Six Degrees of Altercation: "Black Bag," "Novocaine," "The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie," "Opus," "Omni Loop," and "The Electric...
"You know which reviews of yours I really like?" asked a friend not long ago. "The short ones." Taking that as a compliment for my more succinct pieces and not as the insult it alm…