For the discussion of film
Last Jedi is out on Blu Ray, Solo is coming soon, and there’s lots of Star Wars chatter in the open thread. Let’s let it all hang out here without having scorn heaped on us. Keep it civil and try … Continue reading Lazy Friday Star Wars Chat Thread
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Nice Guys (25), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (17), Dead … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 3
Hey, many of us are movie buffs, right? And as movie buffs that live in these interesting times, we frequently watch movies that are loaded with dated attitudes, racism, sexism, and some truly twisted content. Movies from decades ago represent … Continue reading The Most Morally Reprehensible Movie You Enjoy
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Notorious (64), Sweet Smell Of Success (63), Pickup On South … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 2
1977’s Snubbies were dominated by two sci-fi blockbusters, one which scored a bunch of Oscar nominations, and one which, inexplicably, didn’t. To no one’s surprise, Star Wars was well-represented, winning Carrie Fisher a second Best Snubbed Actress for Princess Leia (she … Continue reading Snubby Awards: 1977 Results/1976 Nominations
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Complaining goes wherever. Sorry if it takes awhile to get all the brackets posted. That’s … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 1
Walkabout (1971) Ever since I started writing these TCM Underground reviews, I’ve seen a lot of movies I never would have ordinarily seen on my own. Walkabout, Nicolas Roeg’s Australian Outback survival movie is like the quintessential movie I never would … Continue reading TCM Underground: Walkabout (1971)
***IMPORTANT NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING*** Previous tournaments of this kind have devolved into nitpicking whether this or that film counts as a “real” example of its genre. Being that noir is itself an incredibly tricky genre to pin … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament: Nominations
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. Toy Story.
Before we get going, let’s pour one out for The Little Mermaid and Moana, two aquatic adventures that didn’t make the cut for the prize match. Now, VOTE! Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament FINALS!!!
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Ready Player One Tyler Perry’s Acrimony Black Panther I Can Only Imagine Pacific Rim Uprising I couldn’t find a wide-format poster for Ready Player One (opening in first) that wasn’t a ripoff … Continue reading Box Office: March 30 – April 1, 2018
Welcome to Both Sides Now, a limited series in which the author discusses and reviews films which he participated in the making of. In honor of April Fools’ Day, this is the story of a movie that was never actually … Continue reading Both Sides Now: Ricky Pirano (2007)
While you may not know the name Serckle Gustav, chances are you’re probably familiar with his work. The obvious title being the science fiction epic Space Sorry Seven, which I’ll get to later. But for now, let’s begin with the … Continue reading The Filmography of Serckle Gustav
We’re down to the final four now, but before we get going, let’s pour one out for the excellent movies we lost this time around. Alice in Wonderland Sleeping Beauty Mulan The Princess and the Frog Now, let’s argue about … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Semifinals
Jack Black ain’t done with horror novels for kids just yet. This time, with beard on face, he’ll set to appear with Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett for the film adaptation of the Gothic horror novel for tots, along with … Continue reading Trailer Talk: “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” asks what time it is.
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: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
This is Part 3 of my MCU aural history-slash-Infinity War soundtrack wishlist. For the first two installments, which go into more detail on earlier entries on the list, click here or here. #1 — THE AVENGERS’ THEME #2 — THE … Continue reading Mick and Marvel’s Infinity Playlist: A Guide to the Music of the MCU (Part 3 of 3)
Hell of a rig you got there, Wade. A shame if something… happened to it. That’s right, it’s the Spoil Sports for the movie adaptation of the Ernest Cline bestseller. Ready Player One. A movie that we all likely would have … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Ready Player One
WOW. We had some savage matchups last time, some of which were very close, and we even had some last-minute upsets! Let’s pour one out for all the movies we lost. Dumbo The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad The … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Round 4
The English title for the Donnie Yen movie Dragon may have one of the most generic. Considering that there are zero dragons appearing in this movie, what can the title be referring to? Is it because this movie is Chinese, and … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dragon (2011)
This is Part 2 of my MCU aural history-slash-Infinity War soundtrack wishlist. For the first installment, which goes into more detail on numbers 1 and 2 of the list, click here. #1 — THE AVENGERS’ THEME #2 — THE CAPTAIN … Continue reading Mick and Marvel’s Infinity Playlist: A guide to the music of the MCU (Part 2 of 3)
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