Gary's Best of 2023
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The films that impressed me most this year were ones that made me think and get emotional. Here is a rundown, in alphabetical order of my favorite films of the year.
Two Bill Paxton classics, TOMBSTONE and A SIMPLE PLAN, on their 30th and 25th Anniversaries
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Tombstone broils under the Arizona sun and A Simple Plan whispers, muffled, in a wind-chilled blanket of snow. Two films, both excellent tales of revenge, madness and fury, celebrate their December anniversaries.
Ryan's Top 15 Movies of 2023
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Trying to pick 15 films I wanted to highlight as the best of the year is an impossible task. But the important thing to remember is that you can’t wake up if you don’t fall asleep.
Old Sport's Best Flicks of 2023
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
In being constantly bombarded with media, it is difficult to understand in the moment the vast amount of wonderful motion pictures that are witnessed until one takes a step back.
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards 2023
Hey MovieJawners, your pals, Rosalie Kicks, the Old Sport and Ryan Silberstein, The Red Herring, are both in the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards, which announced their awards for the movies of 2023! Check out all the winners and runners up!
Read MoreOld Sport's Thirteen Motion Picture Discoveries of 2023
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
When each year starts, I see myself as an explorer sailing the uncharted cinematic waters in search of treasure.
30 Years Later, SCHINDLER'S LIST still has a lot to teach us
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
After Schindler’s List, Steven Spielberg was now the most famous film director of all time, but with a new license to direct whatever project he wanted.
Ryan’s Top 15 Discoveries of 2023
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
This is my favorite list to put together every year. I watched a ton of “new to me” movies this year, and so many of them brought me joy that it was hard to even narrow down to just 15,
How to be a social media samurai: A snowy college double feature
by Nikk Nelson, Staff Writer
Partly in celebration of the great Brendan Fraser revival, I wanted to look back at one of my favorite holiday movies of all time, With Honors (1994).
On BLIZZARD's 20th Anniversary, I reflect on how my life has changed
by Katharine Mussellam, Staff Writer
The film has preserved a real-life place that, for now, I cannot visit or experience the way I once did.
Interview: NIGHTSIREN Writer-Director Tereza Nvotova
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Writer-director Tereza Nvotová is quite familiar with the conservative and misogynistic systems that harm women and treat them as less than. She beautifully blends the traditions, folklore, and current events of her country into her new feature.
Walking the Lincoln Tunnel: ELF at 20
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
Even when the corniness or the cringiness gets to be too much, I can still come home to Elf.
Brooklyn Horror Fest 2023: KILL YOUR LOVER, RED ROOMS, CANNIBAL MUCKBANG, STOPMOTION, and more
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Reviews from the 2023 Brooklyn Horror Fest!
THE CARD COUNTER: on floating through it
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
The Card Counter is not an anxious film. Looking at the film through Tell’s eyes, bad odds are taken as a given, so no point in worrying.
Noir is the Colour of Asphalt: A Roadmap
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
The canon I’m drawing up today are of those essential noirs that keep it car-centric throughout. Each of these pictures builds its own perception of the motor.
THE BIG CLOCK mixes "wrong man" thrills with noir nihilism
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
The Big Clock, from 1948, opens as a quintessential noir. There is a city skyline seen at night, with black smoke drifting through the frame as the camera pans towards a mid-Century office building.
DOCNYC 2023 Festival Preview
by Daniel Pecoraro, Staff Writer
I’m especially looking forward to covering DOCNYC, New York’s annual celebration of documentary film at the IFC Center, SVA Theater, and Village East Cinema (and online) November 8–26.
Artificial Bodies, Artificial Lives: Introducing Robby the Robot
by Tessa Swehla, Staff Writer
Created by such members of the MGM prop department as Arnold Gillespie and Robert Kinoshita, Robby is another leap forward in android design.
How To Start Watching: Invisible Funny Assholes
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor
If there is one thing that unites all of these invisible people is that they tend to be assholes. The best kind, as we will see, are funny assholes, using invisibility in a playful way, at least until they lose their minds.
Hell on Earth: War in Cinema – Spooky Edition: DOG SOLDIERS
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
Dog Soldiers is one of those movies that feels like a checklist of movie references and cliches, but less as a routine exercise in formulaic filmmaking, and more as a clever pastiche of best-of moments of the genre