For the discussion of film
A new year, a new Oscars. With just under three weeks to go until Hollywood’s biggest night, many of you are looking forward to catching up with some of the year’s greatest films, and also a couple others. But where … Continue reading The 2024 Academy Awards Viewing Guide
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? This month we … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/20)
Strawberry Blonde (aka Bionda fragola) is a clunky farce about a squabbling gay couple. Writer/Director/Star Mino Bellei plays a middle-aged pharmacist whose long-term partner has grown bored. Umberto Orsini plays the roving lover who invites a young actor (Gianni Felici) … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Strawberry Blonde (1980)
But there was plenty of Love for Bob Marley. Continue reading Madame Web Fails to Make a Webillion Dollars — Weekend Box Office for February 16th-February 18th 2024
Disney have announced their version of Fantastic Four will now debut on July 25, 2025, and also told us who will be playing the uncanny quartet: Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm Joseph Quinn as Johnny … Continue reading Marvel’s Fantastic Four are Cast! (Again)
Thank you to every who participate in nominations for the 2023 Avocado Snubby Award, honoring the best filmwork not nominated at this year’s Oscars. I’m happy to present our honorable Snubby Nominees. Notes Below in the comments will be the … Continue reading 2023 Avocado Snubby Awards: The Voting
Here it is, the best movies of all time according to the Avocado. Casablanca has now topped the list three times. Mad Max: Fury Road came close to dethroning it but Casablanca pulled ahead on the last day of voting. Rounding out the top five was a three-way tie of Mulholland Drive, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. 1. Casablanca 17 mentions2. Mad Max: Fury Road 16 mention3. Mulholland Drive 14 mentions3. Raiders of the Lost Ark 14 mentions3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 14 mentions6. The Empire Strikes Back 12.67 mentions7. Alien 12.50 mentions8. 2001: A … Continue reading Avocado Sight & Sound: Year VIII results
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? This week, it’s … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/13)
Craig Russell celebrated his drag career in the 1977 film Outrageous! The sequel, Too Outrageous!, found his alter ego, Robin, in a bad place. Homophobic agents, treacherous lovers and the AIDS epidemic sucked the joy out of him. His best … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Too Outrageous! (1987)
In 2022 John Chu announced that his film adaptation of Wicked, the 2003 Broadway musical, would be split into two parts. I felt this was a mistake. The show runs 2:45 on stage with intermission and suffers from second act … Continue reading Wicked Trailer Thread
The first teaser for Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, coming out this July. Continue reading Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer Thread
Director Deep Dive is a chronological look into a director’s filmography to see how they and their works grow and change. The Coens love westerns. This has been clear since the opening shot of Blood Simple and you can find … Continue reading Director Deep Dive: True Grit
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? Happy Lunar New … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/6)
A masked killer is hunting high school bullies. Their deaths are staged as suicides. Javier, a gay Mexican teen, begins having psychic visions of the murders. Should he save the lives of the people who tried to ruin his? Departing … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Departing Seniors (2023)
The unofficial remake of That Darn Cat failed to bring in big bucks. Also, Jesus, man! Continue reading “Argylle go fuck yourself”? Weekend Box Office for February 2nd–February 4th
A goofy giant monster flick and an even goofier Daffy duck cartoon! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Yongary, Monster from the Deep (& “Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur”)
Hello everyone, Lamb here continuing our attempt to keep the Snubby Awards going without their original moderator on this site, the highly respected Cookie Monster. To recap the point of the Snubbies, it’s an award show for the best films … Continue reading Avocado’s Snubby Awards, 2023: Submissions
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place on the Avocado to discuss films with your fellow commenters. Want to make a recommendation? Looking for recommendations? Want to share your opinions of movies, both new and classic? This month we … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/30)
A group of bandits seek to drive a priest (John Mills) out of their Mexican village. The bandit leader (Dirk Bogarde) gains a grudging respect for his earnest opponent. Just when they’ve made peace a spirited woman (Mylène Demongeot) comes … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Singer Not the Song (1961)
The weekend totals for January 26th through January 28th, 2024 estimates are in: 1.) The Beekeeper (AMZ MGM) 3,337 (+7) theaters, Fri $1.8M Sat $3.4M Sun $2.2M 3-day $7.4M (-14%), Total $42.2M/Wk 3 2.) Mean Girls (Par) 3,544 (-282) theaters, Fri $1.9M Sat $3.2M Sun $2.145M 3-day $7.3M (-37%), … Continue reading Weekend Box Office Totals For January 26th – 28th
