I had been reading 1Q84 on my phone through my library system's digital app, and it was really difficult. So I finally picked up the physical book yesterday and apparently I got about 200 pages in (out of 900 or so).

I really don't think it's underrated at all, actually. It received praise from critics on release and still has a very strong following.

I love Brand New, but Jesse definitely seems like a prick.

Maybe it's nostalgia talking, but I do still love (most of) Tell All Your Friends and Where You Want to Be. Very solid, catch stuff.

Sorry, we have preconceived narratives to apply to this movie months before it's released. Thanks.

What's up is that movies get reshoots all the time, especially from Disney.

There's nothing more boring than people arguing about "real" music genres. Especially emo.

The second is probably the worst book in the series, but I think it's necessary. Then again, I'm one of those Dune obsessives who think that the first book is good but that you're missing out on most of the point of the story if you stop before book four.

What kind of insane person moves to Japan in order to quit smoking? Everyone still smokes there.

See also "Before My Body is Dry" from the Kill La Kill soundtrack.

Definitely a clever way to justify changes to the book's plot, if this is true.

That's how I feel about the band Twin Peaks. Except it's less that I think it's stupid and more that I think it's just annoying a band would dare name themselves after a beloved TV show.

The Castle crew were apparently game to keep the series going, but ABC doesn’t seem to have agreed.

Allen's net worth is far more than $15,000.

I guess I shouldn't have focused on that so much… but I found it hard to buy any portion of his growth when he was so unlikable from the beginning.

I'm really curious to hear how The Neon Demon is initially received. And to see it myself, of course.

I don't know. The amount I disliked it is not proportionate with its objective quality (if there is such a thing). But it was more than just the supporting characters, though that was a big part of why I didn't like it.

Sure, but beyond that vague epiphany, the character has no self-awareness. It's basically:

That's fair. But I related to Tommy Lee Jones' character, even if we are not meant to believe that his worldview is "correct."

That felt like a throw-away attempt to acknowledge how stupid it was. The rest of the movie makes it clear that we're supposed to sympathize with everything Wilson does and that apparently everyone in his life in "the present" are horrible people.