For the discussion of film
Homosexuals are being murdered. A cop goes undercover to investigate. The cop begins to question his sexuality and panics. Offensive hi-jinks ensue. 1980’s Cruising, inspired protests before it even opened in cinemas. Much has been written about Director William Friedkin’s controversial … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Cops in Drag
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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 2019
Gonna make this clear from the header: while there will be open discussion of leaks and potentially massive game changers, the film has NOT DEBUTED yet, and all of this may well be total bullshit. That said…I’m really starting to … Continue reading Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – A Pre-Debut Spoiler/Leak Discussion About The Sequel Trilogy
Stolen (with permission) from Beelzebot from yesterday’s Open Thread. I would have liked to know more about Rodney Dangerfield’s character in Caddyshack. Where’d he get his money? What’s he do for a living? What movie subplots do you wish were … Continue reading Movie Subplots That Should Have Been Whole Movies
In Which the Fifth Circle of Hell is Connecticut For many the Holidays mean family, and with family comes the weight of all your relationships. Each point of a star webbing itself around a cast of characters who ping and … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 45: The Ref
STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! This WAS available on Netflix, but now it is just…online. Approximately 104 minutes. The Customer is King. Service for the Customer’s Satisfaction. If the company survives, we survive. We love the customers. This … Continue reading WTF ASIA 85: Cart (2014)
On this day ten years ago, the top grossing film worldwide (until July 20 of this year) made its debut. Over at the dearly departed Dissolve, Nathan Rabin recalls a sentiment we shared a decade ago: Over … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/10)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated 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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action edition. James and the Giant Peach
Let us Disqus the 2020 Golden Globe nominations. There shouldn’t be any controversy, right? Right!?!?! Best Motion Picture – Drama “The Irishman” (Netflix) “Marriage Story” (Netflix) “1917” (Universal) “Joker” (Warner Bros.) “The Two Popes” (Netflix) Best Actress in a Motion … Continue reading The 2020 Golden Globes Nominations
2018’s Love Simon inspired me to review stories about LGBT youth. I’ve seen more films since that first article and wanted to share my thoughts. What are some of your favorites? Teen Comedy Booksmart (2019, USA). Two uptight teen girls, … Continue reading LGBT Movies: More Teen Protagonists
Welcome to Christmas Town! I think all small towns in Hallmark could qualify for “Christmas Town,” but it appears they have selected a very special place to take the moniker. And who better to star than their top Hallmark Heroine … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas Town Recap/Review
This sequel to the original Ghostbusters series is co-written and directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Young Adult, Tully), son of original director Ivan Reitman. The cast includes Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Bokeem … Continue reading Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer Thread
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 open up your own or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best of Anime 2019
Talk about Noah Baumbach’s divorce picture, courtesy of Netflix, here. Velocityprime previously did a (mostly spoiler-free?) SFIFF review of it Continue reading Spoil Sports – Marriage Story
The Mandalorian with the 80sest businessman hair! I’m still not convinced Steve isn’t part of a villain’s plan! Kristen Wiig has a crush on every boy! Discuss! Continue reading Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer Reactions
The box office moved along decently this week with a couple of new films moving in and the powerhouse that is Frozen 2 continuing to add coin to its account. The film took the top spot for the third week in … Continue reading Box Office: December 6-8
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! The Christmas season is upon us, so … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Meet John Doe (& “Aschenputtel”)
On December 8, 1996, CBS aired a Hallmark Entertainment musical titled Mrs. Santa Claus. It starred Angela Lansbury singing songs by Jerry Herman, the composer for Hello Dolly! and her Broadway hit Mame. Mrs. Claus leaves her distracted husband for … Continue reading Movie Recap: Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
For today’s feature film, we return to Evergreen, the town at the center of the Christmas in Evergreen series. Last time we visited, two people fell in love. Who knows what’s in store this time?! Synopsis: As the town searches … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy Recap/Review
In Which Chefs Do That There is a feel to the actioners of the 90’s that is oh so special. The move away from 80’s lunkiness to a sleeker, more stylish approach to the genre. Trading in muscle men for … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 44: The Long Kiss Goodnight
