by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
In the course of its runtime, White With Fear recaps the march of the conservative to activate and harness the power of racial resentment.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
While not everything Lieberman did was outright awful, it is interesting to see what things this idealized portrait thinks are worth celebrating and what things are entirely omitted
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Website
In a spy thriller that eschews car chases, death-defying stunts, or even a serious shootout, Koepp’s witty script and Soderbergh’s masterful, controlled direction wring innumerable drops of tension out of every single scene.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Website
There are a lot of ways to resist, but as a film critic, I thought that one additional thing I can do is to write about movies that depict the evilness of fascism and/or resistance to totalitarian regimes.
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 Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
Leigh Whannell’s take on the classic werewolf story offers solid body horror but not much else.
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.
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!
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Here are 15 of the movies I have truly loved and will carry forward into the years to come.
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.
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.
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.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Gladiator II is far messier and less inspirational than its predecessor.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 comedy that misses the mark but could be a small step towards better things from Stavros Halkias down the line.
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