I certainly wouldn't mind seeing one get nominated more often. Inside Out, The Lion King, The Incredibles, Wall-E, etc. are all more worthy than some of the other films nominated in their years. And I say that as a guy who rarely ever watches animated films.

You really think that The Grand Budapest Hotel would have gotten the nod over Selma and/or American Sniper? I find that highly doubtful, especially since it was released so early in the year.

Fincher is one of my favorite directors and I did not like Gone Girl. The story was just too lurid and over-the-top. I agree that The Imitation Game was garbage though. I still haven't forced myself to watch The Theory of Everything.

I must have missed those thinkpieces.

JFK may not be the most rewatchable movie, but it's certainly a pop-culture touchstone. I haven't seen Bugsy or The Prince of Tides and have never had a conversation about either of them, so I don't think you're wrong to discount those two. It's unfair to compare a Disney animated feature to other films in terms of…

Mediocre films like The Reader, Crash, Capote, Michael Clayton, In the Bedroom, Chocolat, or The Full Monty? Certainly none of those snuck in when it was just five films nominated. I see both sides, honestly, but I think opening up the pool is ultimately for the best as it allows for deserving movies that may have…

I think there's a good chance Arrival would have been left off. It was my favorite film of the year, but it's a genre film and we know how the Oscar voters hate genre films. Although Return of the King won the whole thing under the five-movie system so I could be wrong.

I agree that those are the best five of the 10, but I think Alex was being generous when he suggested that slate. Hidden Figures and Hacksaw Ridge would have probably bumped Hell or High Water and Arrival if the list had been pared down to five.

Old and convincing is fine. Old and unintelligent, not so much.

Gwen's love of call and response vocals is her biggest downfall. "Hey, Baby" is basically a preview of her awful solo career, a proto-Hollaback Girl. I really enjoy "Hella Good" though, even if the lyrics are stupid. But I had long outgrown Ska by that point anyway. I think "New" is my favorite song by them at present.

The Reznor line that always bugs me is "Watching fate as it flows/Down the path that we chose." The bad grammar almost ruins the song for me and it's one my favorites by them otherwise.

My vote goes to The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right).

My two issues with Machina are that Billy's voice was too low in the mix and it needed one more rocker. I agree that it's underrated though.

It has nothing to do with Fergie. They were cool until they started making soulless, manufactured jock jams.

I almost saw Hot Water Music play with Brand New in 2003, but my friend was obsessed with Eisley, the opening act, and we got them to hang out with us after their set on the mostly false premise that he had to interview them for a college paper he was writing. In retrospect, the Eisley girls were cute and fun and all,…

I had to hit "show more comments" a bunch to find the Thrice opinions, but it was worth it. Leonardo really checked out at a terrible time. I love the early punky, metal, screamy stuff still, but the way the band has matured over the years has been a real pleasure. There's nothing wrong with a band growing up and…

The Earth Will Shake is in my top-five by them period. Such a great song. Your comment mirrors my opinion almost exactly. I haven't ever gotten into Major/Minor either, though I think some of it was me and not them. I don't know that I ever gave it a fair shake.

This is correct. Although I would include Red with "everything else."

Your third description of them was my impression of them when I saw then open for Pearl Jam in the early aughts. Did not make me eager to listen to more.

Oh gosh…you mean they lead with their most controversial choice so more people might maybe read the thing they wrote? How awful!