Yes? Have you not noticed how many affluent westerners will make a big fucking deal out of how much money they spent on something useless? Hell, the entire NFT market is basically built on that impulse.

No, I mean, I’ll only buy meat when it’s nearly rancid and marked down 70%, and I’m Homer Simpson level of ‘standard American character.’ But culturally, people buy the latest phones, fancy cars, designer fashion, and so forth. We “make it rain” and order bottle service at clubs. Individuals love a bargain in America,…

I feel like most Western cultures abhor a bargain. Certainly American culture (fully 92% of Western Culture) hinges very particularly on ostentatious displays of spending culture, even while most people can’t afford it.

“This is barely even a review, it’s just pointing out that there’s Chinese and Canadian elements in it”

I don’t mind the use of “is this movie morally good/good for the representation of X” as a critical standard, but it’s weird when it’s the exclusive critical standard.

I don’t need to know the whole plot, but this review seems to give more space to how background extras are dressed than, well, the story the main character gets involved in. Like, it’s great that Asian-Canadians will be able to see themselves and their community represented in this, don’t get me wrong, but I’m…

I spent a weekend in Toronto’s Chinatown a couple years ago. It was pretty great.


This has been my review of Turning Red. 

Canadian praise is done in metric, so it’s just a bunch of jibberish to my U.S. ears. Now come on, fellow patriots, let's bankrupt more sick people then push them onto the street to die!

I don’t need the whole plot (and frankly hate that in trailers or reviews) but c’mon, give me something to indicate whether this might be of interest and why. All I have is teen girl turns into red panda (it’s a metaphor!) when she gets upset and loves boy bands.

Yeah! Just run two articles!  Do one that’s an actual review, and one that’s a celebration of what they’re doing with the movie! I’ll read them both!

This is the reviewer’s first-ever review for the site. My guess is this is what AV Club reviews will be like from now on, post-writer-exodus.

But if you’re going to do that, at least WRITE it well. This is rambling and almost incoherent.

I agree with but I also kind of feel bad for people that have to review these long running brands. Everybody already knows if they like it and they rarely go off script, so they have to talk about the social media aspect.

What the fuck is this? This is barely even a review, it’s just pointing out that there’s Chinese and Canadian elements in it - which would be one thing if it wasn’t so poorly written! Didn’t an A mean something once?

Midge has good qualities and bad qualities. Why do we have to deem a female character terrible every time she has substantial flaws?

FWIW, I’m Jewish and I enjoy the show. Most of my Jewish friends either enjoy the show or don’t find it objectionable. And my Jewish mother- raised in this era, had parents who forbid listening to Christmas music at home, and who even worked at Grossinger’s resort in the Catskills- adores it and thinks it’s an…

Midge has good qualities and bad qualities. Why do we have to deem a female character terrible every time she has substantial flaws? Most people have substantial flaws.

Gilmore Girls has plenty of issues but the Gilmore girls themselves are well drawn and the relationships between them are nuanced. The show doesn’t really get enough credit for that IMO.

The production values of this show are insanely good

This is why my ex is forever taking security guard jobs. WOOO POWWWERRRR!!!11! The kind that uses it as an outlet for his racism/classism/sexism why yes I am totally going to stop this black girl with the Coach bag and search it BECAUSE I CAAAANNN