A good double bill with the similarly underrated Paul WS (almost wrote Thomas, like always) Anderson / Kurt Russell vehicle Soldier.

I've enjoyed the Snyder/Capullo run despite the action being lifted from any number of recent video games (turn on all the transmitters, Batman! Reconnect the power grid so we can open the door! Endless exposition about architecture and old money!) but I think positing the Joker as some sort of immortal trickster…

I'm sure that this will go over really well with imbeciles around my parents' age.

I'm very disappointed that Haywire isn't up to its third or fourth iteration - I found Soderbergh's Soderberghian minimalist take on the shoot'em up to be so refreshing compared to similar fare.

Reggie Bannister is the poor man's Clint Howard.

One of many unexpected sources of feels to show up in the DCAU.

I love game reviews that consist mostly of how the author is too cool to play or enjoy it. Now THAT is punk rock.

I'd really like for someone to re-release all of those Jean 'Moebius' Giraud trades by Epic/Marvel from the eighties as they are way outside of my price range on eBay. A handsome set of oversized hardcovers they would make.

I don't think Reacher comes off that way at all in the three or four (enjoyable) books about him I've read, but he also isn't 5'3 either.

I don't think Reacher comes off that way at all in the three or four (enjoyable) books about him I've read, but he also isn't 5'3 either.

I was thinking more David Cross.

I was thinking more David Cross.

That would actually own pretty fucking hard.

That would actually own pretty fucking hard.

The pronunciation of "Gothic Castle" flew totally over my head the first time.

The pronunciation of "Gothic Castle" flew totally over my head the first time.

Is that Michael Ironside as one of the judges? I'm suddenly much more interested in this.

Is that Michael Ironside as one of the judges? I'm suddenly much more interested in this.

Sorry, I didn't notice any of those things. Should I not have enjoyed it as much as I did?

Sorry, I didn't notice any of those things. Should I not have enjoyed it as much as I did?