Critical Thinking: 6 Degrees Of Gene Hackman

“Today’s question, M.”

“I’m all ears.”

“How do get from Gene Hackman to hating on John Wayne?”

“Uhhh… They’re both old act—”

“The correct answer is via Wes Anderson, of course.”

“Huh. Would not have guessed that in a—”

“I know, right. So I was watching The Royal Tenenbaums a couple nights ago.”

“Why?”

“Well, one, Gene Hackman was my dad’s favourite modern actor.” Continue reading

Critical Thinking: The Last of Us

[The latest installment of Critical Thinking with M and Em]

“OK, let’s get this out of the way first. Are you a gamer, Em?”

“I am not a gamer, no.”

“Neither am I.”

“Yes, I know.”

“You know but they don’t, most of them anyway. Which is important since—”

“Since we are talking here about a video game adaptation to a TV series. Yes.” Continue reading