For the discussion of film
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 Reluctant Dragon
So, heads up: This long post is full of unmarked spoilers. The story of this film revolves around a big plot twist, so if I had marked it, almost this entire post would be greyed out. So if you want … Continue reading Spoil Sports/Movie Review: Serenity (2019)
Netflix Garage is me digging through Netflix’s film offerings and finding the ones whose titles or descriptions perplex me most. At the end of a boring day, I decided to peruse through Netflix for something to watch. It’s like the … Continue reading Netflix Garage: I’m in Love with a Church Girl Recap/Review
After last month’s Holmes & Watson, I wasn’t too thrilled with the idea of another Blank & Blank buddy picture also featuring John C. Reilly as the other Blank of the title. Holmes & Watson was so bad that it made me question … Continue reading Movie Review: Stan & Ollie (2018)
Another weekend is moving behind us and the first round of numbers are out from the box office showing how things are going at the movies. With a couple of new films out there, Glass held onto the top spot with … Continue reading Box Office: January 25-27
In which the planet is hacked. In its own way 1995’s Hackers serves as a kind of aesthetic and cultural apotheosis of the concept of the 90s. Here’s a movie that signifies so much of the look and ideology of … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 03: Hackers
The ballot is accessible here: https://fangoria.com/pages/chainsaw-award One of the pre-eminent sources of horror coverage in the United States is back after a period of rocky performance and struggle. With the return of Fangoria Magazine comes the return of its Chainsaw … Continue reading Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Discussion
Many people may believe that their favorite movies are perfect. Others may acknowledge that their favorite movies have issues, while still being their favorite movies. Well…this one…is a story about the life of a troubled woman desperately searching for love, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 40: Memories of Matsuko (2006) My Favorite Movie
As many of you already know, The Atlantic has published a tremendous exposé detailing years of abuse by Bryan Singer. Rather than clogging the open thread with sexual abuse talk, I thought I’d make our own dedicated discussion space. There are summaries … Continue reading Bryan Singer Exposé Discussion Thread
Welcome to the 52nd Annual Snubby Awards, where we honor the best films and performances of the year inexplicably ignored by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the worst host-related scandal we’ve had only involved swiping a cookie someone had … Continue reading 2018 Snubby Awards: The Nominations
Today’s the day Academy Award nominations are released so I bet you all still have that at the top of your minds, but we’re going to avoid talking about who did (or didn’t) get nominated since there’s already a thread … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Reflects on the Legacy of the Academy Awards
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. Pixar Edition. Incredibles 2
The time has come. January 22, 2019. Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani will be announcing the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards in just a few minutes, starting at 8:20 AM (5:20 AM PST, sucks to be them). You … Continue reading 91st Academy Award Nominations LIVE Discussion Thread
FIRST NAME, SPOIL LAST NAME, SPORTS Let’s talk about Glass, the latest M. Night Shayamalan thriller, a sequel to two disparate films, both critically polarizing. Whatever you can say about the movie, it most certainly is something to talk … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Glass
It’s been interesting watching how things have been unfolding for Dragon Ball Super: Broly as the film had a strong $5 million projected opening night earlier in the week with the various showings it had, but it was the week as … Continue reading Box Office: January 18-20
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2019) Director: Chris Smith Netflix Fyre Fraud (2019) Directors: Jenner Furst & Julia Willoughby Nason Hulu Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Mere … Continue reading Awash in the Stream: Fyre Festival Double Feature Special
Netflix has finally recaptured the old video store feel of presenting you with finished movies whose existence was completely unknown seconds earlier. To hell with promotion, or even hype. You want to see a movie nobody you know has even heard … Continue reading IO Invites You To Live the Good Life on the Off-World Colonies
Welcome to Public Domain Theater, your home for the wonderful world of films that have (in the United States, at least) fallen into the public domain, and are free for everyone to see! This week, we’re presenting a film noir … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: D.O.A. (& “The Dover Boys at Pimento University, or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall”)
What is the point of militias? Intellectually I understand them, they are outlets for paranoia, outrage, reactionary politics, and blunt power fantasies. But what goals do they actually hope to achieve. Would they actually want an apocalypse or military coup … Continue reading Movie Review: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
Well here we are. The eve of the eve of the eve of the eve of the 91st Oscar nominations. I have to admit something, Awardocados: this year’s Oscar nominations are going to be a mess. I’m a broken record … Continue reading The Road to the 91st Oscars, Part III: Nominations Eve Eve Eve Eve
In which information will control the world In Chuck Klosterman’s book But What if We’re Wrong? he recounts a bit of reading from a 1980 edition of the Book of Predictions. In it he’s confronted with the speculations of futurists … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 02: Sneakers
