ONE NIGHT IN TOKYO offers echoes of passion, but not much else
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
With interesting elements, One Night in Tokyo fails to do much more than meander.
NOT AN ARTIST reminds us why art matters
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Not An Artist succeeds by centering the heart of its story around the power of art to bridge gaps. To enlighten and move us. In a time when the arts seem more derided and dismissed than ever before, it's a welcome message.
"No more blue tomorrows" – MovieJawn remembers David Lynch
As a way of tribute, we at MovieJawn offer our own creativity as a memorial to this beautiful dreamer.
Read MoreThe Fire’s Still Burning in ADULT SWIM YULE LOG 2: BRANCHIN’ OUT
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.
The RED PEONY GAMBLER series delivers old school yakuza excellence
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Red Peony Gambler series draws the viewer into a mythic world of honor, survival, and even love.
DREAM TEAM embraces premium cable softcore vibes
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Dream Team is directly inspired by softcore films, and uses their conventions as a springboard for a delirious film that is equal parts soft sci-fi, eco-anxiety mystery, and smirking lust.
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT strikes a chilling chord
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Soundtrack To A Coup D’etat serves up a sobering reminder that for many parts of the world, blood has been spilt for independence campaigns that have never reached fruition.
The bittersweet melody of Elizabeth Ai’s NEW WAVE
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Elizabeth Ai’s film is a perfect example of another old adage: “the personal is political.” Thanks to the power of new wave music, her past is truly never past; it is a living thing that surrounds her, powering her as she moves into the future.
One man's reality is another man's PSYCHOSIS
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
There’s something about horror and noir that go together like chocolate and peanut butter, or more appropriately, like a shadow-drenched alleyway and an unreliable protagonist.
DEAD TEENAGERS breaks the mold, then your mind
by Christopher La Vigna, Staff Writer
Dead Teenagers, the third film in writer/director Quinn Armstrong’s loose “Fresh Hell” trilogy, throws some interesting questions at you; questions such as: “What happens when the characters in a horror film realize that they’re in a horror film?”