[By Mars Five: Originally Posted 12/4/2016] This movie was a vehicle for the celebrated movie star George Arliss. “Who?” I wondered—but the joke’s on me because George Arliss was an extremely successful stage actor, who went on to be an … Continue reading NOT AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX: “The Working Man” (1933)
[By Mars Five- Originally published 9/4/2016] Let’s set some parameters. Netflix is a glorious invention and has more good movies available than I could watch in a lifetime. But as Blaise Pascal once remarked, “All of humanity’s problems stem from … Continue reading Not Available on Netflix: Springtime In The Rockies (1942)
Vietnam’s Golden Bridge Continue reading Golden Bridge Night Thread
Hey it’s the birthday thread of that guy Continue reading Day Thread of Aranaktu’s Birthday
When: Thursday 11/15 7:30pm Where: Lucky Bar (Connecticut Ave) Continue reading DC Meetup 11/15
Please post your suggestions for terms and definitions to help make this thread more accurate and comprehensive! Austin Freaks A post from early on in the Avocado’s history (when it was called the ‘AVClub After Dark’) asked if there were … Continue reading Glossary of Avocado-Specific Terms
Woo! Have a good night shitposting. Continue reading Aranaktu’s 100th Thread
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 21 Something Old, Something New, Something Bob Caters for You Grade: C Bob making everything about about himself was a little annoying, even if his song was sweet. The ‘this wedding is my warzone’ line … Continue reading “Something Old, Something New, Something Bob Caters for You” Bob’s Burgers S8 E21
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 20 Mission Impos-slug-ble Grade: B ‘Pokemon but they’re all slugs’ is pretty silly, but Bob’s Burgers grounding narrative in hurt feelings and emotional character moments made it work. I would have like to see Louise’s … Continue reading “Mission Impos-slug-ble” Bob’s Burgers S8 E20
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 19 Mo Mommy Mo Problems Grade: C+ I’m generally not thrilled by Linda acting entitled and mean and not getting her comeuppance but a bucket of squirrel blood and the kids goes a long way. … Continue reading “Mo Mommy Mo Problems” Bob’s Burgers S8 E19
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 18 As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps Grade: A I always thought that the alley behind Bob’s Burgers was an interesting, underexplored venue and here it gets center stage as … Continue reading “As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps” Bob’s Burgers S8 E18
American Dad! Season 15 Episode 13 Mean Francine Grade: B+ I wasn’t on board with either the A or B-plots this episode, but the show won me over. Janitor Roger was a delight, and even though I’d rather have seen more of Francine’s Archery gang, the Golden Girls and their moon hatred were pretty entertaining. Steve’s characterization of being immune to humiliation was a little off, but it was in service of helping the plot and the comedy. Jeff’s hat subplot, however, was just kind of there. The ‘to be continued…’ inspired more dread than anticipation. But overall the fun … Continue reading “Mean Francine” American Dad! S15 E13
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 17 Boywatch Grade: B- For a show about a beach town, Bob’s Burgers spends very little time in the surf. Hot boys forcing Tina out of her comfort zone is probably as good an excuse as any to let her stubbornness win the day. The photo at the end was strangely endearing. The b-plot with free wifi and the cyber thief, in contrast, was largely lifeless. It started to be good for business, so of course it had to go. The show punishes the Belchers with no internet to boot. Store: The Family Jowls Cosmetic … Continue reading “Boywatch” Bob’s Burgers S8 E17
American Dad! Season 15 Episode 12 OreTron Trail Grade: A Roger revealing a second family made sense, as with all his identities and the apparent time turner he has to live out all those lives at once, that’s hardly novel, but this one being real gave the impact that earned the ‘one year later’ bit. The montage of Roger switching out motorcycles after crashes got a solid laugh out of me. The ‘time skip’ also gave the novelty of longevity to the intricacies of Klaus’s madness and that of the family. Roger’s fear of outliving the family being defeated in the … Continue reading “OreTron Trail” American Dad! S15 E12
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 16 Are You There Bob? It’s Me, Birthday Grade: B The episode quickly started going down the ‘everybody being mean to Bob in service of doing something nice for him’ route the show’s taken many, many times before, but swerved into the skid and actually did pretty well for itself. Hugo (a character I never really cared for) was spectacularly employed in the course of his gastrointestinal revenge and in his ‘your birthday isn’t for you’ observation. Much like Jimmy Pesto’s jerk routine, the ‘dump on Bob’ stuff is getting a little old. Funny as … Continue reading “Are You There Bob? It’s Me, Birthday” Bob’s Burgers S8 E16
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 15 Go Tina on the Mountain Grade: A Bob’s Burgers plays the ‘run away into the wilderness’ card twice in three episodes and it… kinda works? Really well this time. Bob and Linda going from … Continue reading “Go Tina on the Mountain” Bob’s Burgers S8 E15
American Dad! Season 15 Episode 10 The Never-Ending Stories Grade: A American Dad does Marge vs. the Monorail in the age of Trump and actually does really well with it. And hey! Reginald is back alive for some reason! Putting Roger in … Continue reading “Railroaded” American Dad! S15 E10
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