Doesn’t hit, quite, this one. I liked it, it held my interest, but Baumbach makes several choices that squandered some of the story’s potential, not least the use of John Turturro.
Turturro is, I suspect, underrated …

After Michelle’s comment about the novella in the comments on Misery, I went over to Wikipedia to read the summary, because I’ve always wondered if I interpreted the ending correctly. Spoilery discussion after the jump.

Once again, Team Supersnack is fixing to thump AIDS in the goolies on the New York City AIDS Walk. We’ve got a hefty fund-raising goal this year — $50,000 — and I myself have taken …

Hi Sarah,
All of my other resources have let me down; your readers are possibly my final hope.
Here’s the situation: I have an incredibly hard time finding shoes. Like, “I wear a women’s size 14 narrow” …

“After I finish shaving you, I’ll spoon-feed you some exposition.”  
I hesitate to criticize Stephen King film adaptations that turn out well, because so many of them don’t, and Misery is a good one — …

 “Mommeeeeeeeeeee!”
I know you ALWAYS get cat questions, but this one goes off one you answered last year because it raised a discussion between a friend and myself. She now thinks I am a heartless …

You can’t say Dr. Bronner didn’t lead a remarkable life, so it’s rather unfortunate that the weakest parts of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soapbox are the sequences during which Bronner himself is talking — expounding on …

I’m out of town for a few days; while I’m gone, I’ll be finishing Posner’s Case Closed, and starting I Love You, Beth Cooper and that book on the TV-news wars Kim lent me months …

Hi Sars,
It’s really kind of embarrassing that I have to ask this question — I go to an Ivy League university and while browsing the library page today I noticed the following:
“On this day… …

Sarah, I really need a third-party opinion.
BF and I have been dating for nearly four years, and we have a very loving and committed relationship. Unfortunately, we also have very, very differing views about …