For the discussion of film
It’s that time of the year again, where I harangue everyone until they throw together a top 10 movies list. Here’s the rules: 1.) Your can only contain 10 titles; no more, no less.2.) That being said, if you want … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year V
In Which He Does Whatever a Spider Can The skyline for New York City is iconic. For the whole of the 20th century its buildings, towers, and architecture served as the platonic ideal of the modern metropolis. A place of … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 02: Spider-Man
Big city cop meets a small town family. Available online. Approximately 119 minutes. Inspector Lee Young-nam is moving from Seoul to a small coastal town to be the new police chief. Before even getting settled in, she meets … Continue reading WTF ASIA 144: A Girl at My Door (2014)
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)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. College Road Trip
Alan Bates fights for custody of his ex-boyfriend Gary Oldman’s dog. The battle becomes a microcosm of their failed relationship. Alan sees himself as a hero and Gary’s family as villains. But We Think the World of You allows things … Continue reading LGBT Movies: We Think the World of You (1988)
Promising Young Woman is out on Premium VOD today ($20), so I figure I would put up a spoiler space for it! I was going to wait until it hit $5 VOD in a few weeks, but it seems like … Continue reading Spoiler Space: Promising Young Woman (2020)
In Which There’s Gold in Them Hills Ah the video game movie. A now nearly thirty year tradition of filmmakers clawing through the dark and trying to crack the nut of adapting one of media’s youngest siblings. In the pantheon … Continue reading Post-Millennial Malaise 01: Lara Croft – Tomb Raider
Political squabbling over a terrorist bomb threat? Who would have guessed? Available in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 118 minutes. It is the dead of night in the middle of nowhere that … Continue reading WTF ASIA 143: Helios (2015)
Bonus prompt: favorite dramatic moment in a comedy film Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/12)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. Holes
In the late 90’s media celebrated the bond between straight women and gay men. Will and Grace and My Best Friend’s Wedding were smash hits. Less remembered, but still profitable, was a film called The Object of My Affection. Wendy … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Object of My Affection (1998)
In Which the Sequel Arrives So we’ve made it to 2021. We’re officially living in the future baby. We’ve got a sea lab and Johnny Mnemonic is out their retrieving faxes through the internet, and the world’s still a mess. … Continue reading Post-Millennial Malaise: An Introduction
It is a new year, and with a new year comes new possibilities and hopes. Indeed the future is bright…and beautiful…enticing…and dangerous…like a jellyfish. Available…erm…online. Approximately 115 minutes. 24-year-old Yuji Nimura works part-time in a factory … Continue reading WTF ASIA 142: Bright Future (2002)
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)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. Snow Dogs
Die Hard (1988) I’ve never been big on action movies. As a kid of the 80’s and 90’s, the mainstays of the action movie genre were Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Van Damme, and to a lesser extent Steven Seagal. And outside of … Continue reading Late to the Party (Pal!) – “Die Hard”
Welcome to Public Domain Theater, your home for the wonderful world of films that have (in the United States, at least) fallen into the public domain, and are free for everyone to see! Happy New Year, everyone! After the worldwide … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Freshman (& “Felix the Cat Trifles with Time”)
One wrong turn and the entire birthday is ruined. Available in the United States and maybe a few other countries. Also on Einthusan if that works. The version that I had watched on Netflix was around 111 minutes, but the one that is available … Continue reading WTF ASIA 141: NH10 (2015)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The films of the Walt Disney Studio. Remember the Titans
Bonus prompt: best film discovery of 2020? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/29)
