by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The odds are that you’ve read or seen some iteration of It. There’s Stephen King’s original door stopper of a novel, the 1990 miniseries, and then the two-part movie series in 2017 and 2019.
Directed by Andy Muschietti (2017)
by Sandy DeVito
If there's a lingering, vague sense of disappointment regarding this film lurking somewhere in my soul, it's due to the fact that the first half of Muschietti's vision (yes, this is part one of two, dealing with the first time the Losers confront Pennywise while they're still kids, Part 2 will deal with what happens to them as adults) for one of King's most notorious novels comes so fucking close to being perfect, yet that five-star experience slipped through my fingers in small, dissonant moments during the third act. They're so negligible compared to the astounding, terrifying, grotesquely gorgeous and deeply genuine experience this film was for me that I almost wanted to pretend like they weren't there, and review this film as if I'd imagined them. Alas, I am a realist and an obnoxiously honest soul. There are some issues. The good news is, they're small, and the rest is so fucking good, that the final product is something of a miracle.
Read MorePart 2: July - December, 2017
by Hunter Bush
This summer, in theaters all across the country, if not the globe, Spider-Man is wall-crawling onto screens for the seventh time in 15 years, meanwhile a (Wonder) Woman carries a comic book movie without the help of a man (neither Super nor Bat), and right this minute Apes are at War for the Planet.
Yes, it’s summer time at the Remake, Adaptation, and Long-Gap Sequel roundup and I’m here to break down what’ll be coming at you in the ensuing months. This summer will bring Atomic Blondes and Dark Towers (or at least one of each) and we’ll have the chance to see films based on books, comics, movies (some as much as 35 years old) and even a podcast.
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s installment of Can’t Care, Moviejawn’s weekly roundup of all the entertainment news we just can’t care about.
Francis Friel, The Projectionist
I always wanted to be a part of something. Like a social group or a community. Or a club. Or a GANG.
Starting Moviejawn last year felt like I finally belonged to something. And getting the Inner Circle onboard quickly solidified my dreams. And now that we are the World-Dominating Super Power that we are it is time to come clean and completely undo all of that goodwill.