Now that wouldn't happen to be a royal we, would it?

"Autism Speaks? Autism Speaks figured it out? This is a real low point. Yeah, this one hurts."

RIP Don LaFontaine

Best to ever play the game

"Always bet on black" is still the coldest fucking line of the 90s. Movie magic.

I still rank things from time to time - of course I do - but it lacks the overly self-serious quality I used to apply to criticism, and I feel like I'm a lot happier watching movies as a result.

To me, the best question you can ask yourself with film in a critical analysis is: "Was that film 'for me'?"

It's a judgment call only you can make, and it makes you reckon with whether or not you enjoyed it, but it also makes you reckon with why you're on one side or the other.

My Anime Dinner With Andre

Bet he doesn't even have a racecar bed

How dare you leave off the Bourbon Dynasty

Crash and Babel - the mid 2000s had two of the all-time entries in the "Why are people raving about this?" Hall of Fame

Not only Venezuelan oil, but it ingratiates the US with Guyana, who had the largest oil finds of the 2010s in their international waters - oil finds Venezuela wants. My guess is the play is to position Guyana as an analogue for Kuwait in the 1980s

*In a Manhattan basement bar in the 1950s*

"Gentlemen: This.... is an espresso martini"

The funding model for influencers has dramatically shifted post-COVID, but it's the same exact play.

Cannot recommend Christmas Chili enough

I've had my concerns for a few seasons based on availability, but he typically answered those concerns with above average-to-legitimately great netminding. But it really feels like he's lost his fastball over the last year. Maybe not time to hang it up, but his greatest value may now be as a backup.