It is really hard to explain to people who were not alive yet what the summer of 1989 was like. The Batman logo was on everything. The old Adam West show was on one channel or another nearly constantly. Every mall and auto dealership was hiring a guy in a Batman costume to sign autographs for kids to get parents in.

Oooo, going through the ENTIRE King’s Quest series? Well, /comfort in advance for the OG Sierra horrors present in KQII and KQV.

It may not be Dennehy’s most unique performance — its a better showcase for the now lamentable James Woods —but the 1987 thriller Best Seller is one of my favorite Dennehy films as well as a rare leading role for him. Dennehy plays a retired cop and successful author who is coerced by a psychopathic hitman (Woods) to…

One of the reasons I liked De Palma’s Mission: Impossible so much was because it was the anti-Bond spy movie (I hadn’t seen any Le Carre adaptations yet). The stakes are just classified information being sold for money, the protagonist is trying to avoid being noticed and thus avoids violence until the climax, and he…

I think you nailed it here! I just walked out of it feeling like there are great things to admire (the cinematography is the best thing about it for me, hands down) and then plenty to roll my eyes at. I probably grabbed 60% of what Dafoe was saying as all I could hear was ‘pirate’ banter. It was by turns Lynchian in…

It's a gorgeous, magnificently acted nothingburger of a symbol safari by way of cabin fever alcoholism madness character study. It's like Eggers read all the praise for The VVitch's thematic resonance and decided to make a movie that is almost entirely thematic resonance. It is the epitome of subtext as text.…

All this discussion of Morrison’s writing on Arkham Asylum, and not a single mention of the absolutely groundbreaking artwork by Dave McKean?

I also got into 1865 because of this column, and agree it was incredible. I hadn’t listened to any radioplay type podcasts before, and it sold me on the potential.

I was really hoping for a big twist with Tiffani Thiessen as the stalker.

I think it was the guy who bought Donna’s dress- but the reveal was a real blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment.

I was surprised by this show and how much I got into it - but disappointed that they never addressed nor resolved the stalker plot line. Not even a hint of it in the finale as a cliffhanger.

My documentary, When I Last Saw Jesse, screens immediately after Super Size Me 2 at the Gene Siskel Center, Sept. 7th and 11th.

Your comment has made me physically angry, probably because I know exactly the podcast you are talking about. (Or at least the type.) Well done!

This is good, because up until now, the barrier to breaking into podcasting was having the ability to record sound.

Homeworld was great but let's not forget that 1999 also brought us MECH WARRIOR 3! Which is arguably one of the worst in the series but mech warrior 4 was only a year away

How do you give Katee Sackhoff’s resume and not even mention her work on LONGMIRE?  What’s wrong with you people?

Hank Hill passed on W after his weak handshake. Trump’s antics would never pass muster with the propane salesman.

Crystal Skull.

Dammit Guy Pearce. Make Better Choices.

All of Carpenter’s movies with Kurt Russell are unique & amazing. Big Trouble in Little China is a one of a kind masterpiece. Totally silly but totally thrilling, too.