A weekly thread devoted to the discussion of movies
My apologies for a delayed start to using this column to celebrate Black History Month as I am eternally playing catch up and last week was busy trying to finish up with the reviews I was behind on. With Valentine’s Day … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Celebrates Black Romance in Film
Last week I started to play catch up with a bunch of reviews I missed (no new reviews as I was sick and it was cold as hell outside) and though I promised to keep them short, I still found … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Finishes Playing Catch up with Missed Reviews
Sorry everyone for the lack of reviews the past couple weeks. I was busy two weeks ago and last week the only film I saw in theaters already had a review. I mentioned in my review for If Beale Street Could … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Starts Playing Catch up with Missed Reviews
Today’s the day Academy Award nominations are released so I bet you all still have that at the top of your minds, but we’re going to avoid talking about who did (or didn’t) get nominated since there’s already a thread … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Reflects on the Legacy of the Academy Awards
Like my local movie theater, the weekly movie thread is under new management. While I have no clue as of yet what changes that new ownership will bring (or when it will reopen and frankly, I’m shocked anyone would want … Continue reading Weekly Movie Thread is Under New Management – 1/15/2019
Penny Marshall appreciation post! She passed yesterday at the age of 75. She directed a host of movies, of which she was probably best known for Big and A League of Their Own. (You may also remember her as Laverne … Continue reading Movie Discussion 12/18/2018
After every review said to catch this one on the big screen if you can, Netflix is expanding Roma to 600 theaters this weekend. Want to talk more about Netflix in the movie business? Meet me in the comments! Continue reading Movie Discussion 12/11/2018
Happy 15th anniversary this week to Elf! Happy 30th anniversary to, uh, Ernest Saves Christmas! Continue reading Movie Discussion 12/4/2018
Movie happenings: Bernardo Bertolucci, director of Last Tango in Paris, died. The Triplets of Belleville was released in the US 15 years ago yesterday. Twilight was released ten years ago this week. Anna Kendrick forgot she was in it: https://twitter.com/annakendrick47/status/1067110126123794432?s=21 … Continue reading Movie Discussion 11/27/2018
Thanksgiving is upon us, and with it comes our first rush of high-profile holiday-season movies. What are you looking forward to the most? Any Thanksgiving movie traditions? Anything you’re really trying to catch before 2018’s over? Continue reading Movie Discussion 11/20/2018
Why is there another Grinch movie? Who asked for this? Why do I love Angela Lansbury so much only for her to try my patience so? Continue reading Movie Discussion 11/13/2018
Happy Halloween Eve! What are y’all watching to get in the spirit? Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/30
Happy 25th anniversary to The Nightmare Before Christmas, which was released this week in 1993. On TCM today: We’re celebrating Rita Hayworth’s 100th birthday every Tuesday this month. (Her actual birthday would have been October 17th.) It looks like they … Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/23/2018
Some movie happenings this week: Fathom Events is bringing Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to the big screen tomorrow night at a bunch of different theater chains. Check your local listings! (I love it when I get to say something … Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/16/2018
A Star was finally Born! I swear to god, I have seen that trailer before no less than ten different movies over the past six months, and I am very ready to never take another look at it ever again. … Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/9/2018
Sorry everyone, I’m on vacation and in the mountains so my internet access is limited. This will be the world’s laziest movie discussion post because it’s the best I can do. Next week will be (slightly) better! Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/2/2018
Movie of the week: 2016’s Confirmation, starring Kerry Washington as Anita Hill. Because. Continue reading Movie Discussion 9/25/2018
The second half of September is apparently where you drop your most insane movies that somehow inexplicably got made anyway. Some of the weirdness out now or soon: Unbroken: Path to Redemption, a Pure Flix joint trying to position itself … Continue reading Movie Discussion 9/18/2018
Turner Classic Movies’ special programming for September is the African-American experience on film. Tonight’s theme is coming-of-age stories, with Cooley High, Sounder, Bright Road, and The Learning Tree. P.S. Black Panther is on Netflix now; do it up. Continue reading Movie Discussion 9/11/2018
In current movie news, Crazy Rich Asians is still doing great and only had a slight box office drop this weekend. I haven’t see it yet, but the wife had a girls’ night out and came back loving it. She … Continue reading Movie Discussion: 9/4/2018
Some movie news: BlacKkKlansman has now doubled its production budget domestically! It’s also doing strangely well in Finland! Feel free to discuss anything movie-related below, including but not limited to Spike Lee’s return to form. Continue reading Movie Discussion 8/28/2018
