Reviews of films
Before we begin, I want to call out Adrian Grenier. What the hell is going on with his hair? Who said to give him the Lego Man Special? It’s a disaster and Hallmark needs to explain itself. Anyway, nothing says … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas at Graceland: Home for the Holidays Recap/Review
An innovative anti-biopic with an enduring message for a weary world. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to the A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Spoil Sports. Let’s be honest, you don’t need me to sell … Continue reading Review: A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
In Which it’s Not Going to Stop Til You Wise Up In the popular consciousness there is an idea that no room was made for sincerity in the irony drenched decade of the 90’s. The fizzling of the cold war … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 42: Magnolia
Money matters in Mumbai make men miserable. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe some other countries. The stated running time varies, but the movie that I have seen on DVD and Amazon Prime is approximately 92 minutes. Three … Continue reading WTF ASIA 83: Barah Aana (2009)
I’m in a jolly mood today because I heard a bit of a Christmas song which made me feel nice. Whether or not this will carry through the recap, I cannot tell you. What I CAN tell you is that … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Write Before Christmas Recap/Review
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 … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Touchstone Edition. Dick Tracy
If you, like me, are creeped out by Hallmark headers, then this one is a doozy. Is the fella doing one of those Dwayne Johnson circa the Rock era circa the Attitude Era of the WWF eyebrow things? Also, is … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas Under the Stars Recap/Review
He’s a budding drag queen. She’s a functioning schizophrenic. They’re roommates and they’re…. outrageous! Margaret Gibson wrote a collection of short stories about her struggles with mental illness and her friendship with female impersonator Craig Russell. Russell would co-star in … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Outrageous! (1977)
In Which Marcia, Marcia, Marcia The 90’s were the decade that officially wrought the era of reboots in which we currently live. It was the moment when the first post-war generations finally, fully grew up, and could yearn for the … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 41: The Brady Bunch Movie
Apparently, the notion of calling dibs does not exist in the world of bank robbers. Available…online. Approximately 90 minutes. Two men and a woman make their way through the sewers to an area by a bank vault and start making … Continue reading WTF ASIA 82: Jakarta (2000)
It’s time for The Mistletoe Secret. Let’s just do away with the formalities and dive right on in. Synopsis: When a famous travel guru and his ghostwriter show up to do a feature on her beloved hometown, Aria finds her … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: The Mistletoe Secret Recap/Review
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. Live-action edition, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Two women meet at a ranch in Reno, Nevada. The uptight one is getting a divorce. The wild one has gotten stuck in a holding pattern. They fall in love despite the disapproval of their friends and exes. Angst levels … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Desert Hearts (1985)
As a 10-year-old American boy in 1993, I was there. I remember the buzz, the eye-popping effects they showed in TV clips, the Weird Al song that I was much too young to realize was a parody. I definitely remember … Continue reading Late to the Party: Jurassic Park
The title film has some fun word gymnastics. I’m pretty sure Picture Perfect Christmas already exists, and since this film has to do with a photographer, some photo-related word play is required. So Hallmark asks you to picture a perfect … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Picture a Perfect Christmas Recap/Review
Early in his essay film Los Angeles Plays Itself, Thom Andersen says that “Los Angeles is where the relationship between reality and representation is muddled,” and although that ambiguity is by its own nature complicated in such ways that shall … Continue reading Succinct Cinema: Exiled from Where You Were and Where You Are
A comedy about semi-competent cops. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 90 minutes. Ma Shan is woken up by his wife, who is upset that their young son has … Continue reading WTF ASIA 81: The Missing Gun (2002)
We’re on film three, people. Only…21 more to go? Yeah, in it for the long haul. So today we’re looking at Christmas Scavenger Hunt which had its world premiere on Sunday, November 3rd in the year of our Lord 2019. … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas Scavenger Hunt Recap/Review
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the 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 of … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Touchstone Edition. Splash
In 1982, there was a brief cycle of homosexual-relationship films, none of which were successful enough to form the basis of a trend. Producer/director/writer Robert Towne’s Personal Best is one of the finest. ~ Rotten Tomatoes. A bisexual athlete trains … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Personal Best (1982)
Welcome to the next edition of Late To The Party, a regular column in which some Avocado cops to a blind-spot in their cultural gaze, and dives into a ubiquitous piece of popular entertainment for the first time. This week, … Continue reading Late to the Party: The Godfather (1972)
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