Thoughts on Smooth Talk

 

via Criterion Collection

"I look at you, I look right in your eyes ... and all I see are a bunch of trashy daydreams."

(Connie (Laura Dern), recipient of a major dismissal by mom Katherine (Mary Kay Place), is later warned about the consequences of promiscuity. She takes the opportunity to also hit below the belt.)

"You were none too careful yourself, were you? Like you're some example to try to tell me. *is slapped* ... You make me wanna laugh."

Thoughts on St. Elmo's Fire

via IMDB

"So, I watched St. Elmo's Fire last night. Yeah, I'd never seen it. I kinda liked it, but the thing is, I think it would have worked better as like a TV show. They were trying to tell a lot of story in a short window of time. With TV, we could spend time and really get to know these characters."
*my colleague-editor gives a look that I'm interpreting as "Are you kidding me?"*