I found the first film stomach turningly misogynistic, is the tone different enough to warrant seeing?

Hm, I don't know about the future of superhero movies, but I think that Marvel hit the jackpot when they stumbled onto that thing where superhero movies are best when they're stories about something else and dudes with superpowers just happen to be at the center of it. The first Iron man was an awesome movie, but it…

I came in expecting beautiful music, beautiful Scottish scenery, and a slow-burn story that I haven't read the original version of, and don't know anything about save the setup. I got all of the above, and as a bonus, I got terrific acting with great chemistry. Barring a sudden and inexplicable drop in quality, I'm…

Eons of genetic engineering to make the perfect man who can see past the areas the females of the Bene Gesserit can't and mom decides fuck it I want a son for my husband"and BOOM Kwisatz Haderach.

I'll say it since no one else has: "Ninja turtle! You'd best stop touchin' me!" (Or Quill's words to that effect.)

I actually disagree. I thought it had an emotional core to it, like when he starts listing the names of his dead comrades. And (Spoiler Alert) Michelle Rodriguez was awesome and didn't die.

Not only does GOTG just embrace and roll with its weirdness, but when it does stop to look at parts of that weirdness, it does so in a way that's actually a break from the action and humour. Just think of Rocket's drunken rant - that was heartbreaking.

I feel it's odd that you used Nolan's Gotham as a positive example. The spooky, stylized city in Batman Begins bears no similarity to the modern metropolis in The Dark Knight. And it's changed again in TDKR. It was impossible to gauge anything there because the city was a magical metamorph changing to fit as a plot…

I will never understand why grown-ass men find this so interesting. The idea, as a joke in the 80s, seemed funny enough for a one-off. I even understand the appeal of the cheap-o cartoons to a kid in the early 90s - like the similar Barnyard Commandos. But! How they have stuck around for 30 damned years is a big…

my favorite Groot moment is when they are at the game table in Knowhere and the big creature eats the little creature. The look on poor Groot's face, a mixture of disbelief and horror, really speaks to how well they put this movie and his character together. It gives us a little window into Groot's personality. He's…

Greg Bear's biological works—Darwin's Radio, Darwin's Children, Blood Music—are treasures, and pleasures to read.

And Greg Bear's Darwin series, about the theory of how retroviruses can cause spontaneous evolution. chilling and terrific read

I just want to offer my heartfelt thanks at providing transcripts to go along with these videos.

I loved Star Wars when I was younger. The prequels ruined it for me in a different way. The prequels made me realize that my love for Star Wars was really just a love for Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando, and other assorted normal criminal types. I never realized how little of a shit I gave about the Jedi angle until they…

I find bad sequels can also highlight and magnify the flaws of earlier films. One might overlook a few flaws in a good film, but when they grow to cracks in later films it sours the original.