17. "I used to write articles like this... you regret them after awhile." In response to In response to 0
I remember, back in my music journalism days (ha ha), writing this year end type dealie where I laid into several artists as trite and self-loving. That was about five years ago, and whenever I look back on it I think two things 1) That while it was kinda fun and I got props here and there on it 2) it did come off as unnecessarily negative and nonconstructive.
In a way, I wish I didn't write it. I made some good points, I had some fun, but now whenever I end up liking anything by an artist that I tore into I feel like a whiny-ass hippocrit.
I feel that way about this article. It brings up a few very good points (I thought Garden State wasn't a strong movie for the same reasons), but it's as if it gives Braff no room to prove himself.
--Maurice
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Bonding over sutures is what's hot in Oh-Nine. --JS