For the discussion of film
San Francisco’s Frameline streamed their 45th festival from June 17 through June 27, 2021. It was heavy this year with recurring themes of heartbreak and loss. Here were some highlights. Artists No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (2021, … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Frameline 2021
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan As we near the end of this month’s challenge, I wanted to focus on prompts that are more future-facing. More and more folks enter the film industry every day, hoping to add … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 28: Rising Star
This weekend has been one of the more anticipated ones in order to see how the box office is handling things these days thanks to the arrival of F9 The Fast Saga. While it may seem weird in general to place … Continue reading ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ Wins June 25th-27 Box Office
I’m sure I’m not the only one here who has been using media to help get through the pandemic. With our social lives cut off and our movements restricted, many of us have turned to television and film — new … Continue reading Queer Horror 101
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Special effects are a critical tool for injecting the fantastical into film. As advances in technology continue at an exponential pace, practical special effects have been supplemented or replaced with CGI. These … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 27: Favorite Special Effect
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Ah, the Academy Awards, one of the biggest sources of controversy in the public discourse. From personal beefs about snubs (If Beale Street Could Talk; Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance in Nightcrawler, I could … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 26: Favorite Oscar Win
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Films can be a very personal experience. Though many whisk us away with fantastical stories, others portray much more “down to earth” struggles often inspired by true events or the filmmaker’s own … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 25: I Feel Seen
What’d you all think? Continue reading Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer Reaction Thread
In Which the Future May Pass Us By When I wrote about Southland Tales I made note that that movie got a whole lot of mileage out of surprising prescience. What seemed to be absurd nonsense in 2006 turned out to be … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 21: Children of Men
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Webster’s Dictionary defines an ensemble as… Ok fine, maybe this one doesn’t need much of a setup. Finding a group of accomplished actors who can bounce off each other with great chemistry … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 24: Favorite Ensemble Cast
Family…what can you do? Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 120 minutes. Amir Neshan waits on a bridge until someone in a car hands him a backpack. Amir goes under the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 166: Beyond the Clouds (2017)
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan There are some films we just never get sick of. Maybe you make a point of watching them for certain occasions, maybe they’re your comfort film…whatever the reason, we just keep coming … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 23: Most Rewatchable Film
Today’s bonus prompt: favorite Fast and Furious film Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (6/22)
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Once a film reaches a certain level of popularity, it’s not uncommon to hear certain quotes get thrown around in everyday conversation. Creating something so memorable is a great testament to the … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 22: Notable Quotables
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. Raya and the Last Dragon
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan As much as I love films, I’m also an unabashed trailer junkie. Back in the pre-internet days (adjusts onion on belt) trailers were often the first time I would even hear about … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 21: Favourite Trailer
As the box office continues to recover with its ebb and flow of what will actually get people out into the theater, this weekend is a bit of a backslide kind of one with some weak numbers overall. The Hitman’s Wife’s … Continue reading Box Office: June 18-20
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan I have the utmost respect for actors and actresses who accept roles outside their comfort zone. It takes a lot of guts to stretch those acting muscles and try to avoid being … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 20: Favourite “Against Type” Performance
Well that was fucking wild. Continue reading F9: The Fast Saga: Spoiler Space
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Speeches. Monologues. Soliloquies. Whatever term you use, there are iconic examples throughout film. They can make us cry or they can make us laugh. They can terrorize or they can inspire. One … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 19: Favorite Speech
