For the discussion of film
10/16/2018 – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt (1972) Directed by Freddie Francis If the 1960s saw the industry starting to expand and develop, the 1970s saw that fracturing increase exponentially. The independent scene took hold as the New Hollywood movement developed … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1970s: Tales from the Crypt
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading Apostle (Netflix, 2018)
Some movie happenings this week: Fathom Events is bringing Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to the big screen tomorrow night at a bunch of different theater chains. Check your local listings! (I love it when I get to say something … Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/16/2018
10/15/2018 – Nigeria: Ojuju (2014) Directed by C.J. Obasi Once again, we have another cinema I’ve been meaning to get to for a long while, but unlike Iceland or Iran where it was primarily for reasons of “noteworthy and humorously named … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Nigeria: Ojuju
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated 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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Pixar Edition. Cars 2
Portrait of Jason is a movie with motives I find to be a bit troubling, but I can’t deny its power. The documentary’s subject, Jason Holliday, a gay black man, a larger-than-life figure, drinks, pops pills and regales the camera … Continue reading TCM Underground: Portrait of Jason (1967)
10/14/2018 – Soska Sisters: American Mary (2012) Directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska Once again, we have a big jump in time since our last film featuring a female director. This jump however didn’t yield nearly as many notable titles … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – The Soska Sisters: American Mary
I question the people who aren’t impressed by the wonders of space. The beauty of it is breathtaking and any of the complaints about funding for space exploration and research just get batted back by my “but… but haven’t you … Continue reading Movie Reviews: First Man (2018)
Venom lead the box office this week as some competition debuts. Well, competition in the sense that there were a few new movies that debuted this weekend that could have surprised. In its second weekend, Venom added another $35.7 million to its … Continue reading Box Office: October 12-14
10/13/2018 – 1960s: Kill, Baby… Kill! (Operazione paura) (1966) Directed by Mario Bava The 1960s were an important decade for film as a whole. While we’ll get to the ’70s in a couple days which rightly maintains its reputation for quality and the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1960s: Kill, Baby… Kill! (Operazione paura)
How does a legend retire? This query haunts the latest picture by A Ghost Story director David Lowery. It is both an in fiction question, and a metafictional one, in The Old Man and the Gun. The film ponders what to do with both … Continue reading Movie Review: The Old Man and the Gun
The dust has cleared, and the score has been settled. And the results are clear. The Avocado’s favorite horror movie is… This isn’t too surprising. Alien ran away with the nomination votes, and absolutely trounced the competition in each round. … Continue reading Horror Tournament: Results
10/12/2018 – Nepal: Kagbeni (2008) Directed by Bhusan Dahal Compared even to the cinemas we’ve looked at thus far this year, the history of film in Nepal is more on the scarce side. The industry is known as Kollywood, but … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Nepal: Kagbeni
It’s time for another round of Muppet Casting, where we take a famous movie and ask, if Jim Henson’s Muppets made their own version of it (in the vein of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island), which Muppets … Continue reading Muppet Casting: Beetlejuice
Martha: Hello, I’m Martha. I love Grease 2. That’s pretty easy. I’ll defend this as being superior to the first Grease. Sure, we all remember the original Grease and its place in musical history cannot be contested, but, does that … Continue reading Grease 2 Cross Chat
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread! It feels like we’ve been shuffling in the weekly shuffle thread for forever… which is a good thing, because today our theme is songs with the word FOREVER in … Continue reading The Weekly Shuffle Thread is FOREVER!
Well it’s come to this. An extraterrestrial showdown between the most existentially galling aliens the cinema has ever dreamed up. In this final bout, chose wisely, because there is nothing left after this. Will it be: Or: Vote below. Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Finals
10/11/2018 – Claire Denis: Trouble Every Day (2001) Directed by Claire Denis The jump from 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre to 2001 may seem severe, but the situation is not as dire as it looks. In fact, it almost reflects positively on … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – Claire Denis: Trouble Every Day
10/10/2018 – 1950s: I Bury the Living (1958) Directed by Albert Band The 1940s were a letdown in terms of innovation, but the 1950s saw a rapid expansion in terms of both production and variety. While the first two decades were … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1950s: I Bury the Living
The titans of cinema clash. Scott, Kubrick, Hitchcock, and Carpenter are all on the battlefield. Their flags planted and men at arms (unfortunately its mostly men). Will the the anxiety inducing xenomorph of Alien impregnate the competition? Will Jack Nicholson … Continue reading Horror Movie Tournament: Final Four
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