I liked ‘The Muppets.’ I didn’t love ‘The Muppets.’ I still laughed enough to consider it money well spent, but the movie had serious script problems that got in the way of it being a truly great comeback. I don’t think I’m saying anything especially mean-spirited, so why does it feel like I’m uttering unforgivable heresy?
People love the Muppets; they have generations of fans who are ecstatic that these characters… More




I always trick myself into thinking Spike Jonze has directed a ton of feature films. In actuality, the number is only three — ‘Being John Malkovich,’ ‘Adaptation’ and ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’ Perhaps that’s because of all the non-feature work he’s done — six short films, countless music videos, and a whole bunch of skateboard highlight reels. For his latest project, a short film called ‘Mourir Aprés… 
TV.com Commenter Shout-Outs: Your Recent Thoughts on Shows That Deserve More Love from Critics, TV’s Worst New Characters, and the Oscars
Welcome to TV.com Commenter Shout-Outs! It’s been an absolutely banner week for commenting, with nine stories clocking over 100 comments each. More comments means more quality means more Shout-Outs! So strap yourselves in as we embark upon this cosmic journey into the realms TV.com commenting excellence.
This week, we offered yet another Quick Question that produced hundreds of thought-out results: What TV shows deserve more love from critics?
Many of you howled… More