Reviews of films
Full disclosure, up front: I believe I am coming down with the flu. This worries me because I just had the flu. I also had the flu shot, back in September. And yet, sometime around noon today, I was overtaken … Continue reading Replicas Is a Stoner Movie from the Twilight Zone
In Which the Future is Divined With MiniDiscs Science fiction has always served as a great predictor, with pieces speculating on things like cyberspace, mobile telecommunications, and AI with shocking prescience. The amusing thing about those speculations are the limits … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 01: Strange Days
If someone watched Rain Man and remembered nothing but the gambling section of the movie and decided to base a movie around that, it would still not be like this movie, but I had nothing else to really say for this … Continue reading WTF ASIA 38: God of Gamblers (1989)
Apologies for the lack of reviews lately. Call it burnout or just a need for a year end break, but I just sort of lacked the motivation to file reviews for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Anna and the Apocalypse, They … Continue reading Movie Reviews: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
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. Pixar Edition. Cars 3
We might follow different dreams. We may play on different teams. Where it counts, behind the scenes, we’re brothers! ~ Theme Song for the sitcom Brothers Episode 32 of Degrassi Junior High, “He Ain’t Heavy,” aired on December 5, 1988. … Continue reading LGBT Media: Sibling Rivalry
Twenty years ago was 1999. Now, on balance the year itself was nothing too notable. Between the political bickering of the Clinton impeachment (he was acquitted in February of ’99), and events like the bursting of the dot-com bubble and … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 00: What It Is
My New Year’s gift was, apparently, not saving my completed WordPress draft of this when I posted it the other day, so I had to copy/paste my old draft of this right now, remembering only a few of my changes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 37: Forever the Moment (2008)
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. Moana
Happy New Year and happy end to the Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas! A Midnight Kiss is your reward for sticking with me through this endeavor which technically began in October. This film isn’t really Christmassy, but it’s fitting for … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: A Midnight Kiss Recap/Review
This is the penultimate recap/review for Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas. When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing aired on Christmas Day which is either the most coveted spot of Hallmark’s films or no one watches stuff on Christmas, so … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing Recap/Review
Yes, it is very much post-Christmas, but I promised the whole Countdown to Christmas so you’re getting them. Hallmark is still showing them films on its station so I’m sort of in the clear. I’ll just tell myself that. Let’s run … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: Reunited at Christmas Recap/Review
My guilty pleasure is the type of comedy you can turn your brain off to and just enjoy without having to think. Will Ferrell has a fair amount in his filmography I can point to that aren’t great, maybe even not … Continue reading Movie Review: Holmes & Watson (2018)
Erm…happy boxing day. Here is a story of a young woman who packed up and left her family. Available…online. The show on Netflix is not this. Approximately 121 minutes, though the video that I found cut most of the end … Continue reading WTF ASIA 36: One Million Yen Girl (2008)
Christmas Made to Order stars a guy who I’ve seen host a lot of Food Channel baking competitions. He always has a weird foolish energy which I think the network hires him for. This film has nothing to do with … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: Christmas Made to Order Recap/Review
Merry Christmas! Here’s your present from me: TWO recaps/reviews in ONE DAY! My struggle is your reward. I don’t like the title to this film, but I guess that comes as no surprise seeing as I’ve not expressed much positivity … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: Jingle Around the Clock Recap/Review
Merry Christmas, everyone. I’m at Disney World today, soon to be watching Mary Poppins Returns, so I won’t be on much today. In addition to this week’s entry, here is last year’s article on Mickey’s Christmas Carol: https://the-avocado.org/2017/12/26/movies-building-entertainment-the-animated-films-of-the-walt-disney-studio-mickeys-christmas-carol/ Title: Finding Dory … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Pixar Edition. Finding Dory
Cringe comedy is a specific genre of comedy that derives humor from social awkwardness. ~ Wikipedia I was pretty hard on the film Make the Yuletide Gay when I first saw it. After reviewing ten other LGBT holiday films I … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Holiday Cringe
So is this movie a triumph that makes you believe in the power of love while retaining a caustic wit? Or is this syrupy, sentimental pap pretending to be smarter than it actually is? Is Love Actually GOOD or BAD? … Continue reading Love Actually/Hate Actually #11: Conclusion
If you’ve not had enough gingerbread in the runup to Christmas, then have I got a film for you: A Gingerbread Romance. With Christmas just weeks away, the architecture firm Taylor works for enters her in a contest in which … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: A Gingerbread Romance Recap/Review
In today’s episode, Jodie Sweetin entertains Christmas. I don’t really see her as a Hallmark heroine. Maybe because I’ve heard her cuss and I couldn’t imagine any of the other actresses doing so without it being SCANDALOSO. So, yes, Entertaining … Continue reading Hallmark Christmas: Entertaining Christmas Recap/Review
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