Life… finds a way.

I hope somebody is on the Dole for that boner!

It'll be interesting to see how this plays out - apparently the show is expanding its mythology to add something "larger" to Laura Palmer's existence, which sort of fits with the idea (repeatedly stated in the original series) that Twin Peaks is different from other places, but it could also cheapen the relatively…

He also shoots in a deliberately ugly way - shots are constructed off-center, lots of oddly framed closeups, long stretches.

If we're going to split hairs it's neither a dude nor a fish, it's an anthropomorphic cartoon-fish with the voice of Albert Brooks. In any case, that first scene doesn't show a terrifying fish situation, it shows a terrifying human situation.

I've found that most "fascist" and "objectivist" readings of the Incredibles rely on very idiosyncratic (read: incorrect) definitions of Objectivism and fascism. They also interpret the villain's populism as philanthropy.

It's perfectly paced, too - each X on the right side of the screen is like a punctuation to the stream of X's on the left side. They also nicely underplay Bob's realization that all of his old friends are dead.

Yesterday my toddler was feeling sick, so I put on a movie as a little treat. We have a copy of Finding Nemo, which I've never seen, so I turned that on and was gobsmacked by how fucking dark the first act of that movie is. Dude's entire family is murdered except for one physically disabled son, who is then…

To be fair, that shit can get very tiresome. Not as if having it pointed it out makes it less so.

The three-paragraph format for internet thinkpieces:

"I refuse to engage with children's entertainment on its own terms, but I also won't stop watching it!"

"If they attempted this in real life, it would be a disaster! Let's take it down a notch, guys."
- Me, improving every movie ever made

It's not even the pointlessness, it's the way they weirdly tiptoe up to having a point and then don't make it because actually making the point would be ridiculous. If someone actually made a tongue-clucking video about how children's entertainment from the 90s is outrageously violent and terrible, and it's…

Itchy clearly strikes the same rib twice producing two different tones… I hope somebody lost their job for that slip-up!

I have soft spot for characters demanding acknowledgment, so Alison Brie's line "In Soviet Union, we mop floor with Rubles and hide paper towels under mattress… Come on! That was pretty good!" just slayed me.

I had that same thought about Arthie. While everyone else is banging the pizza guy and making prank calls, the Indian girl is quietly studying? It would be cool if she had more screentime to establish exactly why she's there.

Because they stopped giving away cocaine.

Hot take: Some people enjoy slow paced movies.

You know what word is worthless in discussing any piece of art?

I watched some bonus features on the Ginger Snaps disc, and they convinced me that Emily Perkins is straight-up great. In her screen test you can see her trying to figure out the character's body language (the bad posture, the face-down glowering), which really highlights what a careful performance she gives - it…