Today’s prompt: what is your favorite film of 1990? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/28)

Today’s prompt: favorite Western made after 1980? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/21)

Today’s prompt: your favorite film about unconventional dreamers. Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/14)

Today’s prompt: what films are your comfort viewing? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (4/7)

Today’s prompt: what delayed movie was worth the wait? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/31)

Today’s prompt: What was the most successful attempt at changing the genders for the roles in film? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/24)

The Weekly Movie Thread asks: What is your favorite movie of the year 2000? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/17)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Today’s prompt: who is the best director in an acting role? Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/10)

When Pixar announced that they were doing a fantasy world but set in modern times, everyone was all, “Wait a minute… Onward is just Bright!” And it’s like… come on, people. David Ayers and Max Landis are hardly the first … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (3/3)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your place here on the Avocado to discuss film week in and week out. To coin a phrase from a historic figure, “Compared to film, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/25)

This week, Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest to step in the shoes of Emma, a novel from celebrated British author Jane Austen. Taylor-Joy is hardly the first to play Emma Woodhouse. The character had once been played by Gwyneth Paltrow … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/18)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread! Let’s talk about new films, old films, films you’ve caught on streaming, backlash from the Oscar winners, etc. Fantasy Island, comes out this week. Judging from the trailers, it seems to be trading in … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/11)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, your space on the Avocado for chatting about movies. What have you seen? What are you excited for? This weekend we sing “Hooray for Hollywood” as The Academy crowns yet another film for best … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (2/4)

It’s the Weekly Movie Thread! Let’s talk movies! Or “talkies” as they were once known. Today we’re going to look at something from the “pre-talkie” era, but go ahead and chat about movies you’ve seen, enjoyed, or maybe not enjoyed … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/28)

Welcome to the Weekly Movie Thread, where we talk about film.  What have you seen, new or old?  Come in and talk about it! Yesterday, director David Lynch celebrated his 74th birthday.  Which means we all celebrated it the David … Continue reading The Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/21)

Welcome to the weekly movie thread, your weekly home where we talk about films!  What did you see this week?  A new theatrical release?  A new film on Netflix?  Or a classic that you’ve just caught up to for the … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/14)

Another year, another movie thread! Come in here to talk about movies you’ve seen over the holiday break, what movies you’re excited for, and other sorts of movie discussions! Today’s prompt, in honor of a Golden Globes winner that’s hitting … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (1/7)

Happy New Year’s Eve, Avocado!  As we enter 2020, it’s time to look at the last year with 20/20 vision.  (See what I did there?)  The Pits already covered the best movies that were released in 2019.  Avocado willing, we … Continue reading Avocado New Year’s Eve Movie Thread (12/31)

Happy Holidays, Avocado!  Deck the halls, jingle your bells, and let the flood of Christmas movies wash over you. And never forget that once upon a time Ilya Salkind (one of the producers behind Superman: The Movie) decided it would … Continue reading Avocado Merry Movie Thread (12/24)

This week we learn that nothing is ever really gone. Take Cats, for example. You thought you left it in the past of odd novelty musicals. But pair it with some upsetting CGI fur technology and suddenly the imagery can … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/17)

On this day ten years ago, the top grossing film worldwide (until July 20 of this year) made its debut.     Over at the dearly departed Dissolve, Nathan Rabin recalls a sentiment we shared a decade ago:   Over … Continue reading Avocado Weekly Movie Thread (12/10)