I think they're innocent. Keep in mind- their main accusers are a con artist who wants attention, and a private dick thinking he's found his big case. I think that, when you're desperate and hurt, you can convince yourself to believe so many things.

The Imposter is amazing. This breakdown is what sold me on seeing it.

I think what I see is the soul of an actor crumbling as he realizes that this is what passes for legitimate theater these days; sure, voice work in schlocky movies is one thing, and a nice paycheck, but now he's having that realization of, "I'm an actor. An ACTOR. And now…"

There may or may not be a supernatural element, but it has no bearing on the plot. The story is a relationship story. The crimes and other mysterious elements are just flavoring atop that.

And a better director. The blocking and camera work are incredibly dull.

I think every awkward middle school nerd shares this book as a perfect "difficult time". It was the perfect escape for someone like 7th grade me.

The current project that's holding most of my attention right now is that I'm running a storytelling show (in the style of the Moth) for IT professionals to tell "from the trenches" stories- on Friday. And I've still got more slots for storytellers than I'd like, so if you're in the Pittsburgh area and want to pitch…

A crossover between Doctor Who and Sherlock is a terrible idea. The "right" answer is to make an oblique and referential tribute. Officially, not a crossover. But by lifting elements and actors from the various casts, you could build a story that the audience could turn into a crossover, without actually being an…

Actually, she didn't have the heat high enough. It's not just grease- you need high heat.

I enjoyed it the first time I saw it. The second time I saw it, I wondered, "What was wrong with me?" It doesn't hold up well.

Various script triggers fail, forcing a reload.

Sturgeon's Law in action- yes, 90% of action movies are crap. 90% of everything is crap.

I nearly jumped out of my skin

I think I disagree with the idea that a character has to change for a movie to be entertaining. Let's go for a recent, and popular, example: John Wick. We get a bunch of expository backstory at the beginning of the film as he cries about his dead wife. This doesn't really count as "changing", since we don't even know…

AND JESUS WEPT! For there were no more worlds to conquer!

I don't think that has as much to do with the characters as it does with shifting preferences on the entertainment landscape.

The Punisher is just Batman with lots of guns and less of a "no killing rule". If Batman can carry a movie, I see no reason why the Punisher can't.

Well, there was some definite non-consensual touching and graphically portrayed penetration, actually. But the rest doesn't really apply.

Who is Number One?

Heck, evolution has had billions of years- blind years, sure, but still- and hasn't come up with any interesting natural intelligences yet.