In Which There’s an Armadillo Tank The strangest thing about progressive rock is nothing really inherent to the genre. Not the extended keyboard solos, the constantly shifting time signatures, the tributes to both classical composers and jazz musicians, nor the … Continue reading Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful 02: Tarkus
In Which, “I Forgot the Opening Line.” The MGM lion does not roar at the beginning of Brewster McCloud. No instead the iconic image spouts off the above statement. It’s the first sign that we’re not in for a typical … Continue reading Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful 01: Brewster McCloud
In Which the World is Both Beautiful and Strange While talking about a film in my last series of articles (Millennial Malaise) I noted that that the series was less about elevating work, than it was about noting certain aesthetic … Continue reading Weird, Overlooked, Wonderful: an Introduction
In Which Twee is on Trial A few weeks ago the trailer for Wes Anderson’s new movie, The French Dispatch, hit the net, and as was expected a wave of reactions followed. Now normally the response to the latest feature … Continue reading What Makes a Good Wes Anderson Movie?
A place to watch Better Call Saul and chat about it. Full spoilers below. Continue reading Better Call Saul Premiere: “Magic Man”
In Which Our Watch Has Ended In 2003 there was nothing as culturally all consuming as The Matrix franchise. Four years after the original burst into the cinematic world a whole universe had popped up around it. For you see The Matrix was not … Continue reading Millennial Malaise End: The Matrix Sequels
In Which Hollywood Only Makes Shit. A lot of the movies we have covered in this series have been concerned with aesthetics. We talked about how Run Lola Run turns its razor sharp style into its themes, how films like Hackers thrive on their … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 52: Swordfish
In Which We Choose Life If Pulp Fiction was the bomb that blew up American cinema in the 90’s than Danny Boyle’s 1996 crime film Trainspotting is the reciprocating force from across the pond in Great Britain. In fact the two filmmakers had similar … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 51: Trainspotting
In Which There’s Only 20 Minutes Left A strong through-line with this series is how frequently the look and feel of a film help preserves it for future inspection. That the decisions of the time create a cultural amber for … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 50: Run Lola Run
In Which We All Made People Miserable in High School The 90’s were a flourishing time for a great variety of film: the violent crime picture, the tony historical epic, and the techno-thriller. Each in their own way defined the … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 49: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
In Which The End is Something Like a Dream There is a feeling among those entrenched with art and media that is both rare and elusive; evocative and powerful. It is the moment where something thought long gone fully comes … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 48: Until the End of the World
In Which We Look Ahead As we nervously approach this oncoming decade it’s always fun to remind ourselves of things we can look forward to. As is usually the case with a pop minded collective like The Avocado, movies are … Continue reading Most Anticipated Movies 2020
In Which There’s Family Circus, Bottom Right Corner, Waiting to Suck I feel that I must confess that I have been derelict in my duties. In the nearly full year of covering films from mostly the 90’s I have sorta … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 47: Go
In Which I’m Up Here You Horse’s Ass. Where does tradition come from? This question a recurrent thought that puzzles my mind around the Holiday season. That the end of the year is not just home to celebration, but specific … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 46: Home Alone 2 – Lost in New York
For the last time The Avocado watches The Watchmen and talks about it. Full spoilers for the show, which may or may not end completely with this episode. Continue reading Watchmen Watch: Finale “See How They Fly”
In Which the Fifth Circle of Hell is Connecticut For many the Holidays mean family, and with family comes the weight of all your relationships. Each point of a star webbing itself around a cast of characters who ping and … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 45: The Ref
The place where The Avocado watches The Watchmen and chats about it. Full spoilers in the comments below. Continue reading Watchmen Watch: Episode 8, “A God Walks Into a Bar”
In Which Chefs Do That There is a feel to the actioners of the 90’s that is oh so special. The move away from 80’s lunkiness to a sleeker, more stylish approach to the genre. Trading in muscle men for … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 44: The Long Kiss Goodnight
The place where The Avocado watches The Watchmen and chats about it. Full spoilers in the comments below. Continue reading Watchmen Watch: Episode 7 “An Almost Religious Awe”
In Which We’re a Couple Spanning Time Together American Thanksgiving is perhaps the toughest holiday to square for a whole swath of people. Founded upon whitewashed history; it’s a celebration of puritanical values in family and culture that has grown more dissonant … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 43: Buffalo ’66
The place where The Avocado watches The Watchmen and chats about it. Full spoilers in the comments below. Continue reading Watchmen Watch: Episode 6 “This Extraordinary Being”
