Category: Movies
For the discussion of film
LGBT Movies: A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025)
A Keller Christmas Vacation continues Hallmark’s attempt to shake up their romcom formula. Three siblings find love on a holiday cruise. They stress over careers, family secrets and past trauma. The crowded screenplay could stand to lose a subplot or … Continue reading LGBT Movies: A Keller Christmas Vacation (2025)
The Avocado Movie Club #36: Babylon (2022)
“In a hundred years, when you and I are both long gone, any time someone threads a frame of yours through a sprocket, you will be alive again.” Continue reading The Avocado Movie Club #36: Babylon (2022)
Director Profile: Aleksandr Sokurov
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… Aleksandr Sokurov. Highly recommended: Mother and … Continue reading Director Profile: Aleksandr Sokurov
The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/11)
Heads up Movieacados, short header this week as I am losing about 3/4 of the week to my local sci-fi/comic/nerd convention as I am an organizer of said convention and we are now in crunch time. Last week I almost … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/11)
The Predator Has No Regrets — Weekend Box Office Report for November 7th-November 9th, 2025
Badlands? More like GOODlands! Am I right? Who am I elbowing? There’s no one there. Continue reading The Predator Has No Regrets — Weekend Box Office Report for November 7th-November 9th, 2025
Director Profile: Jim Jarmusch
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… Jim Jarmusch. Highly recommended: Stranger Than … Continue reading Director Profile: Jim Jarmusch
The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/04)
With the passing of Drew Struzen just a very short time ago I thought it would be timely to revisit the poster discussion (originally this was a Oct 2024 prompt). First a little about my history with movie posters. I … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (11/04)
Ad Space – The Manchurian Candidate
The original trailer for the 1962 thriller. Continue reading Ad Space – The Manchurian Candidate
Ugh — Weekend Box Office Report for October 31st-November 2nd, 2025
Happy Halloween? More like CRAPPY Halloween, am I right? I’m here till Thursday. Leave a tip. Continue reading Ugh — Weekend Box Office Report for October 31st-November 2nd, 2025
Public Domain Theater: The Wizard of Oz (& “The Wizard of Oz”)
Yep, two different takes on the Wizard of Oz story, both hailing from the Silent Era of Film! Continue reading Public Domain Theater: The Wizard of Oz (& “The Wizard of Oz”)
The Avocado Movie Club #35: Black Christmas (1974)
“Got about as much use for this as I do a chastity belt.” Continue reading The Avocado Movie Club #35: Black Christmas (1974)
The Day Thread of The Mignight Hour [1985]
So, entirely by accident, I stumbled upon this glorious monstrosity. What’s it about? It’s about nothing, and it’s about everything. If there is a Halloween trope, this made for TV movie uses it multiple times. Accidentally raising the dead? Yep. … Continue reading The Day Thread of The Mignight Hour [1985]
Art Reviews Something
This time Art reviews Late Night With The Devil This is the type of thing that Art is probably going to like as a spooky movie. And in fact I did really like this one. Something about a solid depiction … Continue reading Art Reviews Something
Art Reviews Something
This time Art reviews The Monkey This is more a comedy than a spooky thing. I found it genuinely funny at parts and I like the kids’ parts. Which is good because it’s either the yutes or Hal/Bill so not … Continue reading Art Reviews Something
Director Profile: Keisuke Kinoshita
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… Keisuke Kinoshita. Recommended: Army, Apostasy, Broken … Continue reading Director Profile: Keisuke Kinoshita
The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/28)
Well after all this horror talk it is finally here, Halloween week. Aside from the season, there is no real setting to Halloween. In my case late October is chilly but not usually too cold, often wet but not often … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (10/28)
LGBT Movies: Love Bites (1988)
Kevin Glover’s Love Bites is a gay vampire softcore romcom. An amateur vampire hunter falls for his handsome target. Can love conquer all? Glover wrote the script for the stage. But filming on location, and releasing to VHS, proved more … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Love Bites (1988)
Chainsaw Man is No Bomb
Also Colleen Hoover is back yay. Continue reading Chainsaw Man is No Bomb
Art Reviews Something
This time Art reviews 1408 And this time Art reviews a movie that legitimately freaks out Art. Like I squirm in my seat. Like I find reasons to look away from the screen. Like I’m wondering if this was such … Continue reading Art Reviews Something
The 10/23 Day Thread of Una O’Connor
Agnes Teresa McGlade, better known as Una O’Connor, was born in Dublin on this day in 1880. She was an actor who appeared on stage, screen and television. O’Connor had some early success in the theater, but was struggling to … Continue reading The 10/23 Day Thread of Una O’Connor
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