We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
Avocadoans are a cultured bunch. They appreciate indie films. They recommend obscure music. So it stands to reason that when they were presented with an array of baked goods – delicious cakes and pies from a wide variety of geographical … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: The Grand Finale!
The time of judgment draws nigh! With one exception, all the remaining movies are now from a 14-year window between 1989 and 2003. Closest bracket: Con Air vs. Demolition Man, 35 – 33. Biggest blowout: Plan 9 from Outer Space … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round Four
As the brackets increasingly narrow to a field between the late ’80s and early ’00s, I’m reconsidering the guidelines. Of course I won’t change anything now, but if I were to do this again, I think I’d put in a … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round Three
It’s time to pick. Which pie do you come running for? Which pie can stand against the juggernaut that is cake? Which pie will be your champion? Both Pecan and Cherry have taken their final bows, so now it’s down … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Final
Thirty-two films didn’t make it out of round one, but the remaining entries represent a leaner, meaner kind of bad. Closest bracket: Bubble Boy (2001) vs. Hudson Hawk (1991), 19-18. Biggest blowout: Con Air (1997) vs. Battlefield Earth (2000), 57-17. … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round Two
This is it. This is the choice. Which cake stands above all others? Which cake will fight as champion against the marauding pie contingent? Which cake will take home the crown? I can tell you which cakes it won’t be. … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Final
While people felt very comfortable with their choices in the Cake Final Eight, we had some angst over the pies. Which Thanksgiving treat would triumph? Which citrus pie had what it takes to emerge as champion? The hard choices were … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Final Four
After leaving the nominations open for a couple of days, the results are in! Seventy-four movies had seven votes or more; since the first round has 64 slots, I was the tiebreaker. Please observe a moment of silence for the … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Round One
People love stories about close calls: An underdog that scraps its way into a narrow victory. A hero that almost doesn’t make it, but finds a reserve of courage and resolve that ends up winning the day. Yeah, that didn’t … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Final Four
In the style of other Avocado tournaments, I wanted to see what our favorite bad movie is. Badness – like quality – is a subjective interpretation, so I’m not going to put any stylistic restrictions on what makes an entry … Continue reading Best Worst Movies Tournament: Nominations
The dust has settled, and more pies got tossed than during a Three Stooges marathon. Let us bid adieu to the pastries that didn’t make the cut. Shoo-Fly got shooed, and Chess got checkmated. Sweet Potato suffered a bitter loss, … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Edible Eight
The initial Cake battle had some blowouts, some close calls, and some dark horse victories (some votes did come in after voting was officially closed, and were not counted). Hopefully, your favorites won, but if not, it’s time to pour … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Edible Eight
Even as the cakes went through their opening gauntlet, the people cried out: “Whither the pie bracket?” Wait no longer. As with the cakes, the list has been studied by a band of food obsessives, and some of the competitors … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Sweet Sixteen
Back in 2010, the website Jezebel ran a Cake Vs. Pie tournament that took the internet by storm. Given how fast food tastes and trends shift, though, we should declare term limits on the winner and readdress which baked good … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Sweet Sixteen
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Vertigo (20), Chinatown (2). This is it, the fait accompli. … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament FINALS
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Third Man (1), Touch Of Evil (8), L.A. Confidential … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament SEMIFINALS
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Sunset Boulevard (13), The Big Sleep (9), Brick (4), Memento … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 4
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Nice Guys (25), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (17), Dead … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 3
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Notorious (64), Sweet Smell Of Success (63), Pickup On South … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 2
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Complaining goes wherever. Sorry if it takes awhile to get all the brackets posted. That’s … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 1
***IMPORTANT NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING*** Previous tournaments of this kind have devolved into nitpicking whether this or that film counts as a “real” example of its genre. Being that noir is itself an incredibly tricky genre to pin … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament: Nominations
