WOLF MAN takes a non-traditional approach to the werewolf genre
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
Leigh Whannell’s take on the classic werewolf story offers solid body horror but not much else.
SOMEWHERE IN MONTANA is so distracted by partisan differences it ignores its own characters
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
There is nothing intrinsically bad about having a story where two characters from different worldviews learn something from each other. However, rather than focus on the culture clash elements intrinsic to those geographical backgrounds, Smith has gone all in on the political divide in America currently.
MovieJawn's Best of 2024 roundup
Here at MovieJawn, we love movies, and we love celebrating movies. It is that time of year, so here is the roundup look back at all of our best of lists!
Read MoreBest of 2024: The Best TV Shows of the Year
As the year comes to a close, our staff looks at the best TV shows they watched in 2024.
Read MoreBest of 2024: Ryan Silberstein's Top 15 movies
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Here are 15 of the movies I have truly loved and will carry forward into the years to come.
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN will waste your precious time
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Website
While lush and beautiful, A Complete Unknown falls far short of capturing anything essential about its subject other than how fleeting his presence can be even to those who seem closest to him.
THE ORDER lacks the punch needed for an exciting white supremacist takedown
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While it is objectively satisfying to see white supremacists taken down, The Order does not offer much else in terms of substance.
Party Like It’s 1999: THE INSIDER shows the price of telling truth to power
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While, officially, whistleblowers have a protected status, The Insider shows how this is undermined by confidentiality agreements, lawsuits, and corporate misdeeds.
GLADIATOR II is a spectacle-driven long gap sequel with an incredible Denzel performance
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Gladiator II is far messier and less inspirational than its predecessor.
EMILIA PEREZ embraces heightened emotions in a high wire act
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Drawing from its telenova inspiration and leaning into its twists and turns make this an unusual but highly entertaining musical thriller.
A REAL PAIN confronts the Holocaust from the POV of third generation of survivors
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
A Real Pain follows David (Eisenberg) and his cousin Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they travel around Poland with a tour group, seeing where their grandmother lived, the Majdanek concentration camp outside Lublin where she was interred, and their grandmother’s former home.
Blonde Baddies: The devil is alive and wrapped around Barbara Stanwyck’s ankle
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
And after watching a few Stanwyck noirs, I fully believe that if the devil was real, he’d fall for her too
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS highlights the work of a living icon
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Two notes (Jaws). Five notes (Close Encounters of the Third Kind). John Williams’ work is so iconic that you can likely hear the exact notes being referenced here, whether you want to or not.
HERE takes a big swing, but its understanding of America is out of touch
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
It would be accurate to call Here a gimmick movie, as the film is essentially one static shot of the same place over the course of Earth’s history through the present–with a heavy emphasis on the residents of a house built on the spot in the early 20th century.
LET'S START A CULT is a smell step for Stavros Halkias' movie career
Let’s Start a Cult is a comedy that misses the mark but could be a small step towards better things from Stavros Halkias down the line.
Read MoreVENOM: THE LAST DANCE is a shaggy, fun conclusion to this oddball trilogy
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While Venom: The Last Dance feels like it might buckle under all of its various plot appendages, the core relationship between Venom and Eddie remains engaging and fun enough to enjoy the ride.
Impressively shallow MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK is neither illuminating or insightful
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock is frankly an embarrassing exercise when taken as a whole, offering baffling choices and severely limited in its outlook.
CONCLAVE tarnishes its measured approach with a rushed, busy, final act
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
After a steady, thoughtful first two acts, Conclave takes its focus off the characters and the ideologies at play within the Sistine Chapel, an error compounded by the rushed nature of the film’s final twist.
Ghouls Week: DEATHDREAM connects the origins of modern horror to Vietnam veterans
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Bob Clark’s Dead of Night–later retitled to the more familiar Deathdream–reinterprets the vampire myth and transposes it to Vietnam War-era America.
PIECE BY PIECE embraces Pharrell Williams’ worldview and Lego to capture creativity
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Where the film shines is in its expressions of Williams’ creativity and the emotions he puts into his music.