Don't worry, we're judging you anyway.

He was the embodiment of righteous vengeance, and damn did he pull it off. That man emits quiet menace like nobody's business.

Speaking as someone from a predominantly Muslim country, you can remove the 'almost' from your comment.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union is what got me into Chabon, and I haven't regretted it since.

Most excellent.

So am I. I love the references, and they're usually incorporated seamlessly. The convenience store encounter, for example, wasn't just a reference for the reference's sake. It also moved the plot along nicely.

Or Chuck Austen, amIright?

Watched Spectre with friends, and enjoyed it quite a bit. My expectations were low after reading the AVC review, maybe that helped with the enjoyment of the film. Also finally finished my second novel and sent it to the editor, and now I'm feeling much lighter. Pretty good weekend overall.

Unfortunately I have. It's called Ghajini. Oversimplifies the original content, tacks on ideas that seem wildly unnecessary, and makes changes that raise the question of why they decided to keep the original property's name at all. So like most Hollywood remakes, really.

Started reading Slaughterhouse-5, and it is just such a sincere, heartbreaking read. I'm a fan of Vonnegut, and I especially loved Deadeye Dick and Breakfast of Champions. The man is a true author, his soul ringing through in his words.

Allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your purview and ram it up the shitter with a lubricated horse-cock!

Saw or The Conjuring definite deserve to be on the list. If for nothing else than the influence those films have had on the other horror movies of the last 15 years.

The atmosphere is spot on, and the visuals are pretty. But it's hard to be scared when the plot is inexplicable and you don't care about the characters.

There was also that other 'horror' shot of the shot judge rising from behind the gunman to stab him.

I think that was a setup for a fish-rain like scenario from the first season. That UFO will drop in again to resolve a scenario when we least expect it.

For what its worth, Pain & Gain may be considered a Micheal Bay character-driven drama.

You think movies with seemingly no cuts don't allow for juxtaposition of images and ideas? What?

It's not the tone, it's the creators. Just making the character fun and lighthearted doesn't result in good stories. It resulted in Batman & Robin in the past.

I'm so conflicted about Eisenberg. On one hand, most of his characters exude this odd energy, like a loser who still thinks he's better than thou, which I really don't like. On the other, he works in movies that I look forward to and he's a pretty competent actor.

Dang. I'd love to watch that for sure, but 'fraid I don't live in the US.