The Seventh Seal broke ground in its own time, no doubt, but to a present-day viewer it’s pretty obvious stuff.Watching it, I kept thinking of Eddie’s dismissive line in Diner: “I went to Atlantic City …

The Atlantic City trip
For a variety of reasons, I’ve postponed this until early next year.   I’ll give you plenty of notice, but the tomato won’t head to AC until at least Martin Luther King …

Keep those holiday-themed Ask The Reader requests coming, folks — ’tis the season to suffer giver’s block, so let your fellow TNeers help out.
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Dear Sars,
I have a dilemma and I’m hoping Vine readers might be …

Dear Sars,
I’m looking for a great self-help book that can teach me how to deal with difficult people. Specifically, my sister-in-law Carrie.
If I spend too much time trying to describe her, it will only make …

“Shut Up, Penhall” Count: 5
Accompanied by a David Coverdale-oid wailing, “YOU stole my WOOOORRRRLD,” a guy takes about four days to steal a Mercury Sable under cover of night.Well, sort of.He’s directly under a streetlight.Heaven …

Another one for the “I added it to my Netflix queue years ago and have no memory of why” file, I sat down to Colors expecting to have to endure it. For one thing, Sean …

Hi Sars,
For ages I’ve been trying to find an animated movie version of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe that I saw as a child (during the ’80s).
I checked IMDB first, of course, …

And awaaaaaay we go!
You can find the contest FAQ and the prizing page at the top righthand side, or by clicking these links; the baffled should click here for more information on Donors Choose and …

Sars,
I have just discovered your site and am nearly jumping up and down that there is a place for me to ask about books I read as a child that I can’t remember the …

What’s the proper construction for the possessive form of a noun phrase such as “commander-in-chief”? I know the plural is “commanders-in-chief,” but is the plural possessive then “commanders’-in-chief”? “Or commanders-in-chief’s”? That doesn’t look right…
This question …