The movies have some similarities, but apparently it's coincidental. Dredd's production actually preceded The Raid.

Sounds like your average grad student, now that I think about it.

I think the pig was trained, or at least prompted, by the camera operator. You can hear the guy saying "goat in the water" and then the pig appears. This isn't to say that what the pig did isn't kind of remarkable, though.

Dear Jae Lee: you're better than this. Dear Len Wein: obviously you're not.

"This has been a monumental waste of everyone's time. So let's talk about it."

No.

Okay then.

I'm waiting for the issue where he brings a camera into the bedroom and asks Wonder Woman to dress up like Big Barda.

Without a doubt, that's the most revolting scene I've seen from Invasion of Alien Bikini.

Yeah, but only if you're a racist.

You know those days when you wake up and you've forgotten that Prince is batshit crazy? This article reminded me. I had no idea that he staged a retelling of Ulysses. Goodbye afternoon productivity.

You know what Jim Broadbent's characters need?

And the expression on her face is not one of horror but extreme disappointment that she couldn't go back in time and kill that person all over again.

Mars Needs PR.

I put on discreet white gloves before I count with my fingers, because naked finger counting is a vulgar, morally lax display that promotes the spread of syphilis. I'm from 1888.

George Lucas will push out Tuesday's taco and turn it into a merchandising opportunity.

The sad thing is that most scripts usually start off in a good place. The script attracts the talent, generates buzz, and so on. That's why actors get on talk shows and say things like "When I picked up the script for the first time I was so moved" etc. When you hear about script troubles in a movie, it often means…

This sounds really, really unlikely.

He's never made of habit of bludgeoning the audience? Ridley Scott's primary story tool is a giant cartoon mallet that he periodically produces from his back pocket to smash his scripts into shape. Scott is a gifted stylist and image maker who came to feature films through television commercials. When it works, you…

I have plenty of imagination. For example, I imagined that Ridley Scott was capable of making a coherent film.