I just remembered I had to do the day thread, so I’m going to briefly talk about Malignant, which is out this week and has already cemented its place as one of the best movies of the year. Malignant, directed … Continue reading The Malignant Day Thread
That’s right, I’m finally back! After having to write many pages several weeks for school, I am back on my bullshit covering the last three installments of The Phantom Empire. As an apology for my extreme lateness, part 11 will … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Chapter 10: “The Rebellion”
That’s right, I am back on my Phantom Empire bullshit! After two weeks of Oscars posting from me, we return with The Phantom Empire, Part 9: “Prisoners of the Ray.” I genuinely don’t remember what happened last week, so we’ll … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 9: “Prisoners of the Ray”
It’s all over. After four long, extended, too long months, the 2020 (and beginning of 2021 for some reason) awards season is finally over. I’m not excited for the 2022 Oscars just yet, but I’m excited to think about and … Continue reading Academy Awards 2021 Prediction Winners
It’s that time again! Only two months late, the Oscars will be happening this Sunday, as Conductor Soderbergh choo choos us into Union Station. The random shouting of MANK will reach a fever pitch, everyone will make sure to catch … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2021 Academy Awards
ColetteDirected by Anthony GiacchinoFrance, 25mAvailable on YouTube for free here “Once I cross into Germany, I won’t ever be the same.” Colette, a 90-year-old former member of the French Resistance during WWII, says these words before making her first-ever journey … Continue reading Review: 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films (Documentary)
Hello, all! Instead of writing about singing cowboys this week, which you can find here, I’ll be writing about the Oscar-nominated short films. I already covered the animated shorts here, and I’ll be covering the documentary shorts on Friday. Right … Continue reading Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films (Live Action)
Hello everyone! Awards season is upon us, and when I’m not writing about singing cowboys, I’m catching up with some of the films you may have missed, particularly the ones nominated for Oscars. The short films have been available to … Continue reading Review: Oscar Nominated Short Films (Animated)
A year ago to this day, television changed forever. Youth culture was revolutionized by a man who printed out his emails and a printing magnate turned failed gubernatorial candidate. That’s right. Quibi was launched. The only service that asked the … Continue reading Requibiem for a Dream Night Thread 4/6
Welcome to another week of The Phantom Empire! Today’s installment is called “Jaws of Jeopardy,” a cool title for what will surely be a profoundly uncool installment. There seems to be a weird phenomenon going on where I’m hot and … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 8: “Jaws of Jeopardy”
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to The Phantom Empire! Yes, this is still going on, and yes, we are only halfway through it. After last week’s surprisingly good episode, anything could happen today! The protagonist could even have an … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 7: “From Death to Life”
Welcome one and all to The Phantom Empire, now written on time instead of a few hours late! After last week got me tired of this serial due to its long, pointless wheel-spinning and lack of Pete-Oscar first date scenes, … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Chapter Six: “Disaster From The Skies”
And so we begin The Phantom Empire! Approximately eight hours late. I originally posted these Monday at 1 PM, but having fully gone off schedule this week, I have decided to commit to a different schedule. In true Gene Autry … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 5- “Beneath the Earth”
The Oscars are here! The nominations for the year’s top films have been released, and they’re… pretty good! There are definitely some interesting choices, but with that come some snubs, etc etc. The ceremony is April 25, and with that … Continue reading The 2021 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
Welcome back to The Phantom Empire, where Gene Autry, Radio’s Singing Cowboy, gets into it with some underground city dwellers! Last week, we left off during an exciting high-speed chase, where Gene’s out-of-control car flipping over headfirst and crashing directly … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 4: “The Phantom Broadcast”
Welcome back to The Phantom Empire, a few hours later than usual! I wish I could say that I was too busy fighting Muranians in their horse parking lot, but I actually forgot all about having to do this and … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 3: “The Lightning Chamber”
What a night. I’m not going to bother doing the same Golden Globes jokes you’ve heard for a few weeks now, because the year’s dumbest awards ceremony is over, and it was fine! The presentation was not always great, but … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2021 Golden Globes- Winners!
Hello, Avocado! The “Oscar pool” is a common thing that nerds do when they want to win money because they can guess the tastes of Hollywood. Since the Oscar nominations haven’t come out yet, and my brother challenged me to … Continue reading The Avocado Predicts the 2021 Golden Globes
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Part 2 of my coverage of the 1935 Gene Autry singing cowboy sci-fi serial The Phantom Empire! I know I said this would go up on Friday, but I have essays to write about … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 2: “The Thunder Riders”
If you haven’t come to Captain Video’s Sunday evening Tutturu screenings, I highly recommend them. We watch a series of educational shorts and early 20th century public domain films, and they’re usually a mix of fun, boring, and fairly educational! … Continue reading The Phantom Empire, Part 1: “The Singing Cowboy”
When I signed up for this thread I was going to talk about the film French Exit, which you would have been able to watch from your very own home. Since I signed up for this thread, Michelle Pfeiffer has … Continue reading The French Exit Day Thread
