For the discussion of film
One of the biggest questions in movie history is whether The Godfather romanticizes the mafia. Both sides have fair points, but I already know the answer. The plot of The Godfather needs no explaining. Almost everyone knows about the tale … Continue reading Does The Godfather Romanticize the Mafia?
10/27/2017 – Greece: Island of Death (Ta pediá tou Diavólou) (1976) Directed by Nico Mastorakis For my third country profile of the year after China and Switzerland, I will be taking a look at Greece. As I described in the … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Greece: Island of Death (Ta pediá tou Diavólou)
I first discovered Bizarre TV in 2014 when I was searching channels on my newly purchased Roku 2 player. It was found among the plethora of free channels (apparently, it doesn’t take much to meet requirements to own a … Continue reading Bizarre TV: A Celebration of the Weird
This article was originally published on the Disqus version of the Avocado in October 2017. The original version of the article, as well as its comments, can be found here. As we move into fall, it’s time to break out … Continue reading Where Does Modern Horror Begin?
Alfred Hitchcock’s magnum opus Vertigo appears to tell the same story twice. However, there’s a very good and incredibly brilliant reason for this. Before we get to the discussion, we should run through of the plot. After acrophobic cop John … Continue reading Once More With Feeling – The Brilliance Of Vertigo
10/26/2017 – George A. Romero: Survival of the Dead (2009) Directed by George A. Romero Earlier this year, we lost one of the true horror innovators. There are very few people who can lay claim to basically inventing an entire … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – George A. Romero: Survival of the Dead
John Carpenter’s The Thing is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever and with good reason. It’s absolutely brilliant and is has an unrelenting atmosphere. It’s more well-known than the film it’s a remake of Christian Nyby and Howards … Continue reading The Thing From Another World
Editor’s Note: I am posting this having just arrived home from St. Lucia and wrote most of this with my laptop awkwardly balanced in airport and a car so please forgive the fact that this is probably shorter and less … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Documentary: Universal Horror
Academy of Snubbed Motion Picture Arts is happy to present 1985 Snubby Awards in their new home, the-avocado.org! Me very excited to be in our swanky new digs, and hope voting goes smoothly. As always, upvote as many films and … Continue reading 1985 Snubby Awards: The Voting
Night is Short, Walk on Girl is a well crafted film whose eccentricities add together to feel both bizarre and surprisingly cohesive. Continue reading The Night is Short, Walk on Girl Ignites Hearts
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Female Villains: She-Wolf of London
(I wrote this late last year but, while looking over old pieces to repost over here, I realized this would make a good Scene Dissection. With Martha’s blessing, I’m reposting it here.) Jurassic Park has many great and tense scenes … Continue reading Scene Dissection: Jurassic Park-T-Rex rampage
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. Alice in Wonderland
Welcome to my first-ever write-up of TCM Underground’s late night, weekly horror double feature they present every Saturday. This is one of my favorite things on television and I’m so happy TCM takes the time to highlight some underseen pieces … Continue reading TCM Underground: Willard (1971) and Ben (1972)
Editor’s Note: I am posting this from St. Lucia and will not get home until late next Wednesday so please forgive the fact that these will probably be shorter, less well researched, and posted irregularly. I also can’t promise a … Continue reading Month of Horror 2017: Dealer’s Choice – Literature: This Book Is Full of Spiders
As I mentioned numerous times last week, I got a chance to see Robert Wiene’s masterpiece The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari in theaters with a live orchestra. It was an amazing experience and I just loved it. The Cabinet Of … Continue reading The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
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. Fun and Fancy Free, and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
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. Make Mine Music and Melody Time
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. Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros
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. Bambi.
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. Dumbo
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