Christopher Walken's sure looking good these days. Must have had some work done.

On behalf of the United States, I apologize. We'll try not to do it again.

Good to know we're not the only ones. Not that I pay a lot of attention to them, but I do wonder how popular Nickelback and Linkin Park are outside of the US.

Well, from a money perspective, I guess that's understandable. But it would fill me with an enormous amount of self-doubt to know that I'm popular in a society that made millionaires out of Linkin Park.

I have to admit, I'm sort of puzzled as to why bands would consider the United States to be "the brass ring" in terms of success. Looking at what albums tend to sell best here, we really have some terrible taste in music, on the whole.

Same here. I first saw it when I was probably about 14, and it really informed my outlook on the world. I must have watched it at least twice a week that year, probably more.

Dazed in Confused was my first thought, though I also feel as if its predecessor, Slacker, is a close runner-up. Something about following a bunch of weirdos around Austin on a hot day just says "summer" to me. Matter of fact, most of Linklater's films have sort of a summery vibe to them.

Considering the end of Stranger Things, I have a feeling that you won't get an answer. This series could easily move on to another theme, much like American Horror Story. I'll be more surprised if it doesn't.

Next up: "OMG! You won't believe how this paint dries on the set of David Fincher's new movie!"

Your mom's a Super Pole Rider.

For years and years, I had a really low opinion of the whole Rambo movie franchise, which after the third movie had gained a reputation for self-parody. One day I rented First Blood on a lark just to see how bad it was, and I was blown away.

Didn't care for Fargo, huh?

Thankfully, I missed most of this shit by immersing myself neck-deep in a mind-bending mixture of Parliament, Frank Zappa, and The Doors.

Shine. Ugh. I volunteered in a haunted house that fall and got stuck working a room where they played that fucking song on repeat…all…fucking…night.

I don't think alternative "died." It just looked different than it had in the early 90s, which is sort of what made it alternative.

Better headline: Entertainment for idealist virgins tends to create unrealistic standards for women. News at 11.

If by "diverse," you mean "only containing people living in major American cities." The two are comparable, because they contain characters that reflect the writer/directors' experiences. Spike Lee grew up in Brooklyn, so you wouldn't expect him to shoehorn a conservative middle-aged white guy from Nebraska into Do…

Not sure what angle you're taking on this with that comment, but don't you agree? There was nothing specifically "Texan" about Dazed and Confused. Any small town in America with a high school, some suburban neighborhoods, a main drag, and a large tower in a field on top of a hill could have been the setting.

But his films aren't "about Texas." They're about his experience. Dazed and Confused could have easily taken place in suburban Michigan and it would have been the same movie.

Yes, "quotas" is the exact word I keep thinking of when I see people complaining that a white heterosexual man would write movies about white heterosexual people.