Get Duked!

August 26, 2020 by Rosalie Leonard in reviews, jessica landivar-prescott

Written and Directed by Ninian Doff
Starring Samuel Bottomley, Viraj Juneja, Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben and Eddie Izzard
Running Time: 87 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for drug content, language throughout including sexual references, and some violence/bloody images

by Jessie Landivar-Prescott, VHJess

With an uncool name like Get Duked! but a very fun sounding premise, my hope for the enjoyability of this movie was slightly wan. Oh, how sweetly wrong I was! Get Duked! is easily the funniest and funnest film of the year, thus far. I’ll repeat myself, Get Duked! is the funniest and funnest film of the year thus far.

Miss Juneteenth

June 18, 2020 by Rosalie Leonard in reviews, jessica landivar-prescott

Written and Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples
Starring Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson and Alexis Chikaeze
Running time: 1 hour and 43 minutes

Betting on a Promise

by Jessie Landivar Prescott

Miss Juneteenth is the story of a thousand micro aggressions, a hundred missed opportunities, a dozen serious regrets. It's the story of Turquoise Jones (Nicole Beharie), a former Miss Juneteenth pageant winner, who we are introduced to as she preps her teenage daughter (Alexis Chikazee) to enter the pageant. You see, in their community, to win the pageant is to be seen, to be acknowledged, and it comes with a full scholarship to a historic university.

Etheria Film Festival: 2020 Shorts Program

June 17, 2020 by Rosalie Leonard in film fest, jessica landivar-prescott

Available on Shudder

by Jessie Landivar Prescott

Question, are anthology film collections the new buffets of our Covid-ravaged world?

We’ll get back to that shortly. If you feel like you’re missing out on the cool happenings in the wide world of cinema it's because you are. We all are, but, I mean, there’s nothing we can do about it except pray that our buddies within the industry keep coming up with ways to satisfy our movie appetites. Thankfully, the Los Angeles based Etheria Film Night showcase has partnered up with the good people at Shudder to bring us their showcase of short horror, sci-fi & thriller films.

Kate Nash: Underestimate the Girl

May 20, 2020 by Rosalie Leonard in reviews, jessica landivar-prescott

Directed by Amy Goldstein
Featuring Kate Nash, Tom Biller, Linda Buratto and Kate Craig
Running time: 1 hour and 29 minutes

by Jessie Landivar-Prescott

“Music is by my side/ Music will never leave/ To the music hold on”

Hello, honey. Yes, I just finished watching the Kate Nash documentary…It was good. I didn’t hardly know who she was before this doc. I’d heard her name from years ago, mmm hmm. I’m super glad I saw this because it turns out that she deserves our respect. Yeah, ours- us women. She is terribly honest, musically talented and charismatic. So I can go on about her personality a bit here because the doc is about her, after all.

Arkansas

April 29, 2020 by Rosalie Leonard in reviews, jessica landivar-prescott

Written by Andrew Boonkrong and Clark Duke
Directed by Clark Duke
Starring Liam Hemsworth, Vince Vaughn and Clark Duke
MPAA rating: R for violence, language throughout, drug material and brief nudity
Running time: 1 hour and 57 minutes

by Jessie “VHSJess” Landivar-Prescott

Spoilers ahead

According to my personality type, my emotional disposition is that of an intensely emotional and intuitive person. In fact, it’s a rare personality type that only something like 1% of all people own. Being so sensitive makes me cautious, nay, careful about which movies I watch. Pick one that’s too beautiful and my mood will stay in a swooning state for a week. It sounds more romantic than it feels, trust me.

Black Christmas (1974)

December 13, 2019 by Rosalie Leonard in mini-dissertations, jessica landivar-prescott

by Jessie “VHSJess” Landivar-Prescott

“I’m dreaming of a Black Christmas, not like the one I used to know” - Bling Crosby

*Spoilers ahead.

Take me to the movies with my gal pal, Rosalie Kicks aka the Old Sport. We wanna go to the Alamo in Yonkers (that’s NY) because tonight they are showing the 1974 proto-slasher movie Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark (editor’s note: this dude’s filmography is astonishingly wild). The movie was filmed in Toronto, the director went on to direct the 1983 family classic A Christmas Story & Olivia Hussey is in it. These elements have me more than intrigued. Plus, CANADA! (Big love for all things Canadian forever.)

A Chapter in the Sweet Handmade Life of Cinepeg

August 05, 2019 by Guest User in jessica landivar-prescott

by Jessie “VHJESS” Landivar-Prescott

How often do I scroll my hours away on Instagram? No more than any other person with obsessive tendencies. (Example, I am currently listening to “Something About You” by Level 42 on repeat as I write.) If today were the last day of my life, I wouldn’t have any regrets about it. Of the various social media platforms, Instagram has rerouted the drives of a lot of other nerds out there. I’m not the only one. The gutsiness that hiding behind a screen affords introverts like moi means that making Insta-friendships is more comfortable than it could possibly be IRL.

Hey Rewind That! Valley Girl

July 15, 2019 by Guest User in hey rewind that, jessica landivar-prescott

by Jessie VHJess Landivar-Prescott

“Don’t be afraid.” -Randy

“He’s just like totally tripendicular.” -Julie

The first and foremost thing you must know about Valley Girl is that this movie is 100% swoon worthy. It’s an early 1980’s dolly dream of pretty pink happy and dark electric punk holding hands. So much swooning.

Moviejawn Book Club

March 18, 2019 by Guest User in jessica landivar-prescott, rosalie kicks, mj book club

Introducing the Moviejawn Book Club!

Each month your film pals VHJESS aka Jessie Drew and The Old Sport, Rosalie Kicks will select a movie book especially for you. Follow along on our Instagram, @Moviejawn to see the latest pick and make sure to check right here for their breakdown of what they thought was better: the movie or the book.

Want to join the gang? Drop us an email: Moviejawn@gmail.com

Watch It, Wolfie! Pee Wee's Big Adventure

July 24, 2018 by Guest User in watch it wolfie!, jessica landivar-prescott

by Jessie “VHJESS” Landivar-Prescott & Wolfgang Prescott

Whereupon my 6-year-old son Wolfgang and I tackle different movies and return to earth from the frontiers of cinema with questions & answers. With a crayon drawing to boot.

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Tuesday, July 7, 2018, 6:30 pm
Home Sweet Home, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Watch It, Wolfie! The NeverEnding Story

July 02, 2018 by Guest User in jessica landivar-prescott, watch it wolfie!

by Jessie “VHJESS” Landivar-Prescott & Wolfgang Prescott

Whereupon my 6-year-old son Wolfgang and I tackle different movies every week and return to earth from the frontiers of cinema with questions & answers. With a crayon drawing to boot.

The NeverEnding Story
June 26, 2018, 9:30am
The Alamo Drafthouse, Yonkers, NY

Journey to Self-Annihilation: Sophia Takal's Always Shine

April 16, 2018 by Guest User in jessica landivar-prescott

by Jessie Landivar-Prescott

“Done your time, been in your place/I couldn't look you in the face and tell you that it turns me on/it makes my stomach turn/ I know, I know her” - Throwing Muses

[Spoilers ahead]

Ask Jessie: Volume 1, Episode 1

January 09, 2017 by Guest User in jessica landivar-prescott, ask jessie

Ask Jessie is a regular advice column that answers all your burning film and entertainment related questions. Have a question on your mind? Email it to moviejawnthefixer@gmail.com.

Feminism and False Criticism of The Legend of Billie Jean

September 14, 2016 by Guest User in jessica landivar-prescott

Directed by Matthew Robbins (1985)
by Jessica Landivar-Prescott

The Legend of Billie Jean. When I think about this movie I am filled with nostalgia and a sense of injustice. The movie was made in 1985 and stars Helen Slater, in the titular role, Peter Coyote, Keith Gordon, and Christian Slater in his first feature-length film. Its the first movie that, as a small child, I watched over and over again. It was my best movie friend. I understood why it was important then and I still feel the same way about its importance, now.