For the discussion of film
Another movie about love and family. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 106 minutes. Van, or Nau, has been living in the United States for several years, but is finally returning to Vietnam to visit his … Continue reading WTF ASIA 250: Goodbye Mother (2019)
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Hello everyone, Lamb here continuing our attempt to keep the Snubby Awards going without their original moderator on this site, the highly respected Cookie Monster. To recap the point of the Snubbies, it’s an award show for the best films … Continue reading Avocado’s Snubby Awards, 2022: Submissions
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? Animator Hayao Miyazaki … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/31)
Should the LGBTQ community assimilate or rebel? Should we band together or pursue our individual goals? These arguments were explored in a television drama titled Coming Out. It aired On April 10, 1979 as part of the BBC’s Play for … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Coming Out (1979)
OTD thirty years ago in 1993, Matinee was released in the U.S. Directed by Joe Dante and starring John Goodman, it’s the tale of a teenager in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His father is in the Navy … Continue reading The Matinee Day Thread
Director Deep Dive is a chronological look into a director’s filmography to see how they and their works grow and change. Out of the many genres that the Coen brothers have mixed into their films, noir has been the one … Continue reading Director Deep Dive: The Man Who Wasn’t There
What better way to celebrate Chinese New Year than with a movie called…Slit Eyes? Erm…well, at least I did not post this on Sunday. Approximately 102 minutes, if you can watch this video: Or…103 minutes if you can watch this … Continue reading WTF ASIA 249: Sepet (2004)
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 (1/24)
Welcome to The Avocado’s annual Academy Award nominations live discussion thread! It promises to be another exciting morning, with Everything Everywhere All at Once, Top Gun: Maverick, The Fabelmans, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Avatar: The Way of Water aiming to be this year’s most-nominated … Continue reading 95th Academy Award Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
It’s hard to believe that Oscar nominations are already upon us, but it really is that time of year again! The Academy will be pretending to have their finger on the pulse of the film industry bright and early tomorrow, … Continue reading The Road to the 95th Oscars Part 1: Predicting the Nominees
A married man becomes obsessed with a teenage hustler. His wife intervenes. Man of Desire aches with sexual frustration. Each character is afraid of what they want. The film is in no hurry to give it to them. Dominique Delouche’s … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Man of Desire (1970)
Ghostface stalks the survivors of the previous films in New York City in the latest installment of the franchise. If Ghostface can make it there, they can make it anywhere! Discuss the trailer in this thread. Who do you think … Continue reading Scream 6 Trailer Discussion Thread
Oh, hey. Another movie about the friendship between two girls and a guy. Let’s hope that there is not too much death this time around. Available in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 95 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 248: Bulbul Can Sing (2018)
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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 ballot can only contain 10 titles; no more, no less.2.) That being said, if you … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year VII
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? Thirty years ago, … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/17)
Followed by Machete Kills, and Machete Kills Again! Continue reading Ad Space – Machete
How many people would you kill to save a loved one? How many people would you kill to save a loved one who is already dead? Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 86 minutes. The movie … Continue reading WTF ASIA 247: A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)
Back after a year, due to a complete lack of diversity, The Golden Globes return tonight. 8 PM Eastern / 5 PM Pacific, on NBC. Jarrod Carmichael, who just won an Emmy in September for writing his variety special Jarrod … Continue reading The Golden Globes 2023 Post
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… Billy Wilder. Highly recommended: Recommended: Double … Continue reading Director Profile: Billy Wilder
M3gan’s easy to pitch. Android babysitter goes berserk! Evil doll learns to dance! When the trailer went viral, I assumed I’d already seen the best material. It took rave reviews and some rowdy gay friends to get me in the … Continue reading Spoil Sports: M3gan (2023)
