Spellbound is as close to a perfect movie as you are going to see for a long time.

Americans are not only getting dumber and angrier by the day, we’re a fat fucking lot to boot.

One of my favorite lines ever comes in this discussion, when Bas suggests that we “smack his head into the ambiance” of a bar or restaurant.

It’s much more like a punk rock anthem than a doctoral dissertation, so it doesn’t really matter if the details and nuances are right.