I thought the reason we may not have liked the movie was because of subpar dialogue, weird scenes (Luke’s beard with milk was something I did not need to see in what I hoped would be a mature and subversive addition to the canon) and non-essential plotlines. I certainly don’t mind a bad-ass Rey.

Yossarian should be played by Joaquin Phoenix, because he has experience playing WWII soldiers who feel really out of place in modern society.

(Note, I’m only on Season 5 of the show but I know the general plotlines for later seasons, just to put that out there)

I have seen Upstream Color, and I hated it the first time I watched it. I sort of got hip to it later, and found that it was a very interesting film: it carried a relatively simple story, but told it in a bizarre and labyrinthine way. The real conceit of Upstream Color is that people are “connected” via pigs (this…

I did not see mother! I don’t really plan to. I’m torn on the surrealist divide that you posit - I’m not really sure which one I prefer, if any. The ending for Killing isn’t happy at all (in my opinion), though I’m unaware of the Aristotelian definition.

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I used to read old Mad Men reviews and it was always nice to see you comment on them, I missed the old killer-face version of Paul Kinsey.

I’m sorry that you had to deal with that.

Nah, I’m aware it’s very prevalent... it’s just a sad state of affairs.

I completely understand, I completely understand... it’s easy to speak with foresight, and it’s even easier when you’re not in the situation that the episode is talking about. It’s always easy to critique, and very difficult to actually implement.

I do understand what you mean... it’s just so painful to watch. At every turn - manages to muck it up.

Oh, I see what you mean. I guess it’s good that the conceit of the episode does allow for why an easy solution wouldn’t arise. But it’s a tragic thing.

I read this on the Reddit thread for this episode, and I found myself agreeing: So much of this episode would have been resolved narratively/dramatically had the parent and daughter had a sit-down conversation. I think the mother was understandable in her fear of what her daughter was doing, but maybe she should have…

I wasn’t too keen on The Master (a movie that I think I forced myself to like, but one that I just respect now, still don’t really like it). I haven’t seen either Hard Eight or Magnolia, but I loved TWBB, liked Punch-Drunk Love and Boogie Nights, and was okay with Inherent Vice (liked the book, and I’m glad there’s at…

Very excited for this film. Hopefully it proves a triumphant final note for D.D. Lewis to give up acting, should he choose to finally go through with it.

Come to Georgia, FF. I’m sure we can arrange for Andre 3000 as a feature on one of your songs for the next album.

Seriously, how hard is it to understand: Don’t do this crap to someone!

I like(d) Dustin Hoffman. Now?

Back then, yeah, but not so much anymore. I’m much too jaded for that sort of thing.

I remember saying that numerous times in pre-school.