Legendary TV series LOST turns 20!
As legendary television series LOST turns 20, our staff writes a bit about their relationship with the series.
Read MoreDispatches from the Hatch #12: America's Next Top LOST, the future of TV
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
What hath LOST wrought? Let’s discuss in the final installment of Dispatches from the Hatch!
Dispatches from the Hatch #11: “You Needed This Place as Much as It Needed You”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
“The most important part of your life was the time that you spent with these people on that island.”
Read MoreDispatches from the Hatch #10: Why Women Kill, the Uneven Writing of Women on LOST
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
The writing of women on LOST is… a bit uneven.
Dispatches from the Hatch #9: "This Place is Death"
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
There are a lot of ways for time travel stories to get it wrong, but LOST’s approach remains interesting and fresh.
Read MoreDispatches from the Hatch #8: Land of the LOST
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
In the midst of working on this project, Maureen Ryan’s Burn It Down came out, which shed more light on the abysmal treatment employees faced on LOST, both writers and actors.
Read MoreDispatches from the Hatch #7: “Destiny, John, Is a Fickle Bitch”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
During the last historic Hollywood strike, Season Four of LOST was born.
Dispatches From the Hatch #6: Long LOST Family
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
In true LOST character backstory fashion, I’ve been keeping a secret. I’ve mentioned that I watched a good portion of LOST with my parents, but what’s important to note is that I watched a lot of it with my dad.
Read MoreDispatches from the Hatch #5: “I’m Not Big on Mysteries”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Season Three of LOST is peak 2000s TV, in the best kind of way.
Dispatches from the Hatch #4: Project Runway, Fashion on the Island
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Part of what makes LOST so iconic is the fashion—so let’s take a look at it!
Dispatches from the Hatch #3: “See You in Another Life”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Season one of LOST was an undeniable hit. So, let’s talk about season two.
Dispatches from the Hatch #1: “Live Together or Die Alone”
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
It’s funny how memory works. I’ve rewatched LOST season one several times, but I realized I had very little memory of the plot beyond that.
Happy Father’s Day to the worst ones on TV! A rundown of Bad Dad Syndrome
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer & Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
You don’t have Daddy Issues; instead your father simply has Bad Dad Syndrome because he’s the one who caused all the problems in the first place.
Rise of Skywalker
Directed by J.J. Abrams
Written by Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow
Starring Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, with hundreds of other actors, extras, and CG critters
Running Time: 2 hours and 21 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for gratuitous space violence and action
by Hunter Bush and Allison Yakulis
***There may be spoilers, read at your own peril.
It’s hard to talk about Star Wars anymore; many movies actually. Franchises have become such sacred cows that people feel personally attacked by any criticisms. Please know that is not our intent. While there are a lot of things in Rise of Skywalker (2019) that are genuinely good or fun or well-handled, it suffers from an overindulgence of fanservice and a general “more is more” sensibility that weakens its impact for even casual viewers. There is just so much stuff crammed into the film that nothing - good, bad or in between - is given enough time to land.
Read MoreThe Rodriguez to my Tarantino: An Interview Between Two (Movie) Friends
by Katie Bray
I have always loved movies.
I but I never really GOT them until I met Hannah – one of my best friends, movie bud, and sensible advice giver. She talked about film like it was just as important as the books I read or the art that I looked at. This changed the way I watched film and, ultimately, why I am now eager to write about it now.
After roughly 18 years of friendship, video games, libraries, several cross-country moves, marriage, babies, and careers – I am still eager to get Hannah’s take on the latest movies. So, in honor of our friendship and this month’s Moviejawn theme, I decided to interview Hannah about her thoughts on film, The Force Awakens, David Lynch, and our differing taste in film.
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