It truly is a nothing of a movie. I'm sad that such a corporate-homogenized product is going to be one of our most successful movies of all time. Hell, even Avatar (for all of its flaws) had the genuine ambition and heart of one person behind it.

Boom. You just got hired.

There's a few characters and concepts the reader won't really know unless they're familiar with Grant Morrison's New X-Men…

Other great entry points: Runaways and Y: The Last Man! Brian K. Vaughn knows how to tell a story, the art of each book is great, and they feature pretty unique and attention-grabbing premises. Saga is a very good starting point too, now that I think about it.

How dare they put Robocop on here.

New X-Men is pretty great, and very readable. I finished the entire omnibus in one setting, during a ten-hour road trip.

"Infamous" would be better applied to Rob Liefeld.

The Prestige, hands down.

I think it's currently streaming on Netflix Instant, so you're in luck.

If you haven't read Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City, I'd recommend it. It's set during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and talks about H.H. Holmes at great length.

I didn't care for Birdman (haven't seen any of Iñárritu's other movies), but I'll definitely be checking this out. It looks gorgeous to say the least, thanks a great deal to Lubezki.

Nobody cares about your review, creep.

Eh, fair enough. Though his first film was an independent production, it was made in the U.K.

Hitchcock is not the list because he isn't American…so why is Christopher Nolan?

Yep

The movies (in this respect, stuff like Iron Man 2 and Thor 2) are enough to tell a negative story on their own. I'm sure Marvel is pleasant to work with, if your outlook aligns with their own. Otherwise, they'll probably ditch you like Wright or Patty Jenkins.

Uh…congratulations?

From what I've heard, the sequel isn't as adored because of the running time. Not many people have the patience for a 2.5 hour action movie. But I do agree, apart from the relatively bloated running time, it's a better movie—and the action scenes are more impressive and varied.

It's entirely possible. Though Marvel has produced popcorn flicks of quality, they've probably had a negative effect on the industry by convincing so many studios to follow in their footsteps. Now everyone with a half-decent property is trying to construct their own "cinematic universe" and flood the market with a…

I really don't understand this kind of argument, unless he is using it to refer to the most visible output of mainstream studios. In that regard, it probably is the worst time for films in history. But there are many great films every year that show exactly how much the medium can do—you just have to know where to…