Great in a fun/dumb gleefully-gruesome way. Neat Gothic set design. Little too Hellraiser near end. Many “you could have done that better” moments.

“Why are our life spans so limited? The answer is simple. Natural selection favors the genes of those with the most descendants. Those numbers tend to grow exponentially with the number of generations- and so this favors the genes of those who reproduce at earlier ages. Evolution does not usually favor genes that lengthen lives beyond that amount adults need to care for their young. Indeed, it may even favor offspring who do not have to compete with living parents. Such competition could promote the accumulation of genes that cause death.”
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Not sure why this movie gets such a bad rap. Fun, with engaging characters and a pretty good story. Its hokiness is kinda fab.

“Keep your goals away from the trolls.”

(Juancy got this one, not me. I can’t claim credit for it)

MTV’s 1990’s sketch-comedy show The State was messy, smart, queer, stupid, and brilliant, and it warped lots of young minds in all the right ways. For me, the State was edgy and weird enough to be all mine, something no one else in my school liked. The fact that I found most of the guys sexy as hell was also a significant factor.

MTV has never released the show on DVD, until this week, when the whole damn thing came out in a shiny happy 5-disc set.

As a result of which, I got to interview State member David Wain for the fabulous Anthem magazine. It’s a wonderful thing, being able to ask questions of an artist who you intensely admire, and whose work you’ve thought a lot about. Even if you only have twelve minutes and forty-three seconds to do it.

Here’s my interview:
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I didn’t hate the whole film, just most of it. Cage is distasteful to look at. Icky easy redemption story. Cool plane crash scene.

Who thought “let’s make a movie in Esperanto?” Lots of Bergman, some Eisenstein, beautiful images, boring as hell. Who tricked Conrad Hall into this?

Oddly moving and sweet. They’re wonderful, with a “conflict” rarely explored in movies. Shitty Grey’s-Anatomy-reject songs ruin lots of lovely moments.

Fresh(ish) take on familiar shit. Ample eye candy. Engaging characters, good twists. Still puzzled about HOW this trip can save all those imperiled billions.