For the discussion of film
A hearty welcome to you, dear reader! For today is the day that I announce the beginning of my recaps of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2020. Here’s this year’s lineup. Which are YOU most excited about? And the film to … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Jingle Bell Bride Recap/Review
I think even I’m getting bored with these. I posted the Nominations link right before travelling to Connecticut 3 weeks ago, and, without my obnoxious posting in the Day / Night threads, not many votes went to any of the … Continue reading Dafoe: Round of 32
Happy Halloween, everyone! Welcome to a special, All Hallows’ Eve edition of 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 … Continue reading Public Domain Theater (Halloween Special): The Terror
The Exorcist III would have been brilliant if it were just George C Scott and Brad Douriff starring in William Peter Blatty’s supernatural take on My Dinner With Andre. It’s a “tortured genius” kind of brilliant, nonetheless. As far as … Continue reading Pop Optics Extra: An Incidental Exorcist III Analysis
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the previous rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Elite Eight
Rami Malek lip synced Freddie Mercury songs in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). Taron Egerton sang Elton John songs in Rocketman (2019). Johnny Flynn is legally prohibited from using any of David Bowie’s music in Stardust (2020). Early reviews are up from … Continue reading David Bowie’s “Stardust” – Trailer Reaction Thread
Small town Japan may have bad customer service, but at least you get extra food sometimes. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 130 minutes. Content warning: depiction of animal cruelty A Yakuza meeting … Continue reading WTF ASIA 132: Gozu (2003)
Before we get to the Official 32 choices for your Favorite Willem Dafoe Media (because, once again, we have a TV episode in the mix), we have to choose TWO of the 3 point ties to round out the nominations. … Continue reading Dafoe: The Preliminary Run Off
In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, watch a young Brandon Routh play dress-up as a hard-bitten supernatural private detective in this cheap-o action flick based on the Italian horror comic character! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack Halloween Special: DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT (2011)
Bonus prompt: what is your favorite human-to-creature transformation? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/27)
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. Return to Oz
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the previous rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Sweet Sixteen
Thomas Gibson and Ruth Marshall play bitter hipsters who break hearts and attract the attention of a serial killer. Brad Fraser’s story is crammed with so many ideas that the murders feel like an afterthought. On stage it was sexy, … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Love and Human Remains (1993)
The more heavily-scripted sequel contains flashes of brilliance but ultimately fails to offer anything new. Forgive the blinding obviousness of this statement, but a lot has changed in America since 2006, and I don’t just mean our downward spiral into … Continue reading Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
This Halloween, I have been diligently trying to watch one horror movie a day. I have been following a list of prompts from Horrorjunkie103178 and on Tuesday October 20, the suggestion was Stephen King Night. Looking for movies on Amazon … Continue reading Movie Review – Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the elimination rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Round of 32
When a teenage girl is forbidden to bring her girlfriend to prom a quartet of Broadway actors organize a protest. Hijinks ensue. The musical The Prom premiered in 2016 at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta. It came to Broadway in … Continue reading The Prom (2020) Trailer Reaction Thread
No, this is not the Vince Vaughn movie. Available on…Facebook (?) as Matir Moina. The video quality is horrible. Approximately 93-98 minutes. Anu is a young boy living in East Pakistan. Though his father, Kazi, is a … Continue reading WTF ASIA 131: The Clay Bird (2002)
Latest Disney project inspired by Southeast Asian fantasy, with Kelly Marie Tran as the titular Raya and Awkwafina as the Last Dragon Sisu. Continue reading Raya and the Last Dragon Trailer Reaction Thread
Hello! And welcome to the bracket. You can follow along at https://challonge.com/MovieTrailers. Hopefully you’ve seen most/all of these clips as part of the elimination rounds. If not, please take a moment to watch the trailers before you vote. At the … Continue reading Best Theatrical Film Trailer, Round of 64 – voting is CLOSED
Bonus prompt: scariest scene in a non-horror film Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/20)
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