Reviews of films
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. Swiss Family Robinson
On today’s episode, we look at In-Lawfully Yours, a film that was recommended by Netflix after I watched Christian Mingle. Things went so well for that particular movie, that I thought I would not be led astray. What is In-Lawfully … Continue reading Netflix Garage: In-Lawfully Yours Recap/Review
Welcome, one and all, to Bagel Over the White House, what will hopefully be the inaugural edition of a recurring column in which I take a look at American politics on film and behind the scenes. I’m not gonna shoot … Continue reading Bagel Over the White House: The Candidate (1972)
With Avengers: Endgame less than a month away, I decided to continue the rewatch of the MCU. You can find my other articles on this site as well as reviews by A Winged Potato. Black Panther Review Title: Black Panther … Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Three Rewatch: Black Panther
I mentioned earlier in the week that despite being the higher profile horror release, Us wasn’t even my most anticipated of the week. It may have had the great prereviews coming in and more importantly its creator Jordan Peele was … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Us (2019)
In Which the World is What We Make It Sci-fi in the late 20th century was obsessed with memory, or more specifically how memory impacts the basic concept of human nature. That a collection of experiences can build identity, are … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 11: Dark City
Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath — a fictional super spy created by French writer Jean Bruce — worked for American agencies like the OSS, CIA, and NSC. Because with that name, he is clearly a red-blooded American man. He also … Continue reading Made Overseas: OSS 117: Lost In Rio (2009)
The Mumbai lunch delivery system has been going strong for well over a century and only one in six million deliveries goes to the wrong place. This is the story of that one wrong delivery…that may have actually been the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 48: The Lunchbox (2013)
Us comes out this weekend and sure enough I’ll be there Thursday night to see it, but despite the fact that Jordan Peele is coming off of one great horror film and the early reviews are excellent, it has not … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Climax (2018)
We have a special treat for all you regular readers of these reviews (and for those just dropping in). I’ve mentioned before that the general process for picking films to cover here simply involves writing up reviews for whichever films … Continue reading Movie Reviews: When I Last Saw Jesse (2019)
A Christmas film? In March?! Yes, I was asked to take a look at this film one day and had it on my list for ages. The time has come to watch Angels in the Snow. What is it about? … Continue reading Netflix Garage: Angels in the Snow
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. Johnny Tremain.
I’ve always been uncomfortable with the rigid boundaries and very narrow definitions of what it means to be a man, and where sexuality can be experienced and expressed. ~ Keith Behrman Something happened at Franky’s 17th birthday party. Now his … Continue reading Movie Review: Giant Little Ones (2018)
In which memory is not reality Talking about anime online is equivalent to walking into a field of anthills and wildly swinging a baseball bat about. You’re bound to hit on something while simultaneously upsetting large groups of people. For … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 10: Ghost in the Shell
Takashi Miike is a director with a distinct voice and sense of humor. He is insanely prolific. In the same year he directed 2007’s Sukiyaki Western Django, he directed three other movies. Wikipedia tell me he has directed “over one … Continue reading Made Overseas: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
This movie…oh my goodness, this movie. I love it, though maybe for the wrong reason. Available on…uh…Youtube…but it adds several minutes at the end to make it look like it is almost 2 hours, but it is approximately 99 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 47: Rainbow Eyes (2007)
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I accepted the request to do Fatal Deviation, Ireland’s only martial arts film. It’s been covered loads of times, but I feel that the Avocado should have its own recap. (It’s not on Netflix, … Continue reading Netflix Garage Special: Fatal Deviation Recap/Review
Fifty years on, there are still few human achievements that can measure alongside sending humans to the moon and returning them back alive. Yet, we live in a time were many still do not believe it is something that ever … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Apollo 11 (2019)
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. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
The idea for PFLAG began in 1972 when Jeanne Manford marched with her son, Morty, in New York’s Christopher Street Liberation Day March, the precursor to today’s Pride parade. After many gay and lesbian people ran up to Jeanne during … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Mothers and Sons
In 1985, director Barry Levinson directed a movie called Young Sherlock Holmes. It was a movie about … well, the title should give you a clue. If it’s remembered today, it’s because the movie was considered a landmark in special … Continue reading Made Overseas: Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
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