Happy 20th anniversary to the song “Tubthumping.” It’s also Sharlto Copley’s birthday, so feel free to think about everyone’s favorite movie Chappie tonight. Always remember, when you get knocked down, get back up again. Continue reading Tubthumping Night Thread (11/27)
Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 27 – The battle was between champ Marcus and Caity, as Marcus took the lead on DD2, then Caity had a chance to get it back on DD3, also the last clue of DJ. She … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 27
So, stop me if you’ve heard this one, but Treasure Planet wasn’t exactly a box office hit when it opened on this day 15 years ago. There may be no other Disney animated movie–with the possible exception of The Black Cauldron–that has … Continue reading Treasure Planet’s Box Office Failure Only Made its Fandom Grow Stronger
Live Chat for Day 1 of the CW Crossover. WestAllen get married. Punching Nazis. Doppelgangers. Have at it Continue reading Crisis on Earth X Crossover Night 1 Live Chat
As promised, here is the first installment in my new feature spotlighting music video directors. While his music video career only lasted about three years (save two since then), Chris Cunningham was still able to create some of the greatest … Continue reading Video Director Spotlight: Chris Cunningham
Hey folks! We’re going to record the thirtieth episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this weekend, and this one’s all about Halo and Destiny! If you’re a fan of Bungie’s games, and would like to join me, The Kappa, and The … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #30: The Bungiecast
Sean is a young man who lives alone in a trailer in the woods. He spends much of his day conducting semi-scientific experiments from an occult-looking book in his trailer’s improvised laboratory. He takes breaks to goof around in the … Continue reading The Alchemist Cookbook (2016)
Howdy, Avocadoans! Welcome to the premiere edition of this (probably) weekly discussion of western animation! (Nothing against anime, but there are like 50,000 other places to talk about it, so let’s limit this to American/European cartoons.) Potential topics to discuss: … Continue reading The New Golden Age of TV Animation
Maude knew that using the radio was risky, but she was determined to find out as much as she could about the mysterious Others who haunted the castaways’ lives. After her fellow passengers were asleep, she sneaked off to the … Continue reading Werewolf XLVI: Live Together, Die Alone – Day 6
Featured podcasts this week are Love & Radio, Another Round, Distraction Pieces, Reply All, The Dollop, My Brother, My Brother, and Me, and The Heart. Continue reading Pod People 11.27.17
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus discussion topic: What’s your most anticipated games for 2018? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is Still Stuffed
Hello and welcome to the weekly fitness thread. This week’s topic is: Warm ups! What do you do to warm up before an exercise? Do you stretch beforehand? Do some cardio before weight training? As well as the weekly topic, … Continue reading The Fitness Thread Warms Up
The AVC published their list of the top 10 movie trailers of the year: https://www.avclub.com/the-best-movie-trailers-of-2017-1820351657 Discuss, post your own, talk about the worst ones, I’m fine with whatever, really. Continue reading The Best Movie Trailers of 2017?
Today is Bruce Lee’s birthday. Have fun posting!! Continue reading Enter the Dragon Day Thread (11/27)
Hey y’all, it’s the Sex & Relationships thread. You know the rules, be respectful of others and others’ privacy, don’t start shit, and don’t feel obliged to say anything if you don’t want to. But beside that feel free to … Continue reading Sex & Relationships Thread: 27/11/17
Note: I originally wrote this a few years ago for the old site. It’s that time of year when the Christmas specials grace our television screens, and some of the best came from the minds of Arthur Rankin Jr. and … Continue reading The Wonderful World of Rankin & Bass
I wrote these rewatches on the old site a few years ago, and now I’m posting them here. These recaps naturally contain spoilers. Episode title: The Ghost of Harrenhal Director: David Petrarca Written by: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Summary: … Continue reading Game of Thrones Rewatch: Season Two Episode Five “The Ghost of Harrenhal” and Episode Six “The Old Gods and the New”
In the year 2017, if a kid wants to see a live-action Spider-Man, the young miss or master can choose from six movies (seven if you include Captain America: Civil War) starring three different actors. They can opt for the … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #1: The Amazing Spider-Man (1977-1979)
Back on the old site, I wrote a few articles following a rewatch of the Marvel Cinamatic Universe. Here are those articles again. Title: Thor: The Dark World Director: Alan Taylor Writer(s): Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Characters … Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Two Rewatch: Thor: The Dark World
Post your Top 25 (or less) for the letter E. I’ve decided to publish one of these every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, otherwise this would take forever. 25. End of the Road. Jim O’Rourke. Simple Songs. 24. Epithets. Keith … Continue reading Songs by the Letter: Your Top ‘E’ Songs
I like noise. I like big-ass vicious noise that makes my head spin. I wanna feel it whipping through me like a f*cking jolt. We’re so dilapidated and crushed by our pathetic existence we need it like a fix. – … Continue reading Album Spotlight: The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy (1985)
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