The best way to give a cat a pill is to have a dog instead.

I think there’s also something to the fact that Moulin Rouge gives McGregor the chance to appear in person, and a lot of actors are, indeed, much better in their own bodies than when vocally trying to animate a candlestick (to take away nothing from Jerry Orbach, who is great in the animated original). 

I thought the “That’s How You Know” sequence from Enchanted actually captured the feeling of falling in love. It’s wonderfully staged and shot. Did I miss a mention of this delightful movie somewhere in the analysis?

Not a big fan of The Greatest Showman (I’m disabled) but The Otherside and Rewrite The Stars work because they are scenes, not musical numbers. You could remove the music and dancing and you still have a fairly decent scene that continues the flow of the narrative. That then adds weight to the number. Hugh Jackman and…

I think Edgar Wright made the best movie musical of the decade with Baby Driver, and would love to see him direct something more traditional.

I do wish critics would give that movie more credit, even in an article about the state of movie musicals. As an overall piece of cinema or even in a narrative sense, it is a mess. I will cosign that. But there are at least three set pieces that I would put up there against any other musical filmed (Rewrite the…

When I think Big Number I think like “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” from Hello, Dolly. Like everybody on stage, cast of thousands.

I loved all of this terrific film crit, but the part about performances mischaracterizes the critics. I don’t think anyone serious is demanding “Broadway-level” singing -- we don’t need a screen singer to fill a big house -- but the trend of casting actors with no regard to singing ability is a big part of why these…

Not musical numbers, per se, but I loved the way that ASP and Co. shot the dance sequences in Bunheads. Oftentimes, there were few or no cuts. Sometimes there were clever ideas hinted at but not forced, like having the camera move among the dancers, the same way a ballet teacher like Fanny walks during exercises…

And I think it doesn’t matter whether this was the toddler’s mind protecting him in his despair via imaginary bear friend, or a real bear friend protecting the little boy. The end result is that a three-year-old child is alive and safe. I’m perfectly willing to settle for this.

And for men specifically, you can look like that for approximately 4 hours a week after you dehydrate yourself so that your muscles stand out more underneath your desiccated skin.

When I see or hear about Ann Coulter, I’m reminded of this glorious evening:

Exactly. Like, for most of us, even if we work out an hour a day most days a week, and eat “clean” (ugh, hate that term) 80-90% of the time, we are not going to have a Hollywood body. We are going to have a strong, healthy, (probably) leaner “normal” person body. But there will still be some areas of extra cushion and…

I agree that Megan looks amazing, but let’s be real. Her skincare routine is not something most of us peasants can afford. She is not using some Walgreens (or even Sephora) moisturizer and serum and calling it a day. It’s fillers, botox, lasers, peels, LED lights, Kybella, Ultherapy and whatever else your friendly…

We live in rural California, so not quite Arizona, but far from the civilization of cities.

feeling kind of bad for Benny the whole time

I like Joanne too, although part of that is because I love Tracie Thoms (from the 2005 movie version) in Cold Case.

Psst. Hey, everyone. It’s okay to like Rent. I know, I know, a lot of folks crap on nowadays. But, maybe like me, you grew up in the 90's and lived in the margins with the wierdos and outcasts. Or, maybe you were LGBTQ than and having something so mainstream celebrating your identity back than was thrilling. Maybe you…

Watching Rent as an adult is kind of like watching The Little Mermaid as an adult. I still find it enjoyable, because I love the songs, but mostly I’m just questioning why people thought they could get away with not paying rent in NYC, and feeling kind of bad for Benny the whole time. Yea, I know he made an agreement…

Everyone BUT Nintendo is selling their systems at a loss. There is legitimately no money in selling the core systems themselves. That’s why Nintendo can do it because they can turn a profit on their systems.