May 22 is the birthday of Nikita… or should I say, the star of the CW show of the same name: Maggie Q. In my opinion, Nikita was highly instrumental in the CW being less known as a channel that … Continue reading The Nikita Night Thread (5/22)
“Walls (Circus)” was a song on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ soundtrack for the forgotten movie, She’s The One. Forgotten to me, anyway. I am pretty sure that I saw the movie at some point, and literally all I remember … Continue reading Night Threads Are Golden, Then Fade Away (5/21)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A street rat in a red vest and white harem pants evades a villainous Grand Vizier named Jaffar. He’s accompanied by a thief named Abu and aided by a flying carpet and a … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (5/21)
Twenty years this month, which was a long time ago in a theatrical world far, far away, Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace hit theaters… and sadly Brian De Palma wasn’t on hand to workshop the opening screen … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (5/14)
Mother… millennia in exile… searching…. Finally you call me home. These fine words were spoken a scant two years ago by Steppenwolf, a character who was serious about honoring mothers. He is a man who takes Mother’s Day seriously. Disrespect … Continue reading The Day Thread is for Mother (5/12)
Earlier this month I decided that you people have stood in my way for long enough. For the first time ever, I was going to a clown convention! The Clowns of America International (COAI) is one of the two major … Continue reading Like a Gathering of the Juggalos but with better makeup: Tales from a Clown Convention
This week will see a Nintendo video game character, who is known for an exclamatory catchphrase, navigate a cyberpunk world where the citizens are evolved from things like lizard creatures or vegetables. A no… it’s not a Super Mario movie. … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (5/7)
It’s Cinco de Mayo, Avocado, The day when we celebrate a really obscure victory the Mexican army had over the French! Today, we are all Avocados from Mexico, like they say in that Super Bowl ad. I’m going to use … Continue reading Luchadors in Suits Day Thread (5/5)
May the Fourth be with you! And this being the Night Thread —- specifically a SATURDAY Night Thread —- a true Star Wars fan knows there’s only one way to strut as the disco ball casts patterns that look like … Continue reading The Meco Disco Party Saturday Night Thread (5/4)
Sometimes you think you’ve seen an entire movie already because it’s already been referenced in pop culture. That was the case with me and Rear Window. I know what you’re thinking. It’s because of that Simpsons episode, right? No! The … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/30)
In his paean to his size, Heavy D of Mount Vernon, NY (a.k.a. The Overweight Lover, a.k.a. Dwight Myers) shows no shame about his girth. In fact, he takes the old chestnut that there’s “more of me to love” and … Continue reading The Day Thread is 260 lb of Good Lovin’ (4/28)
THE SHADOW KNOWS. The characters existed in pulps and was made famous by a radio play that starred none other than Orson Welles. (And honestly they are quite good! They hold up better than a lot of its contemporaries.). The Shadow … Continue reading Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of the Night Thread? (4/27)
Avengers: Endgame is coming out this week, and everyone’s got people with superhuman strength and fancy, brandable tights on their mind (Avengers novelty baseball jerseys now available at Box Lunch!)… so let’s talk about another superhero movie featuring Josh Brolin … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/23)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Today’s prompt: What is your favorite movie opening? There are plenty of iconic ones. There’s the prologue from various James Bond movies, which stretch from the gunsight where you the viewer gets out-shot by … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/16)
Located on the intersection of Woodward and Jefferson in downtown Detroit is the Monument to Joe Louis, also known as “The Fist”. The artwork was donated by Sports Illustrated and installed in 1986. It is, as the nickname suggests, a … Continue reading Night Thread of The Fist (4/14)
As the seasons change, so do sometimes my plans for this feature. I hadn’t originally planned on writing this review. I was going to do at least a straight month of nothing but European cinema, encouraged as I was of … Continue reading Made Overseas: Supercop (1992)
Avocado, I’m bored. What plaything can you offer me today? Today is the 90th birthday of the always fabulously dressed Emperor Ming The Merciless… or should I say the incredible and prolific Swedish-born French actor Max Von Sydow. He has … Continue reading The Ming The Merciless Night Thread (4/10)
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the second oldest continuously professional basketball league in the world, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). While neighbors like Japan, Korea, and Taiwan went baseball crazy, the Philippines went all in on the sport of … Continue reading Night Thread of the Beeracle (4/9)
Lately, I’ve been thinking about MTV. Remember when they played music videos? Did you ever think that some of those directors would go on to bigger and better things in the late 90’s and 2000’s? MTV created a generation of … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/9)
For those unfamiliar, Li’l Abner was a comic strip back when comic strips were basically primetime TV. The strip made Al Capp a legitimate pop culture celebrity. In the past, I’ve compared it to the Simpsons of its day: wildly … Continue reading The Li’l Abner Day Thread (4/9)
Readers, I pose you a theoretical scenario. Say you were living in Jersey and you were fighting villains from afar. What do you do? Simple: find first gear in your giant robot car. Cartoon Network’s Megas XLR ran for two seasons … Continue reading The Night Thread Digs Giant Robots (4/7)
