For the discussion of film
I am sure I had a completely different prompt written up (in my head) but never put fingers to keyboard and now as time for the Weekly Movie Thread to go live draws near I find myself with a case … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (05/19)
Hurry Up Tomorrow? More like…Slow Down Yesterday, am I right? Continue reading Death Wins Again — Weeknd Box Office Report for May 16th-May 18th, 2025
Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around, encouraging young things to grow. Continue reading The Avocado Movie Club #23: Hello, Dolly! (1969)
The full trailer for James Gunn’s upcoming Superman film has arrived! The film arrives on July 11th. Continue reading SUPERMAN Trailer Reaction Thread
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Hou Hsiao-hsien. Highly recommended: The Time … Continue reading Director Profile: Hou Hsiao-hsien
This past week saw the release of Fight or Flight which looked like at least a decent action film that seems to have flopped big time. I’m not here today getting into the quality of the movie (did not see … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (05/13)
Joseph Stalin died in 1953. First Secretary Khrushchev ousted the Stalinists and released restrictions on the arts. The period was known as the Thaw. The optimism of the time was captured by the 1964 film Walking the Streets of Moscow … Continue reading Movie Review: Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964)
Final results are in! In 4th place, it’s “Springtime for Hitler” from The Producers. The delightful-yet-wildly-offensive musical number won against a couple of solo dance sequences in the first two rounds (Tropic Thunder and Do the Right Thing), and knocked … Continue reading I’d Rather Just Sing! Best Musical Number in a Non-Musical Movie Tournament: Results
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Claire Denis. Highly recommended: Beau Travail … Continue reading Director Profile: Claire Denis
I watched a movie this weekend (and I will not say which one just to avoid possibility of spoilers however minor) and there was a night club action/fight scene that I very much enjoyed and it got me thinking about … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (05/06)
It all comes down to this! Just two musical numbers remain. In one corner, we have “La Marseillaise” from Casablanca. The stirring rendition of the French anthem, taken up by the patrons of Rick’s Cafe Americain to drown out a … Continue reading I’d Rather Just Sing! Best Musical Number in a Non-Musical Movie Tournament: Championship Round
The fundamental rule of improv is “Yes, and.” In order for an improvised story to be successful, the players have to build upon the work of one another to make a story that is cohesive and moving forward. The Star … Continue reading Second Look: The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Thunderbolts*! Feel the Thunderbolts*! Lightning and the Thunderbolts*! Continue reading Thunderbolts* Strike First — Weekend Box Office Report for May 2nd-May 4th, 2025
A pair of surreal, experimental silent films from Japan and France. Continue reading Public Domain Theater: A Page of Madness (& “Un Chien Andalou”)
The fifty sixth instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has arrived! Discuss it here, spoilers and all. Marvel Studios assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes—Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker. After finding themselves ensnared in … Continue reading Marvel’s Thunderbolts* Spoil Sports
Stitch! Tom Cruise! And Death! Oh my! Continue reading 2025 Box Office Preview: May
“Mary Jane, oh Mary Jane. You conquered me like Charlemagne.“ Continue reading The Avocado Movie Club #22: Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
We have reached the Final Four, and we now have the answers to the questions I posed in the last header! The semifinal matches are set–so let’s get voting! Continue reading I’d Rather Just Sing! Best Musical Number in a Non-Musical Movie Tournament: Round 5
Scott’s desire to tell people what movies to watch knows no bounds. He’s decided to create a series on here devoted to profiling directors and creating guides to their films. This week’s director is… Preston Sturges. Highly recommended: The Lady … Continue reading Director Profile: Preston Sturges
This week will see the first week of May release of Marvels: The Thunderbolts. This movie is a double comeback for Marvel. For one, Marvel used to own the first week of May top box office spot until last year … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (04/29)
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