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Of the two sci-fi films from acclaimed directors that come out this weekend, our first film comes to us from director Alex Garland. After writing The Beach which was turned into a crappy Danny Boyle movie, Garland moved into screenwriting. He … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Annihilation (2018)
A spoiler space to talk about the movie Annihilation. Go ahead, step into the Shimmer. You’ll be fine! Continue reading Spoil Sports – Annihilation
Now that we have the levity of the animated short films out of the way, it’s time for a bunch of serious films about serious issues. Seriously, four of these five films are exactly that, just as it is every year. … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action (2018)
https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser The linked interview showcases how being a Big Star may pay you lots of money for a time, but the toll is high. Be it destroying your body, exposure to sexual predators, or sacrificing your marriage and those you … Continue reading Brendan Fraser, the GQ Interview, and the Toxic Stew of Hollywood Stardom
To coin a phrase from a wise caveman, the modern world confuses and frightens me. What, for example, are we to make of Okja? Is it a foreign movie? Is it a movie at all? Sure, it was helmed by … Continue reading Made Overseas: Okja (2017)
Welcome back to the Snubbies! Sorry for the week off last week, I moved across town the day before and didn’t have the time or energy. But we’re back, to dive into the auteur decade, and, sadly, a decade when … Continue reading 1979 Snubby Awards: The Nominations
Unless one goes viral, shorts rarely get any mainstream attention. They also rarely wind up even shown to most audiences unless they are attached to another movie and usually that film is from Pixar. For a select few though, an … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated (2018)
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. The Little Mermaid
On Body and Soul (2017) is a 2018 Oscar nominee from Hungary for Best Foreign Language Film, and won the Golden Bear at last year’s Berlin Film Festival. The film is written and directed by Ildiko Enyedi, who won the … Continue reading Movie Reviews: On Body And Soul (2017)
Let me get this out up front: I actually kind of like this movie, so if that is a dealbreaker (and it’s understandable if it is), you might want to bail out here. Much of my affection is rooted in … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #11: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Black Panther Peter Rabbit Fifty Shades Freed Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle The 15:17 to Paris The summer movie season starts in February now. As Marvel expands its reach, we’ve gone from … Continue reading Box Office: February 16 – 18, 2018
EDIT: Trigger warning for explicit discussion of suicide and hospitalization. Welcome to Ynce Iche’s (pronounced Yeence Eesh, for those not in the know) Movie Misery Corner. It’s been over a month since I published the first part of this article. … Continue reading The Ten Worst Movies I Watched In 2017, Part Two: It’s Not January, But I’m Not Dead, So Let’s Roll
Welcome to the inaugural entry of Film Club! This is essentially a book club for film. Every Sunday, a volunteer will choose a film for everyone to watch and then on the following Sunday at 3 PM EST post a discussion … Continue reading Film Club: The Beginning
Giallo is a major hole in my film viewing history. I’d estimate, working with the sporadic, incomplete lists I’ve kept over the years, that I’ve seen around 7000 films, as I’ve been adding about 500 a year for the last … Continue reading Double Features: Deep Red (1975) and Suspiria (1977)
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: Jesus Christ Superstar
For the Spoil Sports article, click here Despite all the talk of “superhero fatigue”, Marvel movies are still event films. Even before I picked up a Moviepass, any movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was still something I made … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Black Panther (2018)
The King of Wakanda (a.k.a. T’Challa, a.k.a. Black Panther) now has his own movie! Come on in and tell us what you thought! Remember, this is Spoil Sports: no need to block out your text with the spoiler tag. Enter … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Black Panther
In Hong Kong, a well-known South Korean actress (Choi Eun-hee) mysteriously disappears. Suspicion immediately falls on her director ex-husband (Shin Sang-Ok). He travels down to Hong Kong to try to clear his name, where he himself is kidnapped. He … Continue reading Made Overseas: Pulgasari (1985)
The wait for June 15th just got a whole lot harder… Continue reading New TV Trailer for Incredibles 2 Promises Action, Parenting Woes
While the times have been changing and the quality film window has been growing, the first couple months of the years are still a dumping ground for shitty horror movies. Sure, we get the occasional Get Out, but for the most … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Still/Born (2017)
Here it is, the results for this year’s Avocado Sight & Sound poll! 1.) The Empire Strikes Back with 38 mentions 2.) Raiders Of The Lost Ark with 35 mentions 3.) Mad Max: Fury Road with 30 mentions 4.) Casablanca … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound Year II Results!!
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