I'm not saying it's a bad film. But it's far from a sacred text of 80s comedy. That would be Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Also, I watched Beverly Hills Cop on Netflix recently and noticed two things: the lead actor was switched from a white guy (Stallone) to a black guy (Murphy) and nobody told the cameraman and every…

this is bad enough and you have to drag Johnny Depp into it? I need a shower.

And on top of all this is the sad fact that the original Ghostbusters really isn't that great.

When my wife and I moved to our current location I took a placeholder-type job in a local video store. A last-surviving chain with some of the shittiest labor practices you can imagine. That said, I was shocked by how busy it was. Customers would come in throughout the day and leave with armloads of disks. One could…

I saw this at the True/False Festival earlier this year and didn't like it. Conceptually it is compelling. However the seems director is keenly aware of the morbid curiosity that may draw a number of people to a screening and has nothing but contempt for that impulse. Fans of hectoring, moralist filmmakers may find…

A few years back, after the publication of Sepiwall's The Revolution Was Televised, she wrote a column about the exclusion of Sex and the City from the media-wide celebration of the anti-hero on television. It's an essential piece on some persistent strains of sexism in contemporary criticism. Recommended…

…"and when I have to pee I use the kitchen sink!"

DEVO is the paradigm, I think. Although they had hits after Whip It, that hit so defined their image that the band became perceived as a one hit wonder. And even though I think it's a great song and a classic, I don't think it's representative of the band's varied, remarkable output.

Justified. So baffled by its exclusion. Great final season with a note perfect finale right up to its final seconds.

I saw some movies which is always nice. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was a little bit more complicated than the most hostile of online critics suggested. But it's also hugely problematic. There's stuff to unpack there. The Fantastic Four, however, was bad in a pretty depressing way. I haven't seen a film that made…

Well, they don't make it difficult. The sand is loose at this site.

The AV Club would like you to know about this very funny, female-led show by making sure you know there are men in it.

When I was in high school and was listening to whatever new wave or punk rock lps I could get my hands on, I loved the record In a Roman Mood by the Boston band Human Sexual Response. This is my favorite track: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Isn't most of the author's criticism basically explaining and re-explaining his grading system?

Wait…I can rank them…
The Howling
Gremlins (watched it again last night)
Matinee
Gremlins 2
Piranha
Hollywood Blvd.
Innerspace
Explorers
The 'burbs
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Small Soldiers
Actually…I have to get back to work, so I can't finish this. Somewhere in there I'd be inserting Homecoming and Runaway Daughters. And…

Oh, yeah…based upon the description, first I think I'll check out The Town that Dreaded Sundown. I've seen the original and can't merge that with the sensibility of the filmmaker described in the review.

This film seems to really rub a certain class of internet critic very much the wrong way. Of course, I'll have to wait until the cultural conversation has moved on before I can contribute anything to the dialog (Midwestern distribution issues…an eternal lament). Anyway, this review is the only negative one I've read…