(Note: this review was previously posted on Letterboxd. Here is a version for the Avocado, with pictures included.) Earlier this week, I watched Irving Lerner’s masterful noir Murder by Contract. It’s one of those movies that could have just been … Continue reading Review: I Spent a Dollar to See Dark Phoenix and That Was Still Too Much
O.G.R.E.! The Organization for General Revenge and Enslavement! An organization led by a man in color-reversed Klan robes and with a questionable salute…. But hey, “enslavement” is in the acronym. It’s not like they’re trying to hide it. Also… they … Continue reading From Night Thread with Hate! (6/6)
Je suis desole, mes amis! Real-life 21st century concerns kept me from our weekly check-ins with our favorite expatriate Belgian last week, but this week find us back in the saddle with a tale of… well, I… um. Poirot is … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S02E07 “Double Sin”
Sorry I forgot to schedule it last week. Let’s get talking zombies! Continue reading iZombie Season 5, Episode 6 Live Discussion
Hello, everyone and welcome to Let’s Read An Old Menu! This is another in a weekly series looking at restaurant, hotel kitchen, and lunch counter menus from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sometimes things will be familiar, sometimes they’ll be … Continue reading Let’s Read an Old Menu, Featuring: Smalls’ Paradise, Harlem, New York, date unknown c. 1930s
It’s a seemingly normal sunny day just outside of Cardiff. Normal that is except for the fried corpses laying haphazardly around after a shootout. When it became abundantly clear that some of the deceased weren’t exactly human and some of … Continue reading Werewolves 94: Unit: Requiem Of The Daleks Part 1
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Reference Desk – 13
It’s cuddly animals vs. mutants in the first ever Avocado Box Office Oracle. Continue reading Box Office Oracle — 6/7/09-6/9/09
I think it should go without saying, but spoilers for all 8 eights seasons possible here and allowed in the comments. The scope of our tournament continues to narrow, down to 8 claimants to the Best Game of Thrones character. We’ll … Continue reading Game of Thrones Character Tournament – Quarterfinals
Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 6 – Today’s contestants are: – Salome, a freelance writer from Alabama, did the old “watch an earlier showing of Jeopardy! to impress the family later by knowing everything” trick; – Brendan, a policy researcher … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jun. 6
Hello, all! Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As with Book Nook, Weekly Gaming Threads, etc, this is a general discussion thread. All TV is fair game! Are you catching up with some oldies? Binging whatever is on Netflix? Has … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Finds Joy
Hello! It’s BannerThief, your boy, host of such famous breaking points for this community as the “Best Musical” tournament and the “Most Underrated Film” tournament. And we’re here to determine…which video game has the best story? What does that mean? … Continue reading Best Video Game Story Tournament – First Round
Watch and discuss the conference covering the Google Stadia service here! Continue reading Google Stadia Connect Discussion Thread
To Boldly Sew is a recap of DS9 episodes, with a specific focus on the fashions of the many aliens and other characters that make up the series. Feel free to discuss matters of plot and general Star Trek things in … Continue reading To Boldy Sew: Star Trek Deep Space Nine S02E09: “Second Sight”
In Which I’m Not Lazy, I Just Don’t Care Way back in my piece about Reality Bites I took aim at the conceited antagonism that film had to the idea of selling out. That the existential horror of work life … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 21: Office Space
Daimon Hellstrom aka the Son of Satan first appeared in Ghost Rider #1. Son of Satan Trivia – “Following the resurgence of monsters in comic books in the early 1970s, Stan Lee pitched the idea of a book in the … Continue reading Son of Satan Day Thread
Thor’s Day (Part III) Single Panel edition Continue reading The Comic Strip Club (Thurs 6/6/2019)
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think about them? As a bonus prompt, what game has your favorite over the top or ridiculous cutscenes? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has Cinematic Flair
Let’s discuss any and all music here. You’ve got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing … Continue reading It Was A Dark And Stormy Weekly Music Discussion Thread
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Quiz Notes: 1) For professional sports team enter the team name, not … Continue reading Triviacados: Thursday, June 6, 2019
