I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I'm stuck with them.

I felt it would to add a great deal to my legend for eccentricity.

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.

In thinking about 'depressing movies,' many people don't realize that all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.

Dice Rules is one of the most appalling movies I have ever seen. It could not be more damaging to the career of Andrew Dice Clay if it had been made as a documentary by someone who hated him. The fact that Clay apparently thinks this movie is worth seeing is revealing and sad, indicating that he not only lacks a sense of humor, but also ordinary human decency.

If there is such a thing as a lock on an Oscar nomination, ... Hoffman has one.

Marlon Brando is the most influential movie actor of the century.