I think it's because, much like Walken, Loggia is a participant in the joke, which makes it funnier because he's involved. (See also: Alice Cooper.)

No, if someone is writing a review, they should be sophisticated enough to understand the material. At this point I don't think the reviewer is sophisticated enough to review an episode of "The Wiggles."

Seriously, it's time for the AV Club to stop hiring whomever they find shuffling around the flea market on the morning after the "Lena Dunham Ugly Sweater Gang Bang and Prayer Breakfast-for-Dinner (that's all ironic when done together, right Judd?)"

"Ari Fleischer" was part of the staff of the Bush White House. Jeremy Piven played "Ari Gold" who was loosely based on Ari Emanuel (brother of Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel.)

I never said that the WERE better improvisers, just "considered" better improvisers.

No, actually, most men are more vain than women. They, however, are unaware of the vanity. Male vanity is rarely the conscious trait that female vanity is. Men don't generally "work" at vanity, it's not a chore. Women, mostly because of the double-standards in place when raising girls, rarely posses mindless vanity.…

Saved! was one of the best teen films that I ever saw. I actually used it as a Bible study for several groups (including 7th graders and 20-somethings.) Again, a cast of people I don't like: Jenna Malone, Eva Amurri, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, etc, etc, etc all the way down the cast list.) but it's a really…

The performances were wonderful: that was surprising. I think Kieran is the better Culkin, but I'm not always impressed. I think Aubrey Plaza is extremely over-rated (but she was funny in SPvTW.) I think Anna Kendrick is the thinking man's Anne Hathaway (theatre kid desperation minus "looking like Andy Samberg" equals…

Let me put it this way: even vain men are loathsome to the point that they're funny.

The thing about improv is… you can't be vain. That is why men are generally considered better improv actors (many of them have no idea what vanity is.) Of the great contemporary female improv actors, they aren't vain… even when they appear attractive. (Sidebar: that does not necessarily mean that "dirty women are…

AVClub: you need to have a contest where the prize is reviewing something no one wants to touch with a ten foot pole (and yes, by that I mean that "Fred" movie.)

I second that! Wonderful idea for a column. On the flip side: actors who are/probably are nice people that usually play such heinous creeps/jerks that you instinctively don't like them.

Get used to it… the gloves are off.

I was really surprised and delighted by "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." Except by Michelle Monaghan, who seems to be Robert Downey Jr.'s conjoined twin. (Seriously, she's in about half of his comeback movies.) She combines the worst aspects of Ellen Pompeo, Katherine Heigl, and Renee Zellweger into one Mega-Zord or squinty…

I'll see your "JvtV" and raise you "You've Got Mail."

Nic Cage is campy, and that's wonderful. I personally love "Ghost Rider" (I know, sacrelige, well let it rain down on me!) I saw "Drive Angry" and thought it was a major hoot… but the real performance there was from William Fitchner, who probably deworms orphans and breastfeeds abbandonned puppies, but I just never…

Loved "Scott Pilgrim"… now there's a movie where I don't like anybody in it (except for Chris Evans… for personal reasons.) I'm generally annoyed by Michael Cera. He's one of those people who would have been shoehorned onto "That '70's Show" because, like some of them, he's "wonderfully deadpan." (Translation: he has…

It's flawed (and poorly edited) but worth watching for it's performances. Now, yes, the dreaded Catherine Keener (who is shrill and squinty in everything, even "40-Year-Old Virgin") and Robin "pour some coffee in me because I'm going to mug" Williams are in it… but Williams does something right: he plays a character…

I will set up a paypal account post haste!

She wasn't even bad in SC or NoES. It's not her fault necessarily that she took a few jobs. Besides, I absolutely despise Jessica Lange. She's one of those crappy actresses that closet-cases think is a "talented actress" and she's really just shrill and hacky. I've worked in community theatre for years, and new JL's…