It was very cool. Nothing more or less than what it is, a destroyer fighting off U-Boats to protect a convoy during an Atlantic crossing during WWII

I saw this on Al’s instagram. I can’t believe he did the edit himself. That’s dedication!

I also always liked how the fact the Batsuit was so constraining changed how Batman moved and fought. He had to move his whole body to look at something, he was very still and upright when fighting, letting the bad guys come to him. It made him very weird, alien, and stoic.

Decided to watch Batman again. Still great, and the out-of-time aesthetic makes it timeless in a way I don’t think Nolan’s Batman will be

Tim Burton’s Batman is still the best Batman movie

I saw his name come up in the credits of Tales from the Loop. It is a real shame no one will give this guy the money he needs. Both his movies are great

I feel like the “manly-men taking care of a child” thing is a whole genre now. This was distinct in that the men were New York yuppies, but then Arnold did Kindergarten Cop and now every action star has to do one.

I just watched this, inspired by the Josh Gad reunion thing to go back through the series, and I thought something was weird with that scene. I thought I had looked away at the wrong moment and missed it. I guess not. 

Gotta say, I hate the Zari and Constantine pairing. I don’t really see the chemistry and it is just an obvious, forced, opposites attract cliche. Plus he’s a smug jackass, and everything he says would be sexual harassment if the show didn’t seem to think it doesn’t count if it’s in an English accent.

Glad they played Dartmouth Rules, which I never knew was called Dartmouth Rules because that is what we called beer pong!

Tom, you’re forgetting the other thing that made Iceman a villain. He was technically proficient but he “went by the book.” He wasn’t a loose cannon, or a maverick! While Maverick was a maverick who played by his own rules. There is also a bit of snobs vs slobs in there. Certainly no one was going to make Tom Cruise…

Tom, you’re forgetting the other thing that made Iceman a villain. He was technically proficient but he “went by the book.” He wasn’t a loose cannon, or a maverick! While Maverick was a maverick who played by his own rules. There is also a bit of snobs vs slobs in there. Certainly no one was going to make Tom Cruise…

My point is not that it is required to out anyone or to force anyone to admit to anything they don’t want. But the controversy surrounding those two was an important part of their celebrity and story, and has a lot to say about American culture during the time when they were big. It is an essential part of the story…

I remember the horrible reaction to Ishtar as a kid. I had no idea it was intended to be like the Hope and Crosby “Road...” pictures, which were great and on TV all the time back then, usually as part of some weekend-afternoon local TV “classic movies” program in rotation with Jerry Lewis, Doris Day, and Three Stooges…

Yeah, I would have gone with a more upbeat version, with Monk finally in his element, able to crow a little about how he was right and able to give advice to his friends. They hit a couple of those notes, but the crying while washing his hands is a little too sad for this moment.

I am sympathetic to this point of view, though I think an obituary of a famous person should be more than a recounting of their accomplishments, particularly if they were controversial or had an impact on others. In this case, I think it requires at least addressing the issue.

This is a nice tribute, but I think it does a disservice by skating the queer angle. You say he is “survived” by Seigfried, but what exactly was the nature of that relationship and how does the we-assumed-but-didn’t-know-for-sure flamboyance play into their Vegas image and how they were treated and accepted, or not?

Yeah, the Supernatural thing didn’t quite work. They had the car but no real sets or cameras and none of the actors, zombies aren’t a Supernatural thing, and killing the crew was weird.

This is good news. Leverage was a fun show.

I think you’re wrong about exactly what set Kim off with Howard. I think she knows that it really is Jimmy’s bad influence that is driving her, even if Jimmy didn’t actually push her to leave the firm. Sure, this sort of stuff was clearly inside her, but Jimmy is certainly dragging it out of her. And Howard has to pay…