In the discussion (10)
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- De Niro hair and movie-theater laughter at Problem Child. — Bill Simmons
- Lange’s bitter-wife characterization praised; another generally admires her but dislikes this performance. — Bill Simmons
- Simpsons Cape Feare legacy: among five or six best episodes to some, and the mispronounced police command is one speaker’s favorite Simpsons joke ever.
- Killing the family dog as escalation of villain threat; Patience song loved, but mismatched Jane’s Addiction video noticed.
- Bernard Herman called best thriller/noir composer and one of top three with Morricone and John Williams. Bernstein rearrangement and unused Marnie music reported.
- Convincing prison tattoos, reportedly vegetable ink lasting months; dental alteration costs reported. Eastern Promises symbolism contrasted, the deliberately misspelled bouquet roadside spelling liked. — Bill Simmons
- Problem Child with John Ritter is considered ideal film for Cady’s sociopathic laughter. — Bill Simmons
- Widescreen televisions restore compositions damaged by square cable presentation; Scorsese’s aspect-ratio and home-video rationale reported.
- Racquetball scene and Scorsese’s treatment of athletic activity admired, including boxing and pool. — Chris Ryan
- California earthquake-preparedness line admired; casting Lewis rather than other famous contenders aged well.