For the discussion of film
“There’s no magic number for the perfect film duration. Without getting all philosophical about the human perception of time, I’m guessing we can all relate to a film that feels like it ends just when things are getting interesting or … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 18: Timing is Everything
For the Want of a Nail Of the Three Amigos of Cinema Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu is the most divisive. He lacks both the enveloping compassion and commercial instincts of del Toro, and the whizz bang fireworks wonder of Cuaron. He’s … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 20: Babel
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Actors never get enough credit for their comedic chops, but they’re the anchor of many classic films. They can also provide much-needed levity in otherwise “serious” movies. My personal favorite performance is … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 17: Favorite Comedic Performance
Edgar Wright is probably my favorite director of the 21st century. His films are jam-packed with wit, fun, energy, music and eye-popping visuals. The first one I remember seeing was Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, in the theater. From the … Continue reading The Edgar Wright Night Thread
So, I have already featured movie about city women going to a fishing village on a faraway island. But…this movie asks the question…what if that community was really really terrible? Available in Canada the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 165: Bedevilled (2010)
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan I have a love/hate relationship with documentaries. I tend to be drawn to the ones that investigate causes and injustices that I feel strongly about, so even when these films are made … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 16: Favourite Documentary
Today’s bonus prompt: favorite dark comedy Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (6/15)
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Action scenes are a time-honored tradition for injecting excitement into film. From car chases to fistfights and everything in between, a good action sequence blends stuntwork, choreography, creativity, and cinematography, often accentuated … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 15: Favourite Fight/Action Scene
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Love stories are ubiquitous in the world of film and can be inserted almost seamlessly within any other genre. Personally, I’ve never related much to romantic couples in film, though there are … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 14: Favourite Romantic Couple
A new box office weekend has hit and sustainability of numbers is providing hard overall unless there’s a big enough picture each weekend coming out. With there still being some hesitancy to go back to the theater, all eyes continue … Continue reading Box Office: June 11-13
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan I can’t be the only one who’s thought about this. My life isn’t interesting enough to warrant a biopic…BUT if for some extremely odd reason someone were to insist, who would play … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 13: Casting Yourself in a Film
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Voice actors have been a critical part of the film industry since the early days of animation. This trend shows no signs of slowing down, as animated films have been joined by … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 12: Favourite Voicework Performance
Today we’re going to be playing a game I’ve creatively named “Made-Up Movies”. The idea of the game is simple. One person posts the title of a made-up movie. Other posters reply with a brief description or plot synopsis of … Continue reading Make up a Movie
I absolutely love film festivals. They’re a great way to get an early look at upcoming prestige films, or little-known independent films you may never get another chance to see in a theatre. In the past few years, I’ve attended … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 11: Film Festivals
Jonathan Larson passed away before the opening of his hit musical Rent in 1996. He was 35. The success of Rent renewed interest in his 1990 Off-Broadway musical tick, tick… Boom! It began as a one person show about Jonathan’s … Continue reading tick, tick… Boom: Trailer Reaction Thread
Once Upon a Time Here’s a fun fact. In the 2010’s five of the ten Best Director Oscars went to three people: Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Guillermo del Toro. Now this in and of itself isn’t that crazy … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 19: Pan’s Labyrinth
The long-awaited Summer gateway movie is inventive and charming, if a bit hollow. Here it is, just shy of one year since its original June 2020 premiere date, the musical movie event to launch you into Hot Girl Summer 2021. … Continue reading Review: In the Heights is a slightly watery Summer treat
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan One of my favorite types of film is the “bottle” film – one where virtually the entire story takes place in a single, relatively small location. This term is largely credited as … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 10: Favourite “Bottle” Film
First comes law, then comes martial. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 115 minutes. It is the late 1980s and Catholic high school student Chang Jia-han is meeting with his school … Continue reading WTF ASIA 164: Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)
This piece was written by Sir Simon Milligan Even though countries around the world have been creating films for what seems like forever, it took a long time for many international films to breakthrough in the West. That’s changed in … Continue reading 30 Day Film Challenge Reboot Day 9: Favourite Non-English Film
In the not-too-distant future of 8 PM ET tonight, the Mad Scientists from Mystery Science Theater 3000, aka “The Mads,” aka Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff, will mercilessly mock the Robert Loggia Red scare, 50%-stock-footage-by-volume snoozefest, The Lost Missile. Tickets … Continue reading The Mads Are Back Riff-Along Thread
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