Hello. It is about that time again. I have posted a similar thread for the US midterms in 2022. And how did that go? Well, it went how it went. Anyways, I hope to turn this thread header into a … Continue reading Campaigns and Organizations to Support Leading Up to the US Elections 2024
As of today, the numbers of years that Abagaderio 02 has been alive is: Continue reading Life, the Universe, and Everyday Thread
Ten years ago today, this video was uploaded to Youtube. Continue reading The Day Thread is Gone Like Checks from America
You may or may not remember when I posted my rather rambling Artist Spotlight about Bonnie Pink back in 2016…or my even more rambling one in 2017. But you are probably more likely to remember her from whenever I post … Continue reading Bonnie Pink Infinity Day Thread
Who should we get to play Buzz Lightyear in the Buzz Lightyear movie? What do you mean? Who should we get to play him? You kidding? Just get the same guy as before. Ah…who was that? You…his birthday is on … Continue reading The Buzz Day Thread
Dinmuhammed Kanatuly Kudaibergen, or Dimash Kudaibergen, was born on the 24th of May 1994 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. And he has an incredibly wide vocal range. I don’t really know much else about him. Apparently, Kudaibergen was one of the few … Continue reading The Day Thread Sings Very Nice
I posted my first WTF ASIA article here on the 20th of April, 2018. A day shy of the fifth anniversary, the final movie in my series asks whether it is okay to just give up completely. Well, apparently, my … Continue reading WTF ASIA 261: Fortress (2017)
You may or may not remember when I posted my rather rambling Artist Spotlight about Bonnie Pink back in 2016…or my even more rambling one in 2017. But you are probably more likely to remember her from whenever I post … Continue reading Bonnie Pink’s Birthday Thread
No, this is not about how I got a spot of habanero in my eye this evening. This is about Hwang Soyoon, of the Indie rock band, Se So Neon. Se So Neon formed in 2016. The band released their … Continue reading The Night Thread Has Been Doing Bad
Jet Li turns 60-years-old in a couple of weeks. So, here is Once Upon a Time in China. Available in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and perhaps a few other countries…wait…NOT the United States? His 60th birthday is on the 26th of April. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 260: Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Departures is a magazine about exceptional places, people, and things for American Express Platinum Card® and Centuri…erm…oh, wait. Nevermind, this is a movie about preparing dead people for their coffins. Available in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other … Continue reading WTF ASIA 259: Departures (2008)
The human computer wants to party party party. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 127 minutes. Whoa whoa whoa. Calm down, Aaron Sorkin. I get it. Okay. It is 2001. London. As Anupama … Continue reading WTF ASIA 258: Shakuntala Devi (2020)
The bloodshed wasn’t necessary. The bloodshed was the point. Continue reading Spoil Sports: John Wick Chapter 4
When the writer-director of Squid Game wrote and directed a movie based on a true story about abuse at a school for deaf children. Uh…I probably should have put content warnings more often in these write-ups. Well, here is one. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 257: Silenced (2011)
It’s hard being a stepmother. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 121 minutes. Four adults are eating watermelon while a couple of boys goof around. It takes a little while to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 256: Kuei-Mei, A Woman (1985)
The heck? How many Japanese movies featuring death and horrible fathers are called First Love? Oh, wait. This one is also called Hope? All right, fine. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 119 minutes. Slow … Continue reading WTF ASIA 255: First Love (2021)
Come to Tamil Nadu. Lovely beaches. Beautiful scenery. Lots of smuggling. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 117 minutes. The movie starts out with a narration. The state of Tamil Nadu has … Continue reading WTF ASIA 254: Buffoon (2022)
As the people on the street chant Death to the Dictator, one man steps in. Available in Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 113-114 minutes. It is the 26th of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 253: The Man Standing Next (2020)
And now, grasshopper, you shall learn the ancient art of hitting someone in the head with a wooden pole. Available in Canada, France, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 110 minutes. Outside of town, four soldiers approach … Continue reading WTF ASIA 252: The Sword Identity (2011)
The movies from the previous weeks have all featured romantic love and some level of violence. In preparation for Valentine’s Day, I give you a story about…love? Well…maybe a love of violence. This is Takashi Miike, after all. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 251: First Love (2019)
