That groundwork was already laid… by A New Hope. Ha ha!

I hear Disney's working title is Jabba, 120 Days of Sodom.

My sentiments exactly. It's cool that people are really into that universe (or multi-verse, as it seems to be now), especially now with the promise of pretty much infinite multimedia content. But unlike Dune and Star Trek, I don't find it to be a very interesting place once it's fleshed out beyond the space-opera…

I think you can create an eternal flame using the methane releases from an old landfill. I can think of no better memorial for Trump.

My smug self-satisfaction is made from 100% renewable resources.

I also heard they keep prices low by offering a small number of products (compared to a standard grocery store) that move in high volumes, which allows them to buy directly from manufacturers rather than going through wholesalers.

"Kirkland is people!"

The back label of the Trader Jose's Dark Beer says "Tecate Cerveza, Inc." on it. So yeah, no surprise there. It's five bucks for a six pack and delicious, so I'm not complaining.

That's what I want. A Zack Snyder action sequence, slow motion and metal riffs on the soundtrack and all, of soldiers standing in an orderly, compact square linking shields and slowly maneuvering around the battlefield.

I really liked Gone Home, but I think it's one big weakness was the VOs from the sister. I feel like they came upon this great way to tell a story—all objects, trinkets, post-its, snippets, and letters, without the need for dialog or narrative—but then hedged their bets and included exposition fearing they couldn't…

FPP: First Person Prober?

I'd say there's a bit of John Houston in there as well—not just because of the "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" parallels but seeming to withhold judgment on his terrible characters (at least for the first part of the movie).

I had such a blast watching that movie. It might have been my favorite film that year.

"A miserable president for a miserable demographic."

Except, in a surprise twist, the cable package turns out to be 243 ESPN channels.

It was a propaganda event that resulted in a lot of technological progress (as government funded science and military projects tend to do), as well as a significant increase in our knowledge of the moon and the history of our Earth and solar system.

Seriously, for a fat old guy he has a dearth of jollity. Even Dick Chaney would give a half smile when he talked about torturing people.

Arrival, The Martian, and (kind of) Interstellar.

I'm sympathetic. But if it wasn't superheroes, Hollywood would be spending hundreds of millions on other globalized CGI nonsense (see Transformers 1 through 5). But as long as there's golden-age television and a healthy indie movie scene—hell, we've even been getting a trickle of smart, big-budget sci-fi—let the…

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