It’s time, once again, to step in that wayback machine. Set your clocks to 30 years ago for today’s bonus prompt: What was your favorite film from 1991? Dominating theaters this year was no surprise: the highly anticipated and marketed … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/2)
Bonus prompt: what is your favorite performance of an actor that was only in the movie for a short time? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/23)
Bonus prompt: what film do you personally think should be reevaluated as a classic? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/16)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your home on the Avocado to discuss, recommend, and discover films! This year marks the 50th anniversary of two titans of the blaxploitation genre. Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassssss Song is considered by many to be … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/9)
Bonus prompt: best end credits Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/2)
Bonus prompt: what’s your favorite moment when a film broke the fourth wall? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/26)
We were all saddened last year with the passing of Chadwick Boseman, the actor best known for playing Black Panther. His honorable demeanor surprisingly made T’Challa a household name. Boseman’s breakout role was as Jackie Robinson, the first African American … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/19)
Bonus prompt: favorite dramatic moment in a comedy film Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/12)
Happy New Year! The year is 2021. Uh… what to expect? Well, ideally all the films that were pushed back from 2020 are coming out this year. I am writing this in the later part of 2020, and thus the … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/5)
Bonus prompt: best film discovery of 2020? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/29)
Bonus prompt: movie series marathons Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/22)
The results are in! Thanks for posting your lists! It was fun reading all the film recommendations. I have a whole bunch of new films to look forward to checking out. And yeah, I know there’s a bunch of films … Continue reading The Pits: 2020 Film results!
Ah, Christmas. If there’s a plus about being isolated, it means that we get to escape the madness of crowds. People now have to line up outside stores to keep them under capacity. There’s at least some attempt that people … Continue reading Grading the toy crazes
It’s the 40th anniversary of 9 to 5. The office revenge comedy stared Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and the great Dolly Parton. It was the second highest grossing film of 1980, beaten only to the top by that cultural juggernaut … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/15)
Christmas is the time when every single corporate entity clogs up your mailbox with catalogs. You have to sift through them one by one, because there’s a chance that the mailman rolled up a card that was sent to you … Continue reading Grading items from Sharper Image 2020
Today’s prompt: best attempt at aging or de-aging an actor Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/8)
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Film 2020
As we head into the season, we as ourselves important questions: what gift should I ask of Santa? Should we have ham or duck for the Yuletide feast? And most importantly, what’s your favorite archangel? Fortunately, we have a guide … Continue reading Grading the Archangels
Bonus prompt: favorite movie score Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/1)
Every year, we celebrate a time honored tradition: somewhere on our Christmas tree, we hang a Christmas pickle. It is a little ornament hidden among the other far more standard ornaments, such as Aquaman, tacos, and a snowman listening to … Continue reading The Legend of the Christmas Pickle Day Thread (11/28)
November 27 is the birthday of THE SHREDDER. Or, specifically, the guy who voiced him in the 1980’s cartoon, James Avery. Also everyone remembers him as the greatest TV uncle of all time: Uncle Phil. RIP James Avery. You are … Continue reading The Shredder Night Thread (11/27)
