EWS is my personal poster child for the importance of appreciating the intention behind a movie. At first I absolutely despised the glacial pace, the incredibly cold and unrealistic interactions, the complete lack of any sympathetic characters, etc. Over the years though, various people who are a lot smarter than me…

I thought maybe the song Purple Rain was No. 4 on the Hot 100, but no, they dun goofed.

"Peak TV" is getting all the attention, but it seems like we're also in some kind of Golden Age for horror movies. I grew up in the VHS era post-Halloween (1978) and pre-Scream (1996), when it seemed like horror was nothing but shitty slasher flicks. Of course there were exceptions, and maybe I'm operating under…

Is that what the Brits mean by "wanker?" I guess I never put two and two together until now.

OneNote is my jam. It's free now, and it goes way, way beyond Bear. Also, subscription-based software feels like a scam to me. It's like their whole business model is based on the fact that the vast majority of customers will forget that their credit card is being charged every month, a fact that the company will…

It's kind of frustrating because Man on Fire is almost a great movie, but not quite. It's just too dumb and flashy. But yeah, Denzel can elevate a movie like nobody else. Give the man some good dialog to sink his teeth into and he's absolutely electrifying. See: Training Day.

Also, English is by far the most expressive language for describing sounds (jingle, jangle, plink, plop, pluck, etc.). I think I heard that in a Linguistics 101 class, and I don't know if it's really true or not.

That moment when the strings reach a crescendo during the love scene in Mulholland Drive ("I'm in love with you") is up there with the death of Sgt. Elias over Adagio for Strings in Platoon.

Call me crazy, but this is how I see it:

Not to be harsh, but why did you marry him? Has he always been this way? Maybe it takes one to know one, but it does sound very much like depression to me.

Hey now. Even I can't keep all these timelines straight. Plus, I think somehow or another I was recently killed off in one of those crossover Secret Wars things, despite being omnipotent.

Really dumb question: Is the universe of the X-Men movies supposed to be canon in any sense of the word? Is it completely different from what is considered canon in the comics? I know how convoluted the timelines in the comics are, but I mean, is everybody dying and the whole world going to shit what happens in the…

The Blackcoat's Daughter was a letdown for sure. For some reason the general mystery-horror vibe reminded me of a much better flick from last year that didn't seem to get much attention around these parts: A Dark Song. But yeah, with so much great horror getting made these days, TBD is more or less a complete waste…

I enjoyed Long Strange Trip quite a bit, but I was a little bit disappointed. I've always felt like I don't understand the Grateful Dead or why they're so popular, and I was hoping the documentary would clue me in. Unfortunately, I don't "get" them any more than I did before watching.

There has yet to be a decent Punisher movie in my opinion, but I agree that Stevenson is perfect. I went into that movie not knowing anything about it, and I was amazed to find that he looks almost exactly like the mental image I have of Frank Castle.

Seriously. And to think just two weeks ago I was ready to give up on Twin Peaks 2017 out of exasperation at the endlessly drawn out scenes with Dougie. Mr. Lynch, I will never doubt you again.

Yes, he's part of the Max Martin axis, which has completely dominated popular music in the last 10-20 years, mostly from behind the scenes. Damn, those Swedes know how to write a catchy tune.

What do you call more than one? Vinyls? I guess I'm old, but it's definitely news to me if people have stopped referring to vinyl records as simply "records."

Excellent 90s list. Only missing one thing: The Cardigans - Lovefool.

Oh hell yes there was such a marketing campaign. Remember the lasers slicing through everything at the end?