This is a good, interesting, disturbing movie – doesn't deserve the C+. It's worth it.

Not to mention how she treated Tammy. Tammy got short shrift in the first season, imo – the show portrayed her as a stereotypical WASP-y suburbanite rather than a real person – so this may explain why people are not as mad at Sarah as they would be if, say, Josh walked out on Raquel at their wedding.

Not sure, but I'm a millennial (born in the early 90's) who grew up with Closer to Fine…it played at my 5th grade graduation. Which is kind of weird – I always interpreted it as a story of middle aged women soul searching in an Eat Pray Love kind of way.

I think a lot of people would be desperate enough to do something they logically knew was crazy, if it gives them a chance to find some desperately needed peace of mind or closure. I think something like the kidnapping described in the review might happen because the abductor replaces a real child with images and…

Mecca James, or anyone else – please read Get in Trouble by Kelly Link. Her stories mix magical realism where insane, surreal things happen with character-driven coming of age stories. They dabble in sci fi and horror, but at their core, they are character portraits of people, usually people who are usually lonely,…

This list reminds me that talking about the "golden age of TV" requires forgetting about 95% of all TV. (Excited about Vinyl, The Path, and Baskets, though)

Oh right, thanks. I had the chronology messed up with that one.

That said, I haven't seen Anomalisa, so I might agree with Richard Brody on this one. In the past, I just haven't really understood why he has the opinions he has…

Haha…that's the fun of the New Yorker. I go to metacritic and look for the score assigned to the New Yorker just to determine whether they liked a movie or not.

Ali is immature, for certain….I have a soft spot for her, though (maybe it's because I'm a middle school teacher?) I also liked season 1 Sarah better than season 2 Sarah, though she's never been my favorite…the breakup with Tammy was def weird, one of my biggest issues with season 2. As a season 1 viewer, I felt like…

Pretty much everyone, but Shelley, Josh and Sarah are the most narcissistic. Especially Sarah…while she may not outright say it, she feels entitled to constant attention and admiration. Ali is also narcissistic, but it manifests in her idolizing and trying to impress others. Sarah does nothing to ingratiate herself to…

Agreed. Also, I don't think Jessica would ever be able to regain her peace of mind while knowing Kilgrave is still alive (even if he's in a prison he can't possibly break out of). Knowledge that her abuser is out there somewhere – even if she logically knows he cannot get to her or anyone else – would feed JJ's…

Misread the second sentence as "after forcing him to blow up his hair," and immediately began worrying whether Luke's hair is as indestructible as his body

Do you mean The Good Dinosaur? That movie's actually pretty excellent. I saw it because Star Wars was sold out, and I actually ended up enjoying it more than Star Wars (don't kill me please).

Does anyone else feel like The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was overrated? The show is so good natured and the performances are so enthusiastic that it is hard not to get on board with and just enjoy. But there were also so many jokes and plot points that rested on broad stereotypes and made me cringe. Like…Kimmy's boss…

Agreed…I felt like season of OITNB just didn't have the same cohesion as previous seasons. Too many characters/plotlines? idk. The long, meandering, vaguely campy flashbacks didn't usually work for me. Season 1 was imperfect, too, but it had the thrill of being introduced to the characters and setting for the first…

I was also pretty surprised at the love for Better Call Saul. I see a lot of potential in the show, but I felt like the first season was a slightly underwhelming ride.
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Not much happened, and the motivations of Saul's afraid-of-electricity brother was not developed enough to make his betrayal of Saul…

I'm pretty sure Hannibal made the list.

Because season 5 was way too short. Only 9 episodes?!
I liked season 5 of Louie quite a bit…it wasn't as conceptual or ambitious as season 4, but I thought it was a good return to the show's roots. I busted a gut at least once per episode…a good sign.

Wolf Hall: The book that spawned many adaptations, each more critically acclaimed than the last (a play, a TV show, another series and a movie's on the way).