brain candy

noun

brain candy

noun

1

Idiomatic A narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.

Venom is spine-tingling brain candy about a deadly snake on the loose in a London townhouse during a kidnapping attempt.1982 February 10, “Capsule Reviews”, in Daily Times, Ohio, USA, retrieved 02 Oct 2012, page 16:
After years of chewing on murder mysteries as my form of “brain candy,” I thought I'd sample westerns for a change of pace.1992 February 19, Ron Alexander, “Metropolitan Diary”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Oct 2012:

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Matriculated, my favorite, is written and directed by Peter Chung. . . . The result is electric-Kool-Aid brain candy, with a twist of unexpected pathos.2003 June 9, Bryan Walsh, “Movies: Enter The Animatrix”, in Time:

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