Only if I felt like defending myself, which I didn't, because I was busy with work. Just wanted to make the point that not everyone still loves Sling Blade, and some may actually dislike it. I think my reasons are valid, I just don't have time to go into them.

That Crash beat Brokeback Mountain is unforgivable, and I didn't think about that as an angle. Mickey Rourke was outstanding, yes, but it's still a close call for me.

I'm not a sap (well, maybe), but I also liked Derek quite a bit. I'm a fan of Gervais, I'll admit, but I haven't liked all his stuff.

My thoughts exactly :D

I'll agree with Bill Murray, but that's a tough call on Mickey Rourke. Penn was excellent in Milk, and I'm not a Sean Penn fan. At all.

I liked Sling Blade when I first saw it years ago, but tried to watch it again recently, and the author is right. It does not hold up well. Thornton's performance is not so much the issue as the entire tone of the film, which was off-putting for me as a modern viewer.

Okay, I have no idea why you're so angry. I was trying to explain Sonia's point, because it sure sounded like you didn't get it, and I thought it was an interesting point that she made. I don't know you, so how could I say you're a monster? And you don't know me, so calling me an enlightened cunt is pretty fucked up.

Um, relax here. I'm not pissed off at all. I was just trying to explain Sonia's point, and how beema missed it. This has nothing to do with my own perspective.

But you're missing the point again. The nerd didn't "get" the girl, the girl decided to kiss him and did. The show is not sexualizing Sally, either. It's showing a teenage girl deciding how to dress, how to do her hair, how to do her makeup. The fact that you think it's "hot" is a bit disturbing. If you're looking at…

Yes, I was aware of that. The problem is that if Hannibal and Bedelia were in contact, why didn't he suspect Will previously? The Bedelia/Hannibal relationship will be interesting to see play out.

I had the same problem with this, but Hannibal knew Will was still working with Jack, so even if Bedelia told him that Jack and Will were after him, he still trusted Will. At least that's what I hope. I genuinely didn't expect Bedelia to show up at the end, but I didn't trust her testimony to Jack and Will, either.…

Hey, I'm a copy editor, and I picked up on that. Don't shit on copy editors, they do more than proofread :)

This was really a great interview. Thank you, AV Club and Todd! I'm trying to get everyone I know to watch The Americans. I thought the second season was one of the best seasons of television I've ever seen. My favorite moment was the look on Clark's face when he realized that Martha knew about the toupee. Beautiful.

This show had so much promise, it really is a shame that it was cancelled. ABC blows.

I really loved this episode. I don't watch Modern Family because I found it too self-congratulatory. This was not that at all. I thought most of the jokes landed pretty well. Kate telling Jackie to pick an animal, Jackie telling Kate to let her hand land or she's moving to the front, everything Diane and Pete. I don't…

They really nailed it with this one. I love this show so much. Jackie's crazy accent, "She die", made me laugh out loud. Warren not wearing underwear beneath his skirt was so spot on, because why would he even think of that? I thought Bert and Pete interacting was adorable. The only thing it needed was slightly more…

I didn't think you were trolls! If I had thought that I wouldn't have responded :) Thanks for your insights and responses, they are both very welcome.

I think you've won me over :) I also thought it was out of character for Danny to not respect Mindy's wish to wait to have sex. They tried to make it seem like he's seen Mindy with so many guys that he's insecure, but that doesn't really make sense. Danny is old fashioned, sure, but that should have made him totally…

Okay, I see what you're saying. I agree, the acting at the end of the break up was really good. And as I said, I bought into Danny's motivations, but I thought it should have taken slightly longer, considering that he'd also been pining for her for some time. I don't think the episode deserved such a low rating, but…

Yeah, you caught me :)