked whether he’s sincere or not.  His response is: “I can’t even tell anymore.”

I am pretty sure that this is the only major site that will have The French Dispatch at number one.  For a lot of reviewers and fans, it was not a big success.  But I love that this site can think differently.  Sometimes looking over best of lists the same movies pop up again and again.  

I have no doubt this movie is bad by conventional standards. But is it good for people who like romantic/sentimental films? Like horror movies, some gems transcend the limits of genre but some movies just appeal to fans of the genre. 

True but those guys had legit big hits. This guy never had a true hit single or album (I looked it up) - his biggest single, which weirdly featured Drake, got to 43 on the R&B chart.

Apparently some other folks have been thinking along the same lines: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-oyelowo-bass-reeves-series-viacomcbs-deal-1235010448/amp/

As relatively dull as the main announcement was (especially since it isn’t even being made directly by him), Fincher’s new film doesn’t sound all that exciting either. Is there a single new insight to be found in the “assassin drama” genre?

Good luck to her and her career, but it is hard to imagine a movie star with the last name “Houdyshell.”

Certainly made-for-streaming films that have awards aspirations can be quite good. But I must say that I’ve rarely seen a made-for-streaming comedy, horror, sci-fi, and action film that was truly outstanding.  The action films especially can be shockingly bad for what the budgets sometimes are, though I admit to…

I would love to see another animated Disney + show focusing on the history of the MCU and the moments the movies didn’t show us. Animation could do a lot to make up for the unavailability of key actors.

Yes, anyone who would make a big deal out of this doesn’t really know the facts. The Summer Olympics are rather awkwardly timed right in the midst of the busiest part of the tennis season and the travel plus Covid concerns/prep won’t make it worth it for a lot of the top players who would rather focus on other…

I avoided coffee until I was in my early 20s and teaching English in South Korea.  My first class was at 6:45 AM and I would prepare by getting a tiny paper cup of coffee from a machine that I had to pay to use.  By my future coffee-drinking standards, this was disgusting garbage but I needed it and it made me love…

A small observation, but it strikes me as weird to cast two movie brothers (Gillen and Hoult) who both don’t look alike and have a 22 year age difference.