question of the day: Which ‘Pirates!’ subtitle do you prefer: “Misfits” or “Scientists”?
Isn’t The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! way zanier and infinitely more awesome than The Pirates! Band of Misfits?
talk amongst yourselves
question of the weekend: What the heck are those enormous structures China is building in the desert?
Have you seen this Google Earth image that drove the Internet insane this week? Quality conspiracy-theory explanations wanted…
question of the day: Who are your favorite character actors?
I think my favorite at the moment is Denis O’Hare, who is in absolutely everything all the time, and is always a delight.
question of the day: Who are your favorite character actresses?
I adore Margo Martindale, who stole the show in Justified this past season, and whose performance in Paris, je t’aime still lingers with me…
question of the day: What is the first modern action movie?
This depends on two factors: how you define action movie, and how you define modern.
question of the day: Has Hollywood abandoned young men?
Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Thor, Green Lantern, X-Men, Captain America, etc. This is what 2011 looks like at the movies. In what way can it be construed that young men are “endangered” at the box office?
question of the day: Can a Hollywood insider be a fair film critic?
I was stunned to learn this weekend that VanityFair.com has hired actor and filmmaker Paul Mazurksy to be its new film critic. WTF?
question of the weekend: How much “soul-searching” is there to be done over the Penn State sex abuse outrage?
I was startled to see this headline on a CBS News story this morning: “Obama: ‘Soul-searching’ from Penn State scandal”…
question of the day: What movies best honor the work and sacrifices of soldiers?
This can be a toughie, because matters of war are always laden with political and moral issues apart from the actual work soldiers do… and often do against their own principals.
question of the day: Is there any better choice than the Muppets for Oscar hosts?
Spongebob Squarepants? Troy McClure and Rainier Wolfcastle? Who else could we trust with this noble endeavor?
