For the discussion of film
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Yasujirō Ozu. Highly recommended: I Was … Continue reading Director Profile: Yasujirō Ozu
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? This year we … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/27)
With months worth of drama spooling out from the pre-release period of this film, Don’t Worry Darling has finally arrived in theaters from Warner Bros. The film landed with a $19.2 million take for the weekend. While the film didn’t have … Continue reading Don’t Worry Darling Snags Box Office Debut Win
October is approaching and every year, I like to post this thread to help those planning their horror movie list for the 31 Days of Halloween. The Avocado has such a diverse and eclectic taste in cinema and I appreciate … Continue reading Horror Movie Recommendations 2022
Want to play a game of Kick the Can? Available in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 109 minutes. A pair of men named Tai and Cat walk go to an apartment and ask for a … Continue reading WTF ASIA 231: Exiled (2006)
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Stanley Kubrick. Highly recommended: Day of … Continue reading Director Profile: Stanley Kubrick
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Some time ago, … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/20)
September doesn’t have a lot going wide but one film that did go wide this weekend was The Woman King, which scored a rare A+ CinemaScore. The film looks like it has the potential to play out similar to projects like Hidden … Continue reading The Woman King Scores Box Office Victory
If Superman had this childhood… Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 105 minutes. Oh dear… It takes a while for the image to come into focus. It finally does … Continue reading WTF ASIA 230: Kalel, 15 (2019)
In the not-too-distant future of tonight at 8PM EDT, the Mads from Mystery Science Theater 3000, Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu will be riffing a movie that’s near and dear to the hearts of many an old MiSTie: Ed Wood’s … Continue reading The Mads Are Back Riff-Along Thread
Jean-Luc Godard, one of the most important and amazing directors to ever live, has passed away at the age of 91. The world of cinema owes Godard a huge debt of favor. Godard began as a film critic for the … Continue reading R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard
It’s been a year since I last did a rewatch, ending Phase Three with Spider-Man: No Way Home. Now that the Infinity Saga is over and Thanos has turned to dust, our surviving heroes have moved on… with various degrees … Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Four Re-Watch. Spider-Man: No Way Home
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? This year is … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/13)
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant follows an affair between a successful fashion designer and a young model. Petra (Margit Carstensen) treats Karin (Hanna Schygulla) as a mannequin. A plaything to provide inspiration and affection. Karin enjoys her wealth … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
A win is a win is a win but that can be celebrated only so much when you have the second lowest weekend of the year so far to call your win. The arrival of Barbarian from 20th Century Studios gives … Continue reading Barbarian Takes Weak Box Office Win
Today was the main day for a lot of properties to be talked about as we had the Star Wars track, some time with Indiana Jones and Willow, and then on to Marvel. Let’s talk about all the new announcements … Continue reading D23 Expo 2022 Discussion
I mentioned weeks ago that I was working on a top secret project that would take me awhile to make. Welp, I’m finally done with it! It’s a website devoted just to my top 1,000 feature films. https://why90000.wordpress.com/2022/09/07/my-1000-favorite-movies/ There’s also … Continue reading I made an entire website just for my top 1,000
What if the 2004’s Crash but in Indonesia? Oh, come on. It’s not like you were going to click on this anyways. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 102 minutes. The … Continue reading WTF ASIA 229: Tanda Tanya (2011)
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The fall movie season is almost upon us, and there are so many films to get excited about — the Knives Out sequel! Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion Pinocchio! Cannibal Chalamet! Not one but two controversy-laden movies that will make the internet insufferable for months! I’m Kristen Grote, a … Continue reading The Fall Movie Fundraiser for Abortion Access!
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Did you partake … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (9/6)
