“Well… at least I didn’t throw up.” This thought crossed my mind as I looked out from a twenty-eighth story apartment into the skyline of Makati. Its towering lights reflected dimly on the murky Pasig River below. The city —- … Continue reading El Santo in “The Terror of Balut”
Thirty years ago was the beginning of a run when Disney produced popular and critically acclaimed animated movies. That period would be referred to as the Disney Renaissance, and it began with The Little Mermaid. The movie had been … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/12)
Once a jolly swagman was humpin’ his bluey along the dusty Oodnadatta road…. … let’s just say he’s been to a lot of places. These include, but are not exclusive to: Tullamore, Seymour, Lismore, Mooloolaba, Nambour, Maroochydore, Kilmore, Murwillumbah, Birdsville, … Continue reading The Day Thread’s Been Everywhere (11/9)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place to talk movies. Today’s prompt: What is your favorite movie of 1979? I hadn’t initially planned on doing a milestone retrospective of 1979. Most of us were around to see the movies … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/5)
Sabata is a character in a series of spaghetti westerns who is sometimes played by Lee Van Cleef and sometimes played by Yul Brynner. That is a whole lot of genuine movie western badassness to go into playing one character. … Continue reading The Night Thread of Sabata (11/3)
On my trip through the many islands in the Philippines (Cebu, Bohol, Mindanao, and Luzon), I witnessed two 6+ magnitude earthquakes, saw the tiniest monkeys in the world, and twisted the key to the door in Manila so hard that … Continue reading El Santo Eats a Durian
Today’s prompt: Have you ever worn a costume based on a movie? Also, what movie character have you always wanted to dress up as? I think most of us have donned a Star Wars costume at some point in our … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/29)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we chat about film. What have you seen lately? Today’s bonus prompt: What is your favorite comedy horror film? There are a lot of great ones out there: Cabin In The Woods, Evil Dead … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/22)
Is Dario Argento a good director or a bad director? Elements of his films can be downright baffling. The stories often make zero sense, and plots take tangents That go nowhere. The villain is almost always a late twist that … Continue reading Review: Opera (1987)
I have avoided Paranormal Activity for over a decade because of its reputation. The whole movie is one where nothing happens. All of the scares are cheap. Like, a potted plant falls over and that’s supposed to be scary. (Incidentally, … Continue reading Review: Paranormal Activity (2007)
The best thing I can say about Blair Witch is that it makes you really appreciate the original movie. Have you been on the fence over whether The Blair Witch Project was movie brilliance or a boring slog through the … Continue reading Review: Blair Witch (2016)
Those of us of a certain age will remember a particularly sinister version of Halloween that pesky get much play these days. We remember the Satanic panic and the ever present fear that candy may be laced with razor blades. … Continue reading Review: WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
Rob Zombie’s 31 refers to the day that Halloween is on. It’s possible that this a cheeky reference to Zombie’s time as director of the Halloween movies. In the movie’s universe, it’s the title of a game. Malcolm McDowell plays … Continue reading Review: 31 (2016)
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the movie that introduced us to the man who would make his name on Twilight Zone-style twists: M. Night Shyamalan. Everyone had expected The Sixth Sense to be a fairly low key summer … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/15)
I have always heard that Land of the Dead was the weakest of the George Romero zombie movies. It’s true that it’s not as much of a game changer as Night of the Living Dead or Dawn of the Dead. … Continue reading Review: Land of the Dead (2005)
I am not convinced that Sylvain White, the director of Slender Man, actually knows what Slender Man is. Or maybe he knows more about the Slender Man than I do. A Slender Man is a tree, right? Or maybe the … Continue reading Review: Slender Man (2018)
When the credits came up on Gerald’s Game and showed that it was based on a story by Stephen King, I went, “Oh, that makes sense.” The entire movie finally came together for me. The flashbacks to a broken childhood … Continue reading Review: Gerald’s Game (2017)
In 1968, the Franklin Mint was founded. This company with a classy sounding name created a bunch of collectibles. The most infamous product: the collectible plate, which was sort of a thing in the 70’s and 80’s. Some of these … Continue reading The Night Thread of the Collectible Plate (10/10)
Uwe Boll’s name is sometimes tossed around whenever bad movie directors are mentioned. But which movie is his most emblematic? Tommy Wiseau is forever tied to The Room, and Ed Wood has Plan 9 From Outer Space. Boll is better … Continue reading Review: House of the Dead (2003)
In Green Room, we follow a struggling punk band that includes the late Anton Yelchin and Ali Shawkat as members. Desperate for a gig, they accept one at a known White Power establishment in rural Oregon. Pickups line the dirt … Continue reading Review: Green Room (2015)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Talk about movies you’ve seen lately, new releases, great classics, not-so great classics, etc. Today’s bonus prompt: What is your favorite use of stop-motion in film? Coraline, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, was … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/8)
