For the discussion of film
I’ve complained in the past about the general lack of quality (or at least appeal to me) in mainstream feature animation outside of a few reliable players, but it’s important to remember that there are still companies doing good work. … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Early Man (2018)
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: Pulp Fiction
Jackie Chan has been the driving force in Hong Kong cinema for years. I mean… duh. You’d have to have been in a sort of Rip Van Winkle sleep stupor to not know this. “Where’s Bruce Lee?” you would say … Continue reading Made Overseas: Skiptrace (2016)
It should come as little surprise that Alien came as close to a sweep as we’ve seen, winning Best Snubbed Picture, Best Snubbed Director for Ridley Scott, Best Snubbed Actress with Sigourney Weaver a near-unamimous choice (Weaver had 19 votes; Diane … Continue reading Snubby Awards: 1979 Results/1978 Nominations
This article was originally written on the old Avocado Disqus site last year, and is being reposted here in preparation for the release of the film. Back in 2014, before work on an adaption got seriously underway, a friend recommended … Continue reading Ready Player One May or May Not Deserve Your Hate
“The Oscars don’t matter.” That’s what we always hear. They don’t reflect popular tastes. They don’t reflect our tastes. And while it’s true that four decades of aggressive lobbying and positioning has bred a shadow industry of “important” films at … Continue reading The End of Oscar Bait
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. Beauty and the Beast
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Black Panther Red Sparrow Death Wish Game Night Peter Rabbit It would have been nice to have a full slate of movie titles that are just Color + Animal, but I guess … Continue reading Box Office: March 2 – 4, 2018
(Part Two of a four-part look at the 1990s’ attempt to transform niche indie comic book heroes into Hollywood blockbusters.) Last time, we looked at 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adaptation, which was critically derided at the time of its … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #13: Tank Girl (1995)
Winners will be bolded as they are announced. Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards … Continue reading Academy Award Live Thread
Everyone, we’ve made it. Oscars weekend is upon us, and with it the time has come for me to make my final predictions of who will be winning some big, phallic gold statues come Sunday night! Lucky us. Since my … Continue reading The Road to the 90th Oscars, Part V: Final Predictions!
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: Goldfinger
If the only thing you know about Oldboy is the hallway fight sequence, you probably think that this is a martial arts action movie. The protagonist, Dae-Su (Min-Sik Choi), faces off an army of of thugs with clubs in a … Continue reading Made Overseas: Oldboy (2003)
I already took a look at the animated and live action nominees for Best Short Film at this weekend’s Academy Awards so let’s finish it up with those in the category of Best Documentary (Short Subject). Unlike those which I was able … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Documentary (2018)
Well, it’s finally over. With the Oscars days out, I have finally gotten to the last of the nominees for Best Picture. There’s still a number of nominees in other categories I’ll try to get to beforehand, but the most … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Phantom Thread (2017)
Aliens, Muppets, and Pythons dominated the nominations in 1979; now it’s time to vote for the winners! As always, upvote as many films or performances as you think are deserving, keep comments to the discussion threads, and do not suggest … Continue reading 1979 Snubby Awards: The Voting
Thus far, I haven’t gotten to look at too many comedies. Aside from some selected shorts and a couple of family movies, it’s just not been a genre that’s on my radar. Part of it is that we just got out … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Game Night (2018)
So, we have that SOLO movie recasting Han Solo witg Alden Ehrenreich. That guy is a good actor (at least…I liked him in Hail, Caesar just fine), but Han Solo is pretty much one of the most high profile, career … Continue reading Re-Cast Iconic Roles
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 Rescuers Down Under
We’ve talked about Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman casting a shadow over almost every subsequent superhero movie up to and including 2000’s X-Men.[footnote]It’s arguable whether the black leather/rubber uniforms in X-Men were more influenced by Batman or The Matrix; it’s probably … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #12: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Black Panther Game Night Peter Rabbit Annihilation Fifty Shades Freed Black Panther continued to dominate the box office in its second week, with a $108M take that brought its total to $400M … Continue reading Box Office: February 23 – 25, 2018
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