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"Oh Ethel, this food is just terrible... and such small portions!" Read more

Man, all these sociology reports io9 puts out just make me feel like I'm supposed to be some kind of introverted, socially inept egophobic weirdo. Read more

Please... no one listens to the crazy Swedes. Read more

I insist that he continues to make these movies until he finally includes Omega Supreme in the form of a transforming aircraft carrier. Read more

Kid does what he has to do. Read more

Heck, I don't see why you don't just hire John Ke Quan again. Make him some kind of expatriated Chinese rebel or something, set the movie in China, maybe about the ashes of Nurhaci, that was a neat throwaway in Temple. Short Round and Mutt can have conflicting father issues. Maybe smooth over the Red Scare weirdness…

A white, land owning male who doesn't understand why everyone is so upset at him. Read more

But it's an entirely different explanation than it was after the Special Edition. Out of nowhere, he changed the way the scene played out because he didn't like the character implication. Weird, but whatever. Then he changes it again. And this time, he says he ALWAYS meant to do it that way. I'm not sure he's trying… Read more

I'm not sure Lucas ever listened to his fans. He shifted from listening to his own imagination to the deafening roar of a million wallets full of cash, not much in between. Read more

Blade Runner has gotten recut three ways from Sunday, and nobody seems to mind.

These also make for great custom alarm clock chimes, especially when you don't mind being deeply unsettled for the rest of the day. Read more

It certainly does more with Batman's body reassembly power than most of the actual comics. Read more

Banzai Bill?

Oates, Every, Miller, Franklin and Fawcett are all in dire need of grand biopics. There's a pretty massive dearth of adventure and exploration in modern media, and I don't think cramming zombies and Lovecraftian monstrosities is the best fix. Read more

But... there already is a Safety Not Guaranteed trailer. Voiceover by the late Don LaFontaine, too. Read more

late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon Read more

I really want to respond with a YTMND joke, but it's been so long since I've been there that I don't remember any. Read more

I don't know why they'd even try to top Ron's...

Man, I've been waiting for this forever. Some things were a little wonky in the execution, sure, but that's what happens in shorts. Read more

Dammit, I've had that dream before. It's absolutely horrible to wake up from. Read more