After watching Kill Bill in theaters, my friends and I vowed to learn the art of the samurai sword. It never took, but a lot of us still have samurai swords displayed somewhere in our homes.

There’s a special place in hell for those who waste good scotch. I can’t remember if that’s a quote from a movie or show, or if it’s just an old expression.

I love Queen, and especially Freddy Mercury as a performer, but I have a hunch this movie, if it does ever get made, will not be very good. I think all music bio pics should be limited to made for TV, a la the Michael Jackson movie from VH1 that aired in the nineties. Actually, what if VH1 completely overhauled their…

Why bother with Goyer? Just give it to professional hatchet-job Akiva Goldsman to ruin. Duh.

Hmm...not sure what to make of that turtleneck.

My favorite line of the episode happened so quickly that I almost missed it. When Larry goes to Mrs. Shapiro’s house to take back the plant, and she tells Larry her husband was better looking than him, Larry says, “Oh, really? I’m an Uber four.” To which Mrs. Shapiro promptly says, “Well my husband was an Uber five.”…

Good call, Cat food breath.

“Shame on Larry...” really, mister cecil? I don’t think you should be watching Curb. Maybe stick to the current NBC, ABC, and CBS shows - they’re all thoroughly focus grouped and designed to not be too edgy or make people feel uncomfortable.

Unnecessarily harsh, man.

I agree with what others have said about Zappa being one of those things you have to get into at a certain time in your life. For me, I listened to Sheik Yerbouti as a freshman in college and thought it was total garbage. Then, while stoned, I gave it another listen and was suddenly, inexplicably, able to appreciate…

I’ve often pulled my motorcycle over in the desert, peeled off my shirt (but not my tight-fitting jeans) and poured water from a plastic jug over my head. RENEGADE!

That’s exactly what I was thinking. The last thing I remember reading about her was when she made some careless comment about an athlete ignoring her? This was met with a backlash, followed by her issuing an apology. Now she makes a comment, is met with anger, and issues an apology. But what’s the point of making all…

Usually announcements of reboots or adaptations of older IP fill me with a sense of despair at the continued lack of originality in entertainment, but I have to admit, I can see the potential. Clooney is not how I envisioned Colonel Cathcart, but I think he could bring a lot to the role. Despite Catch-22 being one of…

I think it’s so interesting that Mike Nichols’ adaptation of Catch-22 was considered a failure, because I love the movie. My judgment could also be clouded by the fact that the novel is one of my all-time favorites. From the opening scene (which is one long, cacophonous tracking shot) the movie is incredible in its…

“We don’t need no education/we don’t need no thought control.”

I love the YMRT podcast. I’m really enjoying the current season about Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. However, one tiny criticism I have concerns Karina. She’s great, and I I agree that her voice and delivery style is very relaxed and soothing. That is, until she says a word with a hard T in it. I would guess she took…

Larry shoving the spritzer woman away at Neiman Marcus was so unexpected, I laughed out loud and had to rewind it multiple times to show my wife. This is Curb at its best. Also should be noted that this episode was directed by the great Larry Charles, who usually directs the darker, more surreal episodes.

I haven’t seen the Get Shorty series, but I’m a huge fan of Thomson’s writing (as well as the films based on his work), so I think this could be interesting. They should do what Netflix did with House of Cards by having David Fincher as an executive producer and a big name actor as the starring role. Except in this…

Though Creepshow 2 is largely considered inferior to the original, I always thought “Old Chief Wood’nhead” was terrifying as a kid. I rewatched it recently, and it still totally holds up (okay, maybe “totally” is overselling it a bit). Also, I’ve noticed that “Father’s Day” is never mentioned. Every year when I visit…

I have a personal question, but since it’s anonymous I hope you won’t mind answering. When you and your partner started having the conversation about having kids, I imagine you had ideals for how you were going to be such great, enlightened parents, right? If so, have you stayed true to those ideals, or do you look…