I'm torn on the guy. I the one end, The Wire. I have nothing but awe and reverence for The Wire.

Here's where we need his opinion most…

You're not hardcore unless you live hardcore. And the legend of the Joker is way hardcore.

Bond doesn't do parkour in that scene in Casino Royale: there's a deliberate contrast between the running skills of his target and his more blunt approach to the chase, crashing through walls, etc.I think it works in a way the Bourne-like editing in its follow-up, Quantum of Solace, didn't - it felt integrated rather…

I think the statement that Ridiculous Six is "kind of blatantly not "art and doesn't deserve that respect" begs a question of how to define art, and what isn't such that we can dismiss it with out engagement. And that kind of de facto categorization isn't something I'm comfortable with. In the end it lets Adam Sandler…

"terrible fight mechanics and ugly 3D engines" was my initial impression of MK4, though I only played it when it got to the home systems.

I agree with you that this conversation is not of consequence. But up until the final sentence about the "internet outrage machines", I'm in the middle on Lazer's argument re: art. As you say, this is a dispute that happened on the set of a stupid movie (that is in production, and will be the product of many people's…

Ridiculous Six 4: Grown-Ups 3

It was a Game Genie thing, and it did it by doing a bit of palette swapping (something the series would know nothing about, of course…). The developers had chosen to conform to Nintendo's demands by changing the red blood to grey-ish sweat; the code changed that grey back to red. Those times seem so quaint now…

Didn't Stryker have a backwards baseball cap, too? Ah, the 90s.

I remember it got generally got bad reviews, but the play is still touring around England, so (somewhat to my surprise) it is a thing with fans and whatnot.

I cannot answer you, because it's totally unknown to me what you just asked me, and also very boring.

Agreed. Promotional interviews are a plague upon the Earth, but asking the interview subject about their faults does not make the interview insightful. If he'd try to relate it back to the movie - say, "what do you think of Tony Stark's politics, and how do they relate to your own?" - there could be an interesting…

Quick! Clap if you believe in fairies!…

Oh, Cyber Seduction, the Reefer Madness of the Internet: just one quick peek at appropriate-to-show-on-Lifetime porn and you're on are on a self-destructive spiral to placing second at the state swim meet - which is (in and of itself) seen as a bigger problem than the point-of-view mother character's raw…

The official wording was "responsible" - the FBI didn't necessarily say that they carried out the hack directly, nor did it explain its evidence.

David Bowie would like a word.

Whatever happened to "new production"? You know, like they do with theatrical plays and musicals.

I found the movie itself a mixed experience quality-wise, but the story of its production makes it worth watching: film production is frowned upon / not allowed in Saudi Arabia (its the only movie that's been made there), and the director (who is female) had to direct male crew members via walkie-talkie because gender…

Seriously - have we all forgotten about All is Lost? Or Life of Pi, for that matter. Between those and Gravity its been a great half-decade for movies about marooned people.