any movie where the girl ends up with Andrew McCarthy.

Great list.
For some reason a string of Tom Cruise films come to mind. Maybe because his relentless sweat upstages him every single time that it may as well be summer. I saw "Mission Impossible" during one of those sleepless summer slumber parties, with a room full of little girls, a big sister, a vague memory of her…

You misread me. Entering the building, yes, but "exiting the scene," as I wrote, meaning, exiting the shot, out of our sight. I liked the simultaneity of the movement going into and out of the shot….

True, but then you wouldn't have that amazing sequence of the Bolton army surrounding and trapping Snow's army while Snow is being almost crushed. The sound effects and visuals were astounding there, I could feel myself losing air…

Visually, the episode is a great feat — the sequence after Jon stupidly charges at Bolton's army, falls from the horse, and is tracked from behind as he dodges horses and slices bodies is absolutely breathtaking. Then, when he is suffocating beneath the bodies, the level of effects and directing only gets better.
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I agree. Ten minutes in, I started to think, "Is this show even worth watching anymore?" (There is plenty of great TV, after all.) I was thrilled by the pilot and continued to be intrigued by the second episode, but what are the stakes here? You have some great, magnetic actors — especially the amazing Ruth Negga,…

loved this show. thanks for the happy memories, av

I second Robyn on Jessica Jones. And have to sadly add Christian Slater in Mr. Robot. Malek is so good and complex, and then Slater comes in with such obviousness and no charm. (I'm a fan of 80s Slater, by the way).

What a marvelous, perfectly imperfect show. It dares to relentlessly portray despair and strained, painful love, which is both its strength as strangely moving and weakness as veering towards the inaccessible or over-the-top. All of these actors did the material justice. Theroux, Coon, King are all otherwise underused…

Loved every minute. Thought it was the most consistently good and funny episode of the season. Jimmy never stops making me laugh (could watch him hiding out in bushes, evading text messages all day), and Aya Cash has been killing the acting.

Favorites:
- The amazing chemistry between Kaling and Messina, two of the sexiest "average" beauties on television.
- Mindy dropping the water bottles, twice.
- Morgan, anything Morgan.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt — the "hot home invader" — being wonderfully adorable while also ridiculously immature. (His whining of of her…

Thank you so much for including Adam Pally guest-hosting the Late Late Night Show. Didn't know about it and just procrastinated for 40 minutes watching it. Love him and Ben Schwartz.

This is likely the best top 10 TV show list I've seen thus far this year. The only one I've missed is "You're the Worst," but I'll have to catch it now. "Hannibal" and "Broad City" were hands down the best drama and comedy of the year. "The Americans" is the most under-talked gem. "Mad Men" had its best season in…

This reminds me of when my sister met an actor-director and asked if she could interview him, and he told her he would totally do it—but she had to be completely naked.

cherry pie

Loved everything about "In the Woods." The trio of kids were great, and this is probably the best I've ever seen Renner. I held off doing pot until college, even though everyone around me was doing it, but I can relate to this on so many levels, as I think most people can. It's really one of the best dramatic…

That one shot after Jon leaves the tower to join Sam below, and the camera swoops to show Ygritte and the other areas of the battle, sealed the greatness of this episode. As others have pointed out, it was more thrilling than 99% of the blockbusters out there, especially the ones made today. But it's especially good…

Nice review. The only place we differ is in the reading of Todd Barry's little sequence. I think there's more going on here with respect to maintaining an identity (and not just petty use of power, which is also there). Just one letter destabilizes his sense of who he is, and he needs it changed in order to restore…

"Love can come to anyone. The best things in life are free."
This is a pretty accurate, if not very sentimental, summary of "Mad Men." Also, I couldn't imagine a better way to end what has been a truly impressive and moving (half) season.
Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, and John Slattery were particularly great; I loved…

I agree. This exchange was beautiful:
"It would kill her."
"To be like us?"
It was a perfect way to end a season that explored their relationship to Paige in terms of (mostly her) personal strength, political/social allegiance, and filial love. They built Paige up to be a mini-Elizabeth, but in a different world, and now…