For the discussion of film
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!!
The Silence of the Lambs is Jonathan Demme’s 1991 horror/thriller film, which is based on Thomas Harris’ 1988 novel of the same name. It’s about an ambitious, promising young FBI trainee, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), who has been recruited by … Continue reading Scene Dissections: The Silence of the Lambs – The Buffalo Bill Dance Scene
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. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Fifty Shades Freed Peter Rabbit The 15:17 to Paris Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle The Greatest Showman Moviegoers were treated to a carnival of so-so delights this past weekend, with your new … Continue reading Box Office: February 9 – 11, 2018
One of the big problems of bringing superheroes to the screen has always been, “How do you keep the audience from just laughing at the inherent absurdity material?” Last time, we talked about how the 1966 Batman TV show and … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #10: Flash Gordon (1980)
I finally caught up with some of the more challenging and lengthy films of world cinema that had been high on my to do list the past year: the full 12h 40m cut of Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 (1971) -it … Continue reading Double Features: The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) and The Duellists (1977)
Revisit the ’80s with Marvel’s first live-action crack at America’s favorite gun-toting psychopathic “superhero”, the Punisher! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: THE PUNISHER (1989)
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: Anchorman (The Legend of Ron Burgundy)
Some movies are just pale imitations of other better movies. Some companies like Video Brinquedo only exist to make movies like this (Ratatoing, Little Bee, Gladiformers etc.) Other movies like Morgan from 2016 are weaker versions of different movies (Ex … Continue reading Can I Copy Your Homework…?
NOTE: it really should be a given that this review of a sequel is going to contain spoilers for the previous movie. But, if you haven’t watched the first Baahubali, maybe you should watch Dhoom instead. So what was the … Continue reading Made Overseas: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
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Sorry I’m so late in posting this; I’m in the final week in a prolonged move from an apartment to a house, so I had a late-night run to Home Depot, and then an article to file for some other, … Continue reading 2017 Snubbies: The Winners
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. Oliver & Company
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Maze Runner: The Death Cure Winchester The Greatest Showman Hostiles This wasn’t a particularly great weekend to be a movie, with few new releases and takes down … Continue reading Box Office: February 2 – 4, 2018
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