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I think the assholiest murderer was Nicol Williamson in How to Dial a Murder - he even tried to have his dogs eat Columbo.  Conversely, Johnny Cash is pretty sympathetic in Swan Song, because he's Johnny Cash (and also because Ida Lupino pretty much had it coming).

I think the assholiest murderer was Nicol Williamson in How to Dial a Murder - he even tried to have his dogs eat Columbo.  Conversely, Johnny Cash is pretty sympathetic in Swan Song, because he's Johnny Cash (and also because Ida Lupino pretty much had it coming).

The Mouse and His Child, and Dahl's The Witches.

The Mouse and His Child, and Dahl's The Witches.

Maybe he had a really good time on Zandalee.

Maybe he had a really good time on Zandalee.

Wait, Ellen Barkin is old enough to be playing racist grandmas now?  She's not even sixty yet!

Wait, Ellen Barkin is old enough to be playing racist grandmas now?  She's not even sixty yet!

I was thinking Maniac.

I was thinking Maniac.

Well, that's definitely an upgrade from Roseanne.

Well, that's definitely an upgrade from Roseanne.

Followed up last week's Last of the Mohicans with another early '90s literary adaptation from a director who's out of his wheelhouse: Martin Scorsese's Age of Innocence.  I can't say it wasn't well-made - I mean, you're getting a high baseline level of craftsmanship from Scorsese and Co - but it left me a little cold.…

Followed up last week's Last of the Mohicans with another early '90s literary adaptation from a director who's out of his wheelhouse: Martin Scorsese's Age of Innocence.  I can't say it wasn't well-made - I mean, you're getting a high baseline level of craftsmanship from Scorsese and Co - but it left me a little cold.…

Think of it as my homage to Jonah Lehrer.

Think of it as my homage to Jonah Lehrer.

Worse still, they made a boring movie out of the story of Bo Derek having her leg eaten by an orca.

Worse still, they made a boring movie out of the story of Bo Derek having her leg eaten by an orca.