It isn't verboten to discuss the film, but you might want to save it for Thursday, when that's the primary discussion topic.

I may well have underrated "Up." It played much better for me on consecutive viewings a year later. But I still think "Toy Story 3" is a better film, and that there are other Pixar films that are even better than that. So as always when someone says one piece of art is "clearly" or "obviously" or "indisputably" better…

Quick, everyone who's watching this fight! Let's break into an impromptu, Auto-Tuned version of "Beat It"!

I'm still on "Joe The Barbarian" and enjoying it quite a bit, even though it's basically "The Talisman" in comics form with different names. I'm always pretty hesitant to trust Grant Morrison, since he's so in love with surrealism for its own sake and I'm frequently convinced he has no idea (and no interest in) where…

I'm reluctant to follow up on Zack's excellent answer, but I think this is another of those things the movie does an excellent job of addressing without spelling out in too many words. Woody is a loyalist; he's perfectly willing to continue to hang around Andy and not be played with at all, just in order to "be there…

They aren't "shitty," they're just hazardous. They're even as cute as the fluffy little puppies and kitties and whatnot, they're just pretty rough on the delivery boy. I'd say "Somebody's gotta do it" is more or less the theme of the short.

Agreed. But no, it wasn't. I take it back, upon further consideration; it's less Looney Tune and more like one of the trippier 60s cartoons, like Chuck Jones' "The Dot and the Line."

Question: We went to the same screening. I thought we were going to AV Talk it, which necessitates at least two people hitting the screening, but we ended up doing Toy Story 3 and the Breaking Bad finale instead.

Oh man, I meant to charge in here with a firstie and talk about "Night & Day," because we have to stick to a word count and there's never enough space to get to the short in a Pixar movie.

"Dream Weaver" actually made the movie. It isn't a horrible choice, it's just the exact same thing that annoyed me in "Shrek," where two characters lock eyes and a pop song tells you what they're feeling. It seems like it's required for all CGI kids' movies these days, and I'm pretty tired of it.

We were kind of debating afterward whether it felt more like "Wild Wild West" or "League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen." Either way, though, those being the closest referents speaks poorly for it.

I really didn't feel it added much, or that they made much specific use of it. Certainly nothing groundbreaking going on.

"xkcd: annoying": I can see that. But judging something by its most ardent and annoying fans is a great way to miss out on an lot of good culture.

I'm actually relieved. When I first saw this headline, I thought it was a Lev Grossman movie, and that Cruise was going to star in the film adaptation of "The Magicians," despite being like 30 years too old.

Some people REALLY REALLY hate it when a whole lot of people like something they don't like.

Peter Beagle solely writes on-off fantasy books, no series, and they're among the best I've ever read.

I was on vacation this year, so didn't make it there. But the last couple of years, they wouldn't let you on the floor with your own bags or containers; you had to use a standard-sized plastic bag that they issued specifically for samples. Last year, Mars gave away M&Ms-branded tote bags that you were also allowed to…

Every year, the same damn "Simpsons go to the candy convention" quotes thread. It's been 16 years! We need a new, updated "Simpsons go to the candy convention" episode for the '00s!

Nope, he's stache-less. And purple, like just about everyone else.

I disagree with Mike. Actually, it seems like half the staff piled into him in the comments on that piece, so don't assume he speaks for all of us on this one. Especially the bit about how long takes don't approximate reality, because people blink.