I’m okay with Carol’s seemingly fluctuating power level, since it’s really the only way to keep a character like her interesting in a fight, consistency be darned. It reminds me of my own personal assessment of Superman’s strength, which is “The task at hand, plus 1, divided by the plot’s needs”. Superman grunts and…

“If you believe in yourself, eat all your school, stay in milk, drink your teeth, don’t do sleep, and get eight hours of drugs, you can get work! ... And brush your dog food!”

Gotta say, it’s strange to see Will Smith as “the Fresh Prince” as “Will Smith”.  

I’ve always thought SOTS was a prime candidate for a tin box DVD release, like the collection of WWII propaganda shorts Disney released a while back. Give it packaging that distinguishes it as archival rather than “fun for the whole family!”. Put a warning on it that advises against viewing by young children or those…

A restaurant I used to work at served an excellent drink called the Valhalla, and it was the first time I ever heard of Aquavit. If you’d like to try one for yourself:

If AVC is feeling contrarian, it might just pick the “General Ross and team discuss the accords” scene to represent Civil War for just this reason.

I think the Ant-Man “Marvel Moment” will highlight how the film told a more lighthearted, lower stakes, and self-contained story, serving as a bit of a palate cleanse after several films of heavy themes and world-building. In that respect, the Luis monologues would make a fine representation, although I’d pick…

These articles highlight the scenes that most emblemize what their respective films represent in the journey of the ‘grand MCU experiment’. Not the Avengers’ journey, but Marvel Studios’ journey of bringing this behemoth to life, simultaneously maintaining and growing it. For better or worse, Ultron was the point that…

My biggest takeaway after watching was feeling bad for Michael Keaton. SNL doesn’t seem to have a cogent take on Julian Assange, wasting the actor’s talents and burying him under that beard. Then, his “LET’S GET NUTS!” line fell flat with the audience, when it was clearly meant to inspire thunderous laughter and/or…

I’m a Philly-area native currently residing in Colorado, and it always amazes me how much red I see in the stands when my team comes to town. And that the Rockies fans are always pleasant to me and will even compliment my Mike Schmidt jersey. I wish I could tell them they’d be as warmly received at Citizen’s Bank…

Ugh. Between Baldwin, and Colbert, Seth, and Trevor, I’m beyond over Trump impressions. It’s like nails on a chalkboard, which I get is the point, but this has been going on almost every night for the past two years. At least their impressions all involve the sourball pursed lips and/or wild hand gestures, so I know…

Free idea to SNL: bring in celebrities known for their elocution, dignity and grace to read Trump’s “tough guy with a 9-year-old’s vocabulary” words in their own voice and with a straight face. I’m thinking Morgan Freeman, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, etc. Someone who won’t wink at the camera like Bugs Bunny saying “…

I liked the original movie, and the spin on this one is really intriguing, but then I see the slow crawling contortionist schtick, and the spring-loaded jump scares (I guess audiences have developed a tolerance to the regular ol’ jump scare?), and it suddenly looks like a much less confident story. Stephen King…

That wasn’t a very a rock & roll response.

Am I a dum-dum for thinking it might be kind of a good thing to have more neo-lib dempublicans in the race? Like, would they not split the voter base for that brand of plain yoghurt, leaving the race more open for the more progressive candidates than it would be if it was just Biden OR Beto OR Hickenlooper running…

And the best non-swearing swearing has to be the “Tenement” sketch from “The State”. Unfortunately I can’t find the clip online anywhere, but here’s just one beauty of a Ken Marino line from a skit that’s chock full of them:

I name “The Monster Fuck” as the winner of this Q&A, but if I may add two of my favorites to the list...

It turns the proposition into a bigger gamble for these firms. “If your challenger wins the primary and general, congrats. But you better think long and hard before deciding to cross our incumbent, because there will be consequences if your candidate loses. Is it really worth the risk?”

Oh, the hubris of mankind.

Marmaduke is an asshole.