Which was done as a direct response to Koestler's Darkness At Noon, which imagined that the Purges had been accomplished through psychological manipulation and philosophical debate (not to impugn Koestler— it's a brilliant novel as well). Orwell really hones in on how much of totalitarianism isn't just ideological but…

"But liberals who want to expand trans rights are why Trump won."

I think that 90% of what it did was absolutely intentional. It's not a likable film, but it's a movie about trauma and violence and the nature of evil, and it doesn't pretend to have any humanity or grace. think that the ending for Julian, Gosling's character, is really the key to the movie— he knows that he's a…

Fuck yeah Malort! It's a beautiful, awful thing, and I owe my Chicago relatives a debt for introducing me to it and, by extension, letting me make all my friends drink it.

Looks like you never heard of Miles "Tails" Prower.

It's the single most visceral, physically intense experience I've ever had in the theatre. I get people's criticism of it as grotesque and empty, but man, is it well-made— I've seen lots of films that were better, but none that left me feeling as sweaty and pummeled as that movie did.

If Buzz knew what funny was, he wouldn't be Buzz.

So much for the tolerant right.

Goddammit. Now I have to care about True Detective again.

What about the director's cut of Batman V Superman, where the post-credits stinger is a scene from the middle of the movie that was actually necessary to the plot?

Not technically— they're making it a composite character so that Jake Gyllenhaal is a legally distinct character and PPGD has no legal involvement or rights in regards to the film.

You're welcome. I'm glad I can help— you deserve to be told that you're good.

Oh, yeah. I think that the only character worse than Ducky for those feelings is Max from Rushmore. Watching that film in high school and then as an adult was a real moment for me— understanding the incredibly different opinion I had of the character between those two viewings was a real sea change in how I viewed my…

Hey man, I know we don't talk very often on here, but I see you upvote my posts and I almost always like what I see you saying. The last time I saw you having a rough time on here I didn't know what to say, but my heart went out to you and I want to say it now: you're a really cool person and you bring a lot to this…

Fair enough. I suppose I'm just imagining better motives for the man.

Francis Ford Coppola. I know he still makes the occasional decent flick, but the man's four-picture run of masterpieces is the kind of work that only a handful of directors have ever put out. I can understand a lifetime of burnout settling in— he's certainly had a rough enough time of it —but I hope that he finds it…

Especially given the huge debt that Assault on Precinct 13 owes to Rio Bravo. But I think Besson doesn't mind keeping Carpenter supported in his retirement— lord knows that if I had the profits from Taken and a chance to make sure John Carpenter got rewarded for his legacy, I wouldn't fight it too hard.

It's been reported that Trump personally spoke to members of the Freedom Caucus and directly lobbied congressmen to support the bill. As a result, he lost ten additional votes.

So who else read this (very good) article and, by revisiting the movie and its protagonist in detail, was overcome with loathing and pity for their 18-year-old self?

Mind you, James Woods just considers that to mean that Aaron Sorkin ran out of coke.