Maeve Dermody was a goddamn revelation in that.

We call that move "The Double Jimmy".

I thought the same thing, because as I went through the list I had the thought, "Stupid kids these days can't even come up with a non-ironic, halfway decent band name!" Then I got hunger pangs because it's 4:30 PM here and I haven't had my dinner yet.

Why exactly am I "Read This"ing this? He dodged the question, so there's literally nothing to—- OH, WELL PLAYED AV CLUB.

I'd almost argue that Wolverine's origin stories pretty much ARE the character at this point, but yeah you're right.

Oh, I totally agree - and to me that would be actual characterization.

Fantastic point about how crucial the mutant aspect of their powers is to the X-Men's cinematic success; by dispensing with complicated origin stories in favor of "born that way", filmmakers can focus on the "who" rather than that "how", which ideally means characters portrayed with more complexity than just a power…

To be fair, taking things too seriously in a universe where walking carpet-men and laser swords exist alongside gigantic talking slugs and a plot device that's literally "because magic" is probably not the best idea.

Aw, for a minute there I was thinking we would finally reap the benefits of turning over Star Wars to directors with a particular sensibility/aesthetic. We need a weird SW movie.

Pictured: a man who's just been told, "Sorry, Hawley didn't want you for Fargo season three, but howzabout a superhero show instead?"

Yeah, it really, REALLY felt like a warmed-over off-brand cafeteria food/Vegas lounge version of Top Gear. The writing was lazy and uninspired, and the presenters attacked the new gig with all the verve of a narcolepsy clinical trial.

This is all your fault!

Iron Fi—-
The Ancien—-

"Listen you guys, we REALLY need to get the plans to whatever superweapon Emperor Meltface and Dr. Doom are building, but the only allies we have in the area are Bothan. And… well, they're pretty terrible spies, if I'm honest. So we're gonna brute force this mother, and send, like a hundred of them and hope we get one…

"Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power."

I'm kind of struggling to see why this is an article, period, unless "SNL airs politically themed sketch" is something we're calling feature-worthy around here now.

My favorite part of the movie is at the end when an old senator calls bullshit on the "redemption moment" and refuses to congratulate a grown man for living up to basic expectations of decency and telling the truth. That dude is my hero.

How dare you rob me of Hayley Atwell on my TV and a weekly ray of adorableness and cool in the harsh winter months. How dare you.

I continue to predict this will happen a nanosecond after Marvel Studios gets the rights back to the Fantastic Four. The end of the film will have them time traveling to the present, so they can share the rest of the MCU with the established characters.

I thought S1 of True Detective was a pretty good blueprint for an ongoing Lovecraft series.