You are indeed in the target demographic to be dismissed as yet another neckbeard by people who are very pleased with themselves for appreciating Johnson’s “subversive” take on the franchise and having an appropriately laid-back attitude toward these silly “space wizard” movies. And since you appreciate the value of…

Before I say this, I should clarify that this is coming from my cinema geekdom, not my Star Wars geekdom: you have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about. Star Wars expanded the thematic territory of cinematic science fiction far beyond its usual preoccupation with apocalyptic, late-capitalist paranoia. Not long…

It certainly is not that easy. Thankfully, though, it is that simple.

I don't see it.

And I thought Nicolas Cage was the ham in all his movies!

Every kids’ film outside Pixar for the past two decades now has been saturated with pop-culture allusions and a smart-ass tone that descends comfortably into casual, misanthropic nihilism.

The Dry didn’t get a splashy theatrical release this spring...

Or he might have done more good, depending on your point of view.

You can watch it at home on your Magnetbox.

I always thought Australia was the Texas of the British Commonwealth. I’m starting to think it might be the Florida.

You can see a lot of the clips on YouTube. The musical segments are the best.

If you don’t care enough to do a few seconds of research and get a firm handle on the issue you’re talking about, why would you care about whether other people are lingering on it or not?

Ahem.

I’m sure it’s an interesting read, but to my mind, there’s really no mystery in need of an explanation. I remember seeing the ads as a kid and just feeling perplexed and slightly repulsed. What the hell was supposed to be the appeal of this place? I had learned to associate the world of celebrity with the most vapid,…

What does this mean? Is there a store where you can buy twelve financially failed movies for ten cents?

SHUT THE FUCK UP.

You can also opt for an economically minimalist lifestyle and not have kids.

So how do you feel about it being live action, though?

AT&T, according to critics of its merger with TimeWarner, was supposed to be ill equipped to handle the creative work it was taking on because it was a telecom-infrastructure company staffed with nerdy engineers. If that’s the case, shouldn’t basic technical competence have been the one silver lining in the whole HBO…

King Koopa is not a fucking dinosaur. This is what bugged me the most when I saw the movie as a kid. The whole movie is structured, narratively and artistically, around a dinosaur-centered concept that is almost totally unrelated to the games. The only dinosaur in the series is Yoshi, who appears as a secondary…