I'm surprised to see Anna Faris discussed without a mention of the Scary Movie franchise. Those movies are all pretty widely derided by critics and your favorite one is probably whichever one came out while you were in middle school, but it's pretty undeniable that Faris' comedic delivery was easily their best aspect.

NOSTALGIC also worked for me

I LOVE Boyhood and the Before trilogy, but I just do not get this side of Linklater. I didn't even bother seeing Everybody Wants Some when I heard it was the spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused

I rarely ever laugh while watching friends, but it just goes down so easy. Sometimes when you're really tired you need something that takes no effort at all to follow.

Oh, except Miyazaki. He is also basically flawless in my book.

It's true - if Linklater's only works were Boyhood and the Before trilogy id probably consider him on par, but between his commercial period and his nostalgia pieces (which people do seem to like, I just don't respond as well to them), his name isn't an instant sell for me.

Interesting, that one is actually my least favorite so far. What stood out to you about it? (That said, it's still head and shoulders above most everything else out there)

Yes! I support this and am now doing the same

Definitely agree with Le Fils/The Son as their masterpiece (although this and several other of their films are nearly as good). It just has this incredible moral gravity to it and is probably the best example of their style - minimal dialogue and exposition, and sober performances from actors that belie a deep…

This whole review feels oddly condescending, from its backhanded criticism of Anohni's voice to its implication that a wide audience couldn't possibly enjoy this stuff. Why assign a writer to review something they're clearly not into from the get go?

I feel like she kind of realizes a few questions in that's it's not actually the best choice for this, so then she talks about Temecula and her sweatshirt instead.

I had heard about how violent this movie was and built it up in my head to be some Tarantino-esque bunny-slaughtering gore fest, so I was a bit surprised that it's really only some biting and scratching. Princess Mononoke did more to scar me as a child.

That theme song was the first song I ever bought on iTunes.

I'm pretty sure smart house is the deeply repressed source of my technology paranoia

Zetus lapetus!

That's my favorite off the new record too, although "One Million Bullets" comes close. She doesn't really say anything insightful in it, but the raw emotion and theatrics make it engaging enough

Can we agree that Cindy Sanders is the absolute worst though?

If this show or Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 ever leave Netlfix, so will I.

That's great - unlike Dawson's Creek, whose owners thought it was acceptable to lose "I don't wanna wait" on DVD and Netflix

Yes! That was the moment I knew I liked the show. Pretty effective pilot right there.