It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I watched for the first time in September. [spoiler title=’Movies’] 10.) A Little Princess directed by Alfonso Cuaron, 1995 (seen on Hulu) 9.) Velvet Goldmine directed by … Continue reading Scott OT #199: The Last Night Thread of September (9/30)
Today is the 72nd birthday of Sam Neill, star of Possession, Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, and, most important to me, Jurassic Park. However, he’s become famous in recent years for his Twitter account, which is one of … Continue reading Scott OT #198: The Night Thread of Sam Neill’s Twitter Account (9/14)
In 2009, the bad movie gods delivered onto us an amazing disaster by the name of Partners. It has a needlessly complex plot (the bad guy intentionally gets shot because he bought his own ambulance, I guess?), has abysmal sound … Continue reading Scott OT #197: The Night Thread of Partners (9/9)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in August. [spoiler title=’August movies’] 10.) Major Dundee directed by Sam Peckinpah, 1965 (rented from Netflix) 9.) Train to Busan directed … Continue reading Scott OT #196: The Last Night Thread of August (8/31)
I finally got around to buying The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild today and I am fucking enraptured by it. I’ve only gotten a little bit into the game but I’m loving it (breakable weapons and limited inventory … Continue reading Scott OT #195: Breath of the Night Thread (8/19)
It’s the last day of July so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time this month. [spoiler title=’The best of July’] 10.) Apollo 11 directed by Todd Douglas Miller, 2019 (rented from my local library) … Continue reading Scott OT #194: The Last Night Thread of the Month (7/31)
(cw: mentions of Suicide) Two years ago, the world was dismayed to learn that Chris Cornell, lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, had tragically taken his life. His death sent shockwaves across the music industry, as one of the most … Continue reading Scott OT #193: The Night Thread Remembers Chris Cornell (7/20)
Today marks the one year anniversary of me starting my job. I must admit that, at the start of last year, I genuinely couldn’t have seen this coming. I had given up on finding a job, much like I had … Continue reading Scott OT #192: The Night Thread Celebrates One Year of Working (7/16)
Almost every film buff will tell you that Marion Davies was a hack actress who only got to where she was because she was William Randolph Hearst’s mistress. The evidence for this is the unflattering caricature of her played by … Continue reading Scott OT #191: The Night Thread Restores Marion Davies’ Reputation (and Debunks Some Citizen Kane Myths) (7/11)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for my list of the best movies I saw for the first time in June. [spoiler title=’Best of June’] 10.) Liebelei directed by Max Ophuls, 1933 (seen on YouTube) 9.) An … Continue reading Scott OT #190: The Last Night Thread of June (6/30)
Work wasn’t too bad today but I had to do a great many things after work and I have to get up super early tomorrow, so I can’t really create a more detailed thread. So, inspired by me maining it … Continue reading Scott OT #189: The Night Thread Is Busy (6/28)
Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #188: The Night Thread With a Plan (6/20)
Today would have been the 92nd birthday of noted Italian director Lucio Fulci. He made movies in a variety of genres but he’s most known for his giallo movies. I’m focusing on what’s widely considered his best movie, 1981’s The … Continue reading Scott OT #187: The Night Thread Goes Beyond (6/17)
Hard Ticket to Hawaii is a blissfully dumb Andy Sidaris movie and one of those bad movies that’s so amazing, it becomes actually good. Much like Miami Connection, it’s a movie that’s better if you go in knowing nothing about … Continue reading Scott OT #186: The Night Thread Has a Hard Ticket to Hawaii (6/10)
Miami Connection is a hilariously violent action movie from 1987. It’s exceptionally poorly made, which just adds the charm to it. The ending battle is one of the best bad movie finales ever, with the ending card a delightful cherry … Continue reading Scott OT #185: The Miami Connection Night Thread (6/7)
(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
Many longtime Avocado posters know I love few things more than to lob a potshot at Brian De Palma’s later films (and the auteurists that treat them like the second coming of Citizen Kane). But those potshots come from a … Continue reading Scott OT #184: The Night Thread Remembers When Brian De Palma Movies Were Good (6/5)
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time this month. [spoiler title=’Best movies of the month’] 10.) Fighting with My Family directed by Stephen Merchant, 2019 (seen through Redbox) … Continue reading Scott OT #183: The Last Night Thread of May (5/31)
John Wick: Chapter 3-Parabellum comes out tomorrow and I saw it tonight. It’s an utter masterpiece and you should all see it. That’s all I’m saying for now. Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great … Continue reading Scott OT #182: The Night Thread of John Wick (5/16)
Today is the birthday of Orson Welles, one of the greatest directors to have ever lived. He gave out numerous words of wisdom in his life and here’s his best: “Even if the good old days never existed, the fact … Continue reading Scott OT #181: The Night Thread Presents Words of Wisdom from Orson Welles (5/6)
A few months ago, I made a list of movies with knife shoes in it. Improbably, it became one of my most popular movies on Letterboxd. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately and decided I want more titles … Continue reading Scott OT #180: The Night Thread of Knife Shoes (5/5)
