For the discussion of film
Welcome to Cinemixology, a loosely defined series exploring cocktails and pop culture. Today we’re exploring the delightful hit murder mystery film, 2019’s Knives Out and find out what mysteries we can uncover by examining the characters’ drinks. I also made … Continue reading Cinemixology: The Drinks of Knives Out
It’s just like Ike Perlmutter’s Inhumans, except not complete shit and high-jacking Agents of SHIELD for three seasons! Continue reading Marvel Studios’ Eternals – Final Trailer Reaction Thread
The grasshoppers are a metaphor. Available in Canada, France, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 90 minutes. Lee Jin is at school hard at work, writing on a paper about…something. The teacher is telling the class about time and clocks. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 174: Treeless Mountain (2008)
Brace yourself for the inevitable sexist subtext (and there is a LOT of it) as we soar through the clouds with the first female superhero to ever hit the big screen: Kara Zor-El, the Maid of Might! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERGIRL (1984)
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! This is your place on the Avocado to discuss fillms with your fellow cinephiles. All movies are welcome, whether it’s a classic drama by the likes of Ingmar Bergman or a mindless Peter Berg … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/17)
The latest weekend of box office results is here and we continue to see how things are struggling as the delta variant is just omnipresent in everything. The top film this weekend is Free Guy, which is in theaters only, and … Continue reading ‘Free Guy’ Wins The August 13th – 15th Box Office Weekend
A brief pondering on Friday the 13th, the most linear and coherent of horror films. I won’t spend too much time discussing this topic. It’s something I’ve dwelled on a lot and would like to share. The Friday the 13th … Continue reading Pop Optics: A Brief Synopsis of the Friday the 13th Timeline
To celebrate Karate being introduced to the Olympics, here is a movie about…erm…not Karate… Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 87 minutes. It is the 25th Interschool Wushu Championship and 20-year-old Nancy … Continue reading WTF ASIA 173: Kung Fu Angels (2014)
Today we give the spotlight to Indigenous filmmakers in celebration of “Reservation Dogs” on FX. Continue reading Newsies: August 10, 2021 Edition
Bonus prompt: best film of 1971 Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/10)
Sir Gawain and Sir Gawain and Sir Gawain and Sir Gawain and Sir Gawain and The Green Knight Discuss amongst yourselves. Continue reading Spoil Sports – The Green Knight
The weekend box office is here again and this is one of those times where it’s definitely getting hard to really figure out the right approach to this. Having written box office reports for more than a decade, and reading … Continue reading ‘The Suicide Squad’ Wins The August 6th – 8th Box Office Weekend
The other day, I came across an ebay page that had sold a DVD of Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Yeah, who cares, right? What got me was the fact that it said that it was only one disc. 242 minutes … Continue reading Insert Intermission Here
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 time around, we have the flick … Continue reading Public Domain Theater: Five Minutes to Live (& “Farm Frolics”)
Joel Ethan may retire from film, South Park makes bank, and Y: The Last Man finally hits screens. Continue reading Newsies: August 6, 2021 Edition
Rick Flag, Harley Quinn, and Captain Boomerang are back with some brand new villains forced to undertake a deadly mission under the purview of Amanda Waller in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Tell us your thoughts on the new film … Continue reading Spoil Sports – The Suicide Squad
The director’s ode to comic book nonsense is violent, absurd, and refreshingly cinematic. I don’t know if you were aware of this, but comic books are ridiculous nonsense. They’re full of mutant freaks and interdimensional monsters who only stop punching … Continue reading Review: Obstacles are Opportunities in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad
From a movie about the search for a killer to a movie about a killer. Yes, I totally did this on purpose. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 141 minutes. It is the fourth of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 172: Vengeance is Mine (1979)
Bob Odenkirk recovers. Matt Damon is gonna “Matt Damon”. Hollywood Nepotism™ glides above all. Continue reading Newsies: August 4, 2021 Edition
So this is part 2 of an essay that I posted here a few years ago (I took an unexpectedly long break from writing). It’s part of a series that I’m also trying to revive called “Cinemixology”, where I analyze … Continue reading The Drinks of John Wick 2: The D’Antonios
Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place to discuss films with your fellow Avocado commenters. Have you seen something old? Something new? A DVD you borrowed? Something Blue… is the Warmest Color? This week is the debut of James … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (8/3)
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