Best After School Special ever. By, like, a lot.

I've always suspected Phil Mickelson to be a big phony. He calls the golf writers by their first names a little too often in press conferences, and would respond to questions like "What were you thinking as you lined up that fairway shot" by trotting out his wife's and mother's battles with cancer. He's finessed the…

I forget now who said it about Underworld (either Janet Malcolm or Joan Didion, I think), but the phrase "I liked it, except for the whole thing" has always stuck with me as pertaining to most of the DiLillo I've read. It bugs me that he can't stop himself from explicating his themes within his narratives, even…

Have you read many Ebert reviews, or just the "Kick-Ass" review 100 times?

And a neat lady!

I also think it will be a final two. Isn't that the only way to preserve the intrigue as to whether Tony will get to argue his case? I've held out hope that there would be at least one more TC where his survival is at risk.

Not only that, but Elizabeth's difficulty getting out of the house due to Paige's questioning had me harkening back to all the times they've clearly left their children unattended for entire nights.

I was encouraged to see this at a film festival several years ago, and went in knowing nothing about it. Needless to say, the final act of violence came as a genuine shock — but, as you say, a pleasurable one in an allegorical sense. McDowell was indeed incredibly magnetic — I'll do Game of Thrones a favor and say…

I'm enjoying these recaps, but describing good acting as "so-and-so does great work" is a phrase that REALLY needs to be put to bed for a good long while.

I love business!

I don't understand the hate for the Rick-the-farmer angle. Sure, it was mildly ridiculous (as much of the show is), but the whole point of the trajectory was that it was doomed from the outset, just as any attempt at a normal life is shown to be doomed. But the criticism makes it sound like the writers realized…

I'm reliving the schadenfreude of seeing Frosti lose a parkour-like challenge to James. Most pleasant.

Cliff's not going to win — and really, I don't want him to — but I would have been pissed if throwing the challenge to get rid of him had worked. I enjoy watching players who are enjoying themselves amid all the chaos, and Cliff seems to be having a great time. My early pick for best final three would be Cliff, Woo,…

The live shows these days are leaps and bounds better than the first few were. Seth has gotten a lot more comfortable performing for a crowd, and it's made all the difference. I've heard all good things about their mini-tour.

"But part of why it works so
well is that dialogue is kept to a minimum, allowing us to read into
situations as we choose, and draw our own conclusions."

Top Chef Rule of Inverse Proportionality — the greater the number of portions that must be served, the worse the episode. That Brian can sling 500 shrimp cakes tells me nothing other than he's probably a good line cook.

It's hard for us non-professionals to put together a top 10 list this time of year — there hasn't been time (or opportunity) yet to see all the stuff I want to see. So, stipulating that I'll have a much better list in, say, April, here's mine:

I share your pretension.

Well, I have to gloat:

Your conditional double-negative leaves me completely unsure how to feel, so I'll just take a stab and say thanks for the compliment!