Category: Movies
For the discussion of film
Box Office Oracle — 08/23/2019
Summer’s almost over as we see the last big release of the season. Also, we’ve got brides and prayers! Continue reading Box Office Oracle — 08/23/2019
Millennial Malaise 31: The Net
In Which Pizza can be Ordered Online The most notable thing about the 1995 cyber thriller The Net is that Sandra Bullock orders a pizza. After a tough day of bug hunting a copy of Wolfenstein 3D and chatting up randos online, programmer Angela … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 31: The Net
WTF ASIA 70: City of Life and Death (2009)
A foreign power using a shared ethnic link as a pretext for exacting dominance sends a city into chaos. I have talked about movies with disturbing subject matter before, but this one may be the most disturbing so far. Available … Continue reading WTF ASIA 70: City of Life and Death (2009)
The Matrix 4 announcement reaction thread
So apparently a fourth Matrix movie has been greenlit: https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/ Discuss here! Continue reading The Matrix 4 announcement reaction thread
Box Office: August 16-18
Taking some time off for a quick little three-day vacation meant missing the box office report but here we are! As we get further into the quiet period of August and September, the winning film at the box office is … Continue reading Box Office: August 16-18
Marvel and Sony Have Parted Ways on Spider-Man Going Forward
Deadline reported it, and it seems confirmed. Let’s talk about what this means! Continue reading Marvel and Sony Have Parted Ways on Spider-Man Going Forward
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/20)
This week we celebrate the 80th anniversary of that movie that’s somewhere over the rainbow, The Wizard of Oz! I really don’t have to tell you anything about this movie, do I? The movie gave us a lovely performance by Judy … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/20)
Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Partially-animated edition. Pete’s Dragon
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. We have finished the animated films and we’re moving on to the live-action and partially animated films. The title comes from a … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Partially-animated edition. Pete’s Dragon
LGBT Movies: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend (1999)
When a closeted celebrity proposes to an oblivious woman, he’ll drag friends, exes and a tabloid photographer into a vulgar screwball farce. The gays are evil, the women are gorgons and the straight leading man thinks he’s in a high … Continue reading LGBT Movies: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend (1999)
Hallmark: In the Key of Love Recap/Review
Hallmark’s Christmas in July bonanza is over, so the channel is back to its regular programming: Home & Family, the Golden Girls, and Hallmark films that try to tie into some sort of season. I’ve covered a few of the … Continue reading Hallmark: In the Key of Love Recap/Review
Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
It may be funny to think of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark as the best Halloween anthology movie since 2007’s Trick r Treat, but it’s a claim that can be defended. The reason the claim is funny is … Continue reading Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Box Office Oracle — 08/16/2019–08/18/2019
Good boys. Sharks. Bruce Springsteen. It’s another crowded weekend at the box office! Continue reading Box Office Oracle — 08/16/2019–08/18/2019
From the Original Site: The 2016 Peely Awards
Back in the final days of 2016, the Avocado – then just a loose Disqus page – had an awards event for the worst films of the year. Since then, the Peely Awards have expanded beyond just film to celebrate … Continue reading From the Original Site: The 2016 Peely Awards
Millennial Malaise 30: Virtuosity
In Which the Serial Killer is Coming From Inside the Computer As I finished watching Virtuosity, the 1995 film by Brett Leonard (him of Lawnmower Man fame) about rogue serial killer AI Sid 6.7 (Russell Crow) and a the disgraced cop Parker Barnes (Denzel … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 30: Virtuosity
WTF ASIA 69: Solanin (2010)
Growing up is not easy. Available…online. Approximately 126 minutes. Inoue Meiko is almost twenty-four-years old. Almost immediately after college, she took an entry-level office job that she has grown to hate. Her mother frequently sends her packages of vegetables, most … Continue reading WTF ASIA 69: Solanin (2010)
Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/13)
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the American theatrical release of the movie that’s in the Top Ten of a lot of Best Of movie lists, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Personally speaking… this movie is easily on my All … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/13)
Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action edition. Freaky Friday.
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. We have finished with the animated films, so we are moving on to the live-action films. The title comes from a quote … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action edition. Freaky Friday.
LGBT Movies: All the Rage (1997)
Promiscuous hunk meets monogamous introvert. The hunk sees a chance to leave the scene and settle down. Can these crazy kids work things out? Turns out they can’t. All the Rage morphs from a romcom into something darker and stranger. … Continue reading LGBT Movies: All the Rage (1997)
Box Office: August 9-11
August isn’t known in general for lighting up the box office so we’re used to seeing smaller numbers after some big summer weekends. In its second week, Univeral kept the top spot with Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw bringing … Continue reading Box Office: August 9-11
Box Office Oracle — 08/09/2019–08/11/2019
The box office slows down and speeds up at the same time as way too many movies open in one weekend, Continue reading Box Office Oracle — 08/09/2019–08/11/2019
