I forgot to mention in my WIBD article that Min and I watched the second episode of the second season of Louie, “Bummer/Blueberries”. It was an episode that centered on death and sex, in that order, but both also dealt with relationships and how utterly bizarre they can be. Season 1 of Louie was often funny, sometimes hilarious, and altogether just kind of bizarre and interesting and S2 continues that trend (that spanking scene? HILARIOUS! Also disturbing, but hilarious too). I rather liked the episode and I’ve got the rest of the season on my DVR (sans the premiere, for some reason). I’ll have to get to those as soon as I can. ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“I thought about posting a picture of Rob Corddry instead, but I think we’d all much rather see Malin Åkerman. (Image used courtesy of Gage Skidmore)”] [/caption] Movies The Wrong Side of Town - Danielle’s parents were watching the tail end of this terrible wrestler movie. It was pretty awful, so I read a Batman comic instead of paying that much attention. ...

Aspiring writers, artists, really anyone involved in media take note. Your audience may seem dumb, but they’re really not. In what universe does artlessly spelling everything out qualify as an improvement over inference and subtext? It’d be like remaking Citizen Kane, but changing the protagonist’s last words to “Rosebud… which incidentally was the name of my childhood sled and represents a lost childhood Eden of innocence and purity that throws the materialist emptiness of my adulthood into even sharper relief. Alas, I’ve said too much and now I must die, mysteriously. Or not. ...

It’s a half hour long, but this quick look is hilarious and worth watching just to see some of the dance moves. This game looks so fun, but I’d feel like such a moron playing it, haha.

Freddie Mercury would be 65 if he were still alive today yesterday. It’s too bad we lost such a brilliant voice.

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“333” caption=“Best NPR First Listen!”] [/caption] Movies Tokyo Godfathers - I wrote at length about this movie here, but I just wanted to take a few words to say how truly fantastic it was. Great movie. Crazy, Stupid, Love. - Tiffany and I were choosing between this and Our Idiot Brother (ostensibly because they were the only two “date” movies, but really because of my dual crushes on Emma Stone and Zooey Deschanel), but I think this would have been the better choice. Crazy, Stupid, Love. was sweet and funny. Only real downside was the C-plot being a little creepy. Easily the best romantic movie I saw this summer (Best comedy goes to Bridesmaids). ...

And it’s got hilarious implications!

You can’t go wrong with Crazy, Stupid, Love. I saw it last night and it was pretty great. I’ll possibly write more later, but I wanted weekend moviegoers to know.

I’m shocked at how much I liked Tokyo Godfathers. By all accounts I shouldn’t be surprised. I knew I liked Satoshi Kon and I knew the basic outline of the movie, but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Tokyo Godfathers is a modern-day fairy tale. Like many fairy tales, it’s almost entirely predicated on coincidence and luck, but like the best of them it ends up not feeling like contrivance. It begins with the nativity story, the salvation story of God “giving away” his only child, and ends with a reunion between father and child. Kiyoko is implied to be under God’s protection and things get implausible quick, but without seeming improbable or like the viewer is being cheated. ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Thankfully the damage was minimal in MD.”] [/caption] Movies Paprika - When the week started I didn’t realize I’d be getting back into Satoshi Kon so hardcore. I actually put off watching it two weeks ago because I thought it would be scarier, but it turned out to not be so bad (and it was awesome). Made me put Perfect Blue at the top of the queue. More here. ...