For the discussion of film
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
What I wanted to do for my first ever write-up for this newfangled Avocado website was to do a write-up for TCM Underground’s sleazy, exploitative double features they air late every Saturday night. This Saturday night, however, my girlfriend and … Continue reading I Can’t Believe I Watched The Whole Thing: All-Night Horror Movie Marathon – FilmBar – Phoenix, AZ
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 – Switzerland: Sennentuntschi
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 – Movie Length: A Cure for Wellness
There is a single, foolproof indicator of whether or not a piece of disaster entertainment is wasting your time, and that is when it starts throwing raw data at you in the hope you’ll have an emotional response. Geostorm – … Continue reading Geostorm: The crazy you love, the stupid you need
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