Going home means different things to different people. Some never leave home; some count the days until they can leave, and never go back. For most everyone else, it means a kind of reconciliation between the past and the present, … Continue reading TV Reviews: The Bear (2022)
Note: this review will do its best to avoid spoilers. Please use the spoiler space to discuss this movie without fear of spoiling anything for potential first-time viewers:https://the-avocado.org/2022/04/13/spoil-sports-everything-everywhere-all-at-once/ Most movies fit into fairly well-defined genres. There is plenty of room … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70917891/01.01.27.16_bobs_burgers_bt1886.0.jpg)
Please note: this review will remain spoiler-free. Please use the Spoil Sports thread to discuss the movie in more detail if needed:https://the-avocado.org/2022/05/27/spoil-sports-the-bobs-burgers-movie/ Twelve seasons in, Bob’s Burgers is an unquestionable success. While it lacks the tenure of Fox’s more established … Continue reading Movie Review: The Bob’s Burgers Movie
Betty White passed away today at the age of 99. This thread is a space to share thoughts and remember her life and work. Please be considerate and kind towards each other. Continue reading Betty White Memorial Thread
Happy seasonal thing! Jam went out for cigarettes, so I thought I would post the Styling and Grooming thread. This thread is for: asking your fashion, skincare, hair care, etc. questions in the Seeking Advice & Recommendations subthread; giving and receiving feedback … Continue reading The Styling and Grooming Thread is Festive
A movie’s runtime may be indicative of many things. Sometimes a story may be difficult to fit into ninety minutes, or two hours; sometimes a director may die in the chair for want of an editor. The opposite is also … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Slice (2018)
The concept of artificial intelligence has existed for nearly as long as the idea of robots themselves. It seems, now, that machines capable of independent action would eventually become capable of independent reasoning, which raises questions of identity and ideology. … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Ghost in the Shell
Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers (4:35 PM Saturday, FOX) Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills (8:25 PM Saturday, NBC) Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chefs (1:05 PM Sunday, CBS) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints (4:40 PM Sunday, … Continue reading NFL Divisional Weekend Thread
Martial arts stand for different things to different people. For some of us, they’re a form of exercise, a gateway to philosophy, an art and a sport. They can be a vehicle for empowerment and self-improvement. But a self-governed activity … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Art of Self Defense (2019)
Fiction has an inherent self-contained quality. Characters are meant to be people, with lives, interests, failings, but we only see a snapshot of their character. Sometimes it shines through in little moments, sometimes it is revealed in ways that affects … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Columbus (2017)
Volume 2 of X-Men Red picks up where V1 left off, and moves the story forward in short order. There is some mystery here, but our heroes and our antagonist need interaction. Frankly, there is too much at stake for … Continue reading X-Men Red V2: Waging Peace
(This will be mostly spoiler-free but use the tags in the comments as needed) Season 4 of Legends of Tomorrow began with a unicorn hunt and ended at an amusement park. Along the way, a hell of a lot of things … Continue reading Legends of Tomorrow S4 Recap and Rankings
I’d been giving some thought to rewatching Justice League for some time. Maybe not the first season, which is fine, but mostly underwhelming, if I’m being honest. (“Legends” is legitimately great.) Definitely the second season, which starts off very well with … Continue reading Justice League Season 2 Recap
One of the things that Justice League does especially well is to maintain its continuity. The episodes here are connected though not serialized; each one largely stands alone, but with respect to those previous. So when a storyline references previous … Continue reading Justice League, “Starcrossed”
When you commit to writing about an entire season of television, you even write about the holiday specials. That’s how it works. “Comfort and Joy” is pretty light fare, easily the least consequential episode of Justice League. I’ll probably leave … Continue reading Justice League, “Comfort and Joy”
The Joker is a Justice League problem. On one hand, he’s an iconic character, maybe the greatest DC villain. His DCAU voice actor has created a memorable, even distinctive take on the character. Plus, he’s a colorful lunatic, naturally suited … Continue reading Justice League, “Wild Cards”
This episode opens like so many episodes: villains assembling and developing a plot, a fight against the league, Kalibak badly losing a fight. I enjoy these fights, with the differences in strength and ability, but the opening is too straightforward. … Continue reading Justice League, “Hereafter”
Our Justice League is a happy family. Mostly. Sometimes Superman and Batman disagree, and Flash has a somewhat different philosophy than, say, Green Lantern or Hawkgirl. Occasionally Diana suffers from culture clash between her isolated upbringing and the world … Continue reading Justice League, “The Secret Society”
There’s a bonus feature on the third disc of the JL season 2 DVDs, “Justice League Declassified”, where Bruce Timm and the other creative staff talk about the differences between season 1 and season 2. One of the first things … Continue reading Justice League, “The Terror Beyond”
With the second season of Justice League, our superheroes are allowed to have some depth. Batman and Superman are largely established, and we’ve spent some time following Diana and John. Flash, though, is something of a mystery. He’s a mainstay … Continue reading Justice League, “Eclipsed”
There’s a story about Leonardo Da Vinci (I think), where his patron sent a messenger to ask for a sign of progress. Da Vinci drew a perfect circle, free-hand, and sent it with the messenger to show his progress. A … Continue reading Justice League, “A Better World”
You must be logged in to post a comment.