August 2009


Pop CultureDave White on 27 Aug 2009 08:00 am

Early last week, Quentin Tarrantino graced the internet with his list of the Best 20 Movies Since 1992, the year he himself first began making movies:

I wanted to do something similar, but I don’t really make movies. In fact, since this past June, I’ve ostensibly been predominantly unemployed. Meaning: I don’t make much of anything.

I do, however, watch a lot of episodes of Gilmore Girls on DVD.

In the spirit of Tarantino, here is my list of the Top 20 Gilmore Girls Episodes I Have Watched Since Becoming Unemployed.

Like Tarantino, the list is unordered, with one exception: Keg! Max! is clearly the best episode of Gilmore Girls I have seen since June, standing high above anything else. The rest are ordered chronologically by air date.

  • Keg! Max! Season 3 Episode 19
    Lane drunk dials her mom. High comedy, intense Korean Christian drama.
  • Kiss and Tell Season 1 Episode 7
    Rory’s first kiss! The whole town is buzzing but she doesn’t tell Lorelai!
  • Christopher Returns Season 1 Episode 15
  • Nick and Nora/Sid and Nancy Season 2 Episode 5
    Paris craziness and the introduction of Jess. Swoon.
  • The Bracebridge Dinner Season 2 Episode 10
  • A-Tisket, A-Tasket Season 2 Episode 13
    The essence of Stars Hollow distilled to a fine 22 minutes, charming small town rituals and picnic basket zany mania.
  • I Can’t Get Started Season 2 Episode 22
  • Haunted Leg Season 3 Episode 2
  • Eight O’clock at the Oasis Season 3 Episode 5
    A special appearance by a young Jon Hamm!
  • Ballrooms and Biscotti Season 4 Episode 1
  • Raincoats and Recipes Season 4 Episode 22
    The Season 4 finale, in which Dean and Rory doooooo it. Double swoon!
  • Written in the Stars Season 5 Episode 3
  • But Not As Cute As Pushkin Season 5 Episode 10
  • So…Good Talk Season 5 Episode 16
  • Fight Face Season 6 Episode 2
    The first appearance of Paul Anka. Marvelous.
  • The Prodigal Daughter Returns Season 6 Episode 9
  • Friday Night’s Alright for Fighting Season 6 Episode 13
    Wonderul Gilmore fight montage.
  • Merry Fisticuffs Season 7 Episode 10
  • I’d Rather Be In Philadelphia Season 7 Episode 13
  • Unto The Breach Season 7 Episode 24
    Logan proposes!! Anti-swoon!

There it is.

Up next: Top 20 Jelly Donuts I Have Purchased Since They Finished Remodeling Our Local DuDos.

Pop CultureDave White on 20 Aug 2009 08:00 am

Food Inc. is a movie I have seen. And it was good!: a heroic tale of Joe The Humble Organic Lima Bean Farmer fighting the noble fight against Goliath The Earth Raping Multinational Cattle Rancher Food Conglomerate Inc.

And you know Goliath is bad, because he’s…multinational.

DUH DUH DUHNNNN!!!!!

Corporations have operated in multiple nations for a long time. Which is apparently self-evidently horrifying.

FOR EXAMPLE:

District 9 is a movie I will go see this week:

The evil corporation at the heart of the film is MNU, or, Multi-National United. Corporate terror distilled to its essence.

It’s Multinational! That’s scary! There are evil things in multiple nations! Evil multination satanic corporate multiple nations corporations!

ANOTHER GOOD ONE:

The International is a movie I have not seen. The big evil multinational (pants: shitted) corporation Clive Owen is up against there? The International Bank of Business and Credit. Not bad, though it lacks the clear narrative punch of something more simplistically terrifying. Maybe: International Bank of Banking.

That’s suspense!