by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
From her first film Love & Basketball (2000) to The Woman King (2022), she’s dedicated to depicting characters and stories that are too rarely the main focus on screen.
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film and TV Festival kicks off its 31st year on March 7-15, 2025 with a slate of genre-defying debuts, provocative documentaries, and innovative episodic storytelling.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Trying to figure out where to start anything regarding Stephen King can be daunting. King is not only extremely prolific on his own, but his work has been adapted dozens of times, both in film and television
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
Here is a rundown of the five nominees and each film’s chances of winning this year’s Best Animated Short Film.
by Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
I cannot understate how delightful and joyous an experience watching Hundreds of Beavers is, whether with a crowd, some friends, or by yourself.
by Cleo Tunningley, Staff Writer
Altered Reality is a reheated Faustian broth that’s bland as can be.
by Gary Kramer, Staff Writer
Here is a rundown of the five nominees and each film’s chances of winning this year’s Documentary Short Film Oscar.
by Billy Russell, Associate Editor
In the Summers is a terrific Blu-ray release from Music Box Films.
by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer
The Baby in the Basket doesn’t add a lot to the religious horror subgenre, but its strong cinematography and performances elevate it far above a lot of low-budget fare.
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
While Bridget Jones as a series has always prided itself as being a relatable fantasy for millions of women around the world, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy amps up the wish fulfillment while tackling the heavier subject matter of grief—both to its benefit and its detriment.
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
Director Julius Onah does his best to deliver on what is a tall task: a major blockbuster with a Black lead and an A-list cast that’s also part of a billion-dollar franchise.
by Gary Kramer, Staff Writer
Here is a rundown of the five live action short film nominees and each film’s chance of winning the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar.
by Tessa Swehla, Staff Writer
Paddington in Peru is a whimsical little film about characters audiences and readers have grown to love going on a straightforward adventure in the jungle.
by Jill Vranken, Staff Writer
What if your real-life rom com meet cute descends into an exhausting, abusive nightmare?
by Lindsey Romain, Staff Writer
Love as nightmare is a theme in both David Lynch’s Mulholland Dr. (2000) and Bertrand Bonnello’s The Beast (2024), an intriguing Valentine’s Day double feature idea for those seeking stories that shed the vanity of love and cut to the bone-singed gristle.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Romance doesn’t always have to be hearts and flowers. My favorite romances are bittersweet films about unrequited love. Gus Van Sant’s extraordinary feature debut, Mala Noche, is one such film and my favorite film in his oeuvre.
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
With interesting elements, One Night in Tokyo fails to do much more than meander.
by Laurence Boag-Matthews, Staff Writer
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s first feature film is a tense thriller following the adults involved in dealing with a report of child sexual abuse.
by Rachel Shatto, Staff Writer
The film creates a ghostly, bittersweet atmosphere, but the message is ultimately messy.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Rounding doesn’t always soar, but Thompson is an artist to watch.
by Shayna Davis, Staff Writer
This Valentine’s Day, skip the tear-jerker romcoms and strap (lol) in for a night of femme-centered eroticism that’s sure to get your cheeks flushed (at the very least!)
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
On Saturday, join your fellow body horror lovers for a screening of the 1999 David Cronenberg overlooked sci-fi classic eXistenZ hosted by special guest, New York Film Critic and author, Violet Lucca in celebration of her recent book release, David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials.
by Lindsey Romain, Staff Writer
A present so defined by disruption and decay—politically, ecologically, communally—that the concept of chance meetings and hope and romantic bids feel by contrast unimportant. But oh how contrary—how necessary those things are now more than ever.
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
As an introduction to Fake Dating Movies, I’m going to give you a rundown of my favorite 15 movies (in chronological order) that use this trope, which mostly consists of films where both parties agree
by Shayna Davis, Staff Writer
Bonus Track is a warm and wholesome movie. It provides a world in which these two teenagers are allowed to explore what they care about creatively and romantically without any truly severe consequences.
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
The decision to put Sam Wilson in the suit is sound for many reasons, not only due to literary precedent, but because of the core values of service, sacrifice, and compassion he and Steve share.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Oh the dangerous liaisons you’ll meet with all their cruel intentions. It’s time, once again, for Movie: The Series. But this time, we’ve got an extra movie for you!
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Oh the dangerous liaisons you’ll meet with all their cruel intentions. It’s time, once again, for Movie: The Series. But this time, we’ve got an extra movie for you!
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
In an ode to the horror archetype of “The Final Girl,” legendary horror writer Stephen Graham Jones joins First Word on Horror to discuss.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
Section 31 sits within an interesting place in the Star Trek universe. With the new film coming out, we take a look at its history within the existing franchise, and what the film might represent.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Three shows after the Buffy era encapsulate where we were as a culture and their endings are significant to how things were looking in the television landscape at the time, something of great interest to me.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Time to say goodbye to all the musical shows that have given us something to sing and dance about all year long!
As the year comes to a close, our staff looks at the best TV shows they watched in 2024.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
After five years, it’s time to look back on Tim Robinson’s sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave and the sitcom that proceeded it, Detroiters.
by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer
It’s been 25 years since a British Y2K project brought a new ending to the beloved comedy series Blackadder.
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Join us as we look at the stunning 2024 television work of one of the great modern Irish actors, Anthony Boyle.
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Adult Swim brings the Christmas spirit back in with a sequel to Yule Log, a fun send up and love letter to Hallmark movies and horrors beyond our comprehension.
by Chelsea Alexandra, Staff Writer
You’re the Worst is still one of the great depictions of depression and mental illness, ten years later.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
As the World's Next Drag Supermonster is crowned, it’s a great time to reflect on queer identity and the meaning of both Drag and Dragula as artforms in the community.
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
It’s been ten years since Nic Pizzolatto anthology series hit HBO—it’s time to look back at it.
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel, you’re in great Broadway (and demonic) company!
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
Say Nothing adapts its source material magnificently, giving it even more power.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
There’s no Last Supper episode this season, but there’s drama for all in the penultimate installment.
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
The second half of Interior Chinatown allows the meta narrative to kick itself into high gear in fun and exciting ways.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
The new pre-teen and teen shows of the season were largely on kid-centered networks like Nickelodeon and Disney Channel.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
This week the remaining Dragula performers show off their knowledge (or lack of knowledge) about the history of the show, and give their best renditions of Frankenhooker.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
It’s time to get ultra nerdy with it on Dragula with a Dungeons & Drag Queens episode!
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer
In adapting his own work, Charles Yu expands upon the ideas and concepts of Interior Chinatown and brings the story to TV is a spectacular way.
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
The final episode of Breath of Fire shows us the humans under all the deifying.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
This week’s episode goes back to basics with black & white, silent horror as the theme—not to mention the return of the curse!
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
Breath of Fire brings deep, dark secrets into the light in its penultimate episode.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
It’s truly Dragula meets Drag Race on this week’s episode with a musical—but there’s a reason these monsters lipsync!
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Another tragic story of a fun musical TV series, gone too soon.
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
Episode two of Breath of Fire starts to find its narrative path forward.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
Veronica Mars represents the closing of the walls on a certain type of teen show based on networks.
by J †Johnson, Staff Writer
No curse and an uncertain elimination leaves the first half of the season six open for a blow out!
by Zakiyyah Madyun, Staff Writer
A final look at the horrors of childhood as presented by things that go bump in the night with Goosebumps.
by Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
I cannot understate how delightful and joyous an experience watching Hundreds of Beavers is, whether with a crowd, some friends, or by yourself.
by Billy Russell, Associate Editor
In the Summers is a terrific Blu-ray release from Music Box Films.
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
The final feature produced, photographed, edited, and directed by Russ Meyer is a wicked take on Our Town.
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Jackie Brown is exciting, profane and violent–all the things you could hope for in a Quentin Tarantino film.
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
If you enjoy the kind of Dutch-angle, stylization-heavy shots of a director like Sam Raimi, they're present here, as is Meyer's tendency towards bright colors with dramatic lighting, and an appreciation for the beauty of nature.
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
The restoration itself is absolutely gorgeous! I could NOT believe how good it looked.
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
I have only scratched the surface of the box set myself but so far everything I have watched from it has been completely unique, gorgeously restored, and pushes the bounds of what many of us might consider horror.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Director
Scala!!! is a document of an important location, but more than that - a moment, in cinema for a whole bevy of budding filmmakers, artists and other creatives.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Here’s a peek between the blinds of one of the latest disc offerings from Kino Lorber. For under thirty-five bucks, one can get lost in the shadows of not one, not two, but three noir pictures with The Dark Side of The Cinema XX collection.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
For under thirty-five bucks one can lost in the shadows of not one, not two but three noir pictures in The Dark Side of The Cinema XXI collection.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When the next toxic chemical spill occurs and results in humongous, man-eating ants I’ll be very much like Roddy Piper in They Live, left only with the remark: “It figures it be something like this.”
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Frogs is one of those rare jewels that I believe I enjoyed more than I should have.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Kingdom of The Spiders may not be a movie that I am pining to revisit, but it did manage to capture me in its web.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
A look at the physical release of Late Night with the Devil.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Part of me was equally grossed out and fascinated with being able to hear every worm squiggling and wiggling on screen. I hated but also loved when they were pouring out of the shower head onto their unsuspecting victim. This was actual nightmare fuel to me.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
The concept of Dracula having a canine companion thrilled me and I could not resist imagining that this scenario could also be my reality.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
You're getting two films: one whose content and controversy makes it nearly impossible to find on streaming, and the second which, up until a few years ago, was thought to be as likely to exist as your average bigfoot!
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
Amazing films such as The Rose Tattoo, could easily be forgotten or lost which truly shows the importance of physical media.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
There is something about Burt Lancaster’s demeanor on screen that instantly soothes me. I can’t help but have a feeling of tranquility when I watch him in a film. To my surprise, in Come Back, Little Sheba almost every scene of his was stolen by his costar Shirley Booth.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Natural Vision 3-D is “healthy and beneficial”.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When I received this Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, I was excited to learn that the talkie was a remake of the silent flick. There’s nothing like a good old showdown of a silent versus talkie.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Pursued is the kind of motion picture that one will find they will want to revisit as there is so much going on under the surface.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
If a motion picture involves a monster, creature, or beastie I am, without a doubt, going to hit play. Nothing lures me in like watching the possible destruction of planet Earth at the hands of a cool ghoul.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Republic Pictures was active from 1935 until 1967 and is responsible for the making of close to 1,000 pictures. Below I examine each of the four flicks contained on this two disc Blu-ray set to determine if it would be worthy to add to your physical media collection.
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Back From The Dead hooked me from the first frame. Waves are crashing into a rocky shore, eerie music plays, and within the first few moments a corpse is thrown from atop of a cliff.
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
As a collector of physical media, when I decide what newer films I want to add to my collection much of my decision comes down to re-watchability
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, contributor and Podcast Czar
“A traditional Kyoto inn is looping two minutes at a time!” That was all I had to go on when I was lucky enough to see this film at last year’s Fantasia Fest.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Peter Greenaway’s breakout arthouse hit, The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) is bold film—an intriguing murder mystery, a cheeky satire on English class, and a naughty sex romp—rendered in such a rigorous way that it requires steadfast attention.
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer, Podcast Czar
For fans of genre oddities, this is the proverbial candy store for you to feel like a kid within.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
I haven’t seen many yakuza movies before Violent Streets, and Hideo Gosha’s take is so glorious, it may have spoiled me for many other films in this subgenre.
by Lindsey Romain, Staff Writer
A present so defined by disruption and decay—politically, ecologically, communally—that the concept of chance meetings and hope and romantic bids feel by contrast unimportant. But oh how contrary—how necessary those things are now more than ever.
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer
Each Bridget Jones film represents the cultural stages of modern life as we’ve experienced them. They are “time capsules” that make us smile as we remember who we used to be and what, or who, we used to love.
by Tina Kakadelis, Associate Editor
Just as humans hadn’t gone to the moon before 1969, humanity has not seen the famous “To be, or not to be” monologue interrupted by someone firing a rocket launcher while dressed as a mutant lizard until now.
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
For the release of the Collector’s Edition of the film, MovieJawn’s Associate TV Editor, Emily Maesar, sat down with the film’s editor, Alex Jacobs, to talk about what it was like making the film and what the reception has been like.
