So far, still my favorite Marvel TV villain (or “villain”?).

She was publicly silent about her personal experiences last summer (although, if I remember, she might have liked/retweeted Fisher). She’s talked about this in her original tweets - Fisher’s statements brought up a lot of intense feelings that she repeatedly describes as overwhelming.

Yeah, I get all that. I try to adjust my schedule accordingly. I do a lot of mid-week shows, matinees, etc. When I go with my kid (which I love to do), we often choose a Friday after school rather than a weekend packed with families, etc. I like the buzz of a full theater, but I rarely choose that option now. A…

Sort of, popcorn as a movie snack came about during the ‘30s as cinemas were also struggling to stay open, because of the Depression - so did double features. Cinemas would sell you one ticket that included a cartoon, newsreel, and two films, and the popcorn was cheap. It was an incredibly successful model - the…

Sadly, it’s not “old-school” though, the industry is still rife with this behavior. The fact that it gets called out a bit more these days doesn’t mean it’s not going on, and that it’s not widespread.

Agreed - “Good Side” got a lot of hype from her fans in large part, I think, because of a hunger for new Liz (I can totally relate!), and it’s okay to good, but feels like an outtake from the self-titled album. This one feels more like where she’s heading with new material. I’m happy she’s back with Wood and you can…

Great review - I’m really looking forward to reading this (Pictures at a Revolution is excellent!). Nichols definitely made some misfires and flops, but I admire that he kept reassembling the talent around him and trying to find new ways to tell cinema stories. His last two films Closer and Charlie Wilson’s War are…

Probably an obvious choice, but has to be this one for me. The book was everywhere as the year approached and (in my memory) discussions about what Orwell had got “right” were everywhere - headlines, TV shows, classrooms. The add taps into that zeitgeist incredibly well, still gives me chills a bit (ironically, I…

Maybe it has something to do with the Kick-Ass-verse?

Indeed!

Despite some decent to fine acting, The Undoing was also shit and doesn’t deserve anything resembling a “best” award (except maybe for Grant who did what he could with a horribly written role).

Everything about the “Tom’s the Devil” scene - the staging, filming, writing, and performances is just so good. Also, Aaron may be acting out of jealousy (“I buried the lede,” great line!), but Tom really is the devil.

I remember getting Listen Like Thieves after seeing the “What You Need” video (I actually won it from a radio station, I was the 9th caller!). I played the hell out of it, and the thing was, my Prince-loving girlfriend also loved it (she’d become a huge fan with Kick - sadly, the girlfriend part was very short lived),…

Do you know how?

I like to picture Biden signing off on this by saying, “just make sure it’s got some Doobie Brothers on it,” and his aids rolling their eyes. Then, having sheepishly to tell Raedio and D-Nice, “um, yeah, POTUS is cool with the list, but, well, he wants you to throw in some . . . Doobie Brothers?” Then, on being told…

Jack Wagner!

Absorbing, long-term narrative arcs, the type of which wouldn’t be normal on prime-time until the ‘00s (with a few exceptions, of course). Romance, mystery, comedy, the occasional “rock band” (John Stamos!), beautiful, sexy people. Also though, there was so much exposition that even if you missed a few eps, or a few…

S4 Riley is great - dorky but brave, really smart and clever but also naive, a great foil to Angel. S5 Riley sucks - grim, annoying, and overly burdened by “my wife makes more money than me” syndrome. Part of what keeps him interesting in S4 is that he has a world outside Buffy, and Forrest is a big part of it - their…

It was the shorter seasons, but also the fixed end point. The showrunners felt like they were spinning their wheels in S3 because ABC wanted to milk their surprise hit - during the hiatus, they negotiated that 3 more shortened seasons could culminate in S6 as the end. Then the writers’ strike came and focused things…

Ha ha, I’ll take your word for it on most of those - but yeah, DC rips. Cheers!