Up until the Cottonmouth storyline ended, I would have said it was my favorite. By the end, it fell down to third, behind season one of Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Still haven't seen Iron Fist, and season two of Daredevil never happened, so, eh.

Agreed. Indie comedies work sort of on the same principle as Hollywood comedies, except it's based on directors instead of actors. People go see Hollywood comedies based on whether or not they already find the star funny, and they go see indie comedies based on whether or not they already find the director funny. The…

On the one hand, could be cool. On the other hand, All-Star Superman is one of the top five greatest Superman stories ever, if not the single greatest piece of Superman media ever produced, and it was followed shortly by All-Star Batman & Robin, which was…not one of the best Batman stories ever, to say the least. So,…

I've been screaming internally at so-called centerists for a couple months now. The "Center" of our political spectrum is in no way a reasonable position, because our spectrum has become horrifyingly skewed to the right over the past few decades. Just about anyone in Europe who considered themselves centrists would…

"The Death of Stalin" looks pretty stupendous. I didn't realize until I saw the trailer how much I miss BIG comedies. People like to say "You couldn't make a Mel Brooks movie today" as ammo against political correctness or whatever, but I think it's kind of true in the sense that grandly produced, highish budget…

I'm quick to recommend Seven Psychopaths to anyone who hasn't seen it. I don't know offhand if that particularly suits your comedic sensitivities, or if you're so plugged-in that you've already seen it, but if not, I'd give it a whirl. It's an absolute blast.

Oh yeah, I imagine it would. It gets even creepier as its context becomes more clear, but it stands on its own as a gloriously unsettling piece of pop art.

I've seen precious little anime, but I have seen a few things on this list. I voted for Baccano!, if for no other reason than because it's such an absurdly enjoyable viewing experience that it's almost hard to believe that it exists. Few things are as fun as watching Baccano!, and also the dub is really great.
But Para…

Watched The Searchers, which I'm still parsing out my feelings on (It was definitely gorgeous, though). Finished reading Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, which I thought was extremely cool. Rilke's prescient insights about the future of feminism, in particular, are very compelling. Finally caught up on Better Call Saul…

That's an unfortunate phenomenon across all critical fields. My least favorite examples are when comedies are singled out by critics as particularly excellent, but only on their dramatic merits. The Cornetto movies, for example. Those are fantastic films all-around, but every glowing review for them contains something…

I dunno; the "Critical community" is so fractured anyway it's hard to get a consensus on a lot of things. I'm insulated enough in my pop-culture bubble that it never occurred to me that Rick & Morty is under-appreciated; if anything, despite my love for it, I was beginning to wonder if it perhaps wasn't overrated a…

I just found out about that movie yesterday; I was looking up the filmography of Charlie Sheen to see if we had actually driven him away from movies forever. This was not the answer I was hoping for.

Whichever prestigious gangster-movie veteran plays him in the film adaptation of this whole shitshow, it should be one of the best cameos in recent history. He'll be onscreen for less than ten minutes, but the role will have pathos, hubris, desperation, lack of self-awareness, and no small portion of evil. It's gonna…

So, I don't remember there ever being an episode of "The West Wing" where Toby, CJ, and Leo all lost their jobs in the same week. This leads me to believe that this is not normal, and anyone who thinks it is normal is delusional and ignorant.

I dunno; after "Islands", I had a similar view, that this season would have all the major plot/character payoffs, leaving the final handful to more quietly tie up loose ends and say goodbye to some characters. But after "Orb", and the plot-threads left hanging by "Elements" and these past few episodes, I could just as…

Hey, that's pretty good. I'm pretty fuzzy on the definition of "Humblebrag", so I don't really know how well it applies. I don't wanna be humble; I had a legitimately substantial two-minute conversation with Billy fucking Bragg. That's fucking cool, and I am a cooler person for having been lucky enough to do it. I'm…

Well, I got to meet Billy Bragg, so that's something.

Not at all. Saying Mysyery Incorporated is the best Scooby-Doo property ever severely undersells what a fantastic show it is. By all means check it out; it's hilarious, terrifying, compelling, disorienting, and all-round brilliant television.

Not to mention in "Stakes". He gave PB her outdoor clock.

My dad pointed out that PB doesn't appear in this episode bomb, but her influence is all over it. Marcy's retelling of "Elements" is all about their friendship, it's her caring for Finn that saves him from Fern's trap (And in true PB fashion, has some morally ambiguous consequences), and her apparently sinister Uncle…