Yeah, I wasn't aware of the situation's background, and that does make this problematic, but I stand by my initial stance that it's not INHERENTLY a bad idea, provided they were sensitive to the truths within the horrible situation. It'd probably be better as complete fiction than have the burden of the awful truth of…

Except that she can only write from her own perspective, and any attempt to write from the stepmother's would potentially be problematic, too. I truly don't get why that's such an inherently bad idea, provided she was capable of having a nuanced perspective on the matter. She could have essentially been the one to be…

I get that, and I understand the logic (and I've obviously been unaware of how she came off about it in previous interviews), but there's nothing exactly wrong with a story about a girl coming to terms with her father being heavily flawed and exploitative and then reflecting on her stepmother's life and her own blind…

That kind of disregards what she went through as a child, though, doesn't it? She's perhaps less severe a victim, but it's like telling someone they can't feel anything about their depression because other people in the world have AIDS. Obviously, she was affected by her father's decisions, and she only has her own…

Eesh. "Maleficent" had perfect casting in Angelina Jolie and great costume design for her, and that was really it for me. The production design was gawdy, the settings suffered from the same falseness as the Star Wars prequels, and the Three Good Fairies looked creepy as hell (nevermind turned into complete idiots).

That's one of those moments in film where I can just think about it and get a little misty…

I actually really like even the extended edition, if only because there's more Ann backstory. Naomi Watts is wonderful in the role, and Jackson reframing their relationship as one based on mutual empathy really makes their scenes stand out.

Dude, the girl wasn't their daughter - she was a neighbor kid Sarah Polley's character just knew, as indicated by their brief conversation as she was driving home and stopped to talk to the girl, who in turn called her by her first name and said she'd been practicing rollerblading backwards.

The trailers turned me off in their colorful opulence, but somehow the final product was fucking dazzling to me, and I loved the story touchups (those mice in the original are like Disney Jar-Jar before Jar-Jar was Disney) and performances, too.

Turns out HE'S the shapeshifter!

It's not great, but it still has one of my favorite wordplay jokes:

If you watch the documentary "I Know That Voice," you'll also see James Arnold Taylor does the same thing, and he's hardly a hack. Shearer may not care much about "The Simpsons" these days, but having a home recording studio could also a sign of commitment.

It's possible that those are the most prominent flavors within a sauce that has more going on behind the scenes. It does simplify the flavor profile for people who may not know what the actual names are or what they imply.

I'd like to think those faddists are at least doing some inadvertent good by making demand greater and therefore result in a wider variety of gluten free products not just becoming really available, but also cheaper for people who actually do suffer from celiac disease, at least.

Fair enough! You're definitely sticking to a strict definition of the superlative "greatest."

I dunno. "Christmas with the Kranks" felt to me like everyone ELSE was the douchebag, and we were supposed to realize they were the ones in the right. And then its counterpart is "Surviving Christmas," where Ben Affleck's psychopath is supposed to be the one in the right for bringing everyone unwanted Christmas cheer.…

Don't forget "Galaxy Quest."

Yeah, I didn't make it very clear in hindsight. Ha.

Good! I'm convinced most people don't necessarily intend to shoot vertical video so much as they don't even think or care about assaulting people with it in the first place, and the viewfinder can simply display the footage they're shooting on the top half and some information on the bottom half, kind of like how the…

I'd rather phones have the camera default set to landscape, regardless of orientation, and have a toggle button if you do want to shoot video in stupid format.