My favorite baffling criticism of "Frances Ha" came from a critic who, "[thinks] both Frances Ha and Greenberg are insufferable pieces of snobbery that refuse to properly judge their characters for their foibles."

Let the record show that I totally called this one: http://www.avclub.com/artic…

The only truly great work of fan fiction was that novel-length Daria/Beavis and Butthead/Sailor Moon crossover where Daria became a Sailor Scout and it had a multi-page appendix talking about the history of Japan and pointing out all of the author's "hilarious" pop culture references.

After Susanne Bier directs a few, her Danish countrymen Lars Von Trier can take over.

I caught a screening of this during the Seattle International Film Festival and it's definitely very Herzog. The sequence where he visits the people suffering from wireless radiation sickness is particularly fascinating as they now live in a small West Virginia town that's completely lacking in cell towers, so as not…

That's the highlight of the season right there.

Wasn't there a scene in Season 2 where Colin Farrell beats up his kid's bully? I remember at the time thinking it was really funny, intentionally or not.

It's bizarre. Even as a kid, I knew the movie was a comedy. I didn't get a lot of the jokes but I knew, "This is a funny movie."

Of all the insane reactions to the new Ghostbusters, my favorite has been hardcore fans complaining that the new one looks too silly and jokey and that the original was much more grounded and was really more of a serious movie that had humorous elements. What?

If I remember correctly, the big reason why Tim Burton directed "Alice in Wonderland" was because it was in exchange for greenlighting his stop-motion, feature-length version of "Frankenweenie," which he'd been trying to get made for years. Indeed, during the filming of "Alice in Wonderland," Burton would sometimes…

OK, now do the "Class of Nuke 'em High" series.

I really love articles like these about super-obscure gems. My watch list has has benefited greatly from this series.

I once met the aunt of the guy who played Mustache Cop. According to her he is a very nice man.

Almodovar does ALICE MUNRO? Are there two people with more opposite approaches to drama?

I'm going to say Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig.

Michael Mann is worshipped in some film critic circles and "Miami Vice" is immensely popular among them.

He thought it was boring even AFTER the raid on bin Laden? Holy moley.

I saw "Two Days, One Night" at a local arthouse theater and just as the credits started up, I heard a woman react to the ending by exclaiming, "That was SO French."

It's been awhile since I last saw "The Craft," but I remembered being disappointed in the climax, which isn't nearly as crazy as it should be. I mean, when you're dealing with black magic, I want something spectacular and weird.

"Star Wars" is cool and all but I would love love love to hear Lawrence Kasdan try to defend "Dreamcatcher" and "Darling Companion." Please don't disappoint me, Scriptnotes.