Overlooked 2024: Weird (and Sad) Girls
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
There’s a specific kind of film that almost always works for me, when made with pure joy of the thing, and that’s the “weird and sad girls” genre.
New to Me 2024: Sapphic mermaid movie BLUE MY MIND is worthy of cult classic status
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Think Aquamarine (2006) going toe to toe with Ginger Snaps (2000) while Thirteen (2003) referees. It’s a beautiful depiction of teenage girlhood while giving us some of the most grotesque visuals.
Overlooked 2024: FRÉWAKA is an Irish language horror gem worth seeking out
by Jill Vranken, Staff Writer
Fréwaka a spine-chilling Irish folk horror with two stunning central performances at its core.
Party Like It’s 1999: THE INSIDER shows the price of telling truth to power
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.
Party Like It's 1999: WONDERLAND is a forgotten gem featuring working class actors
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
In 1999’s modern, South London-set Wonderland, Winterbottom assembled some of the best of British acting talent of the time, a strong ensemble of mostly working class actors, which we unfortunately rarely see in the British cinema of today.
Party Like It's 1999: Brad Pitt's FIGHT CLUB abs, white supremacy, and trauma bonding masculinity
by Allie Lembo, Staff Writer
If you’ve never seen Fight Club, I’ll be spoiling the twist for you. For everybody else, it’s time to observe the legacy of Brad Pitt’s abs.
Party Like It’s 1999: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER remains a cornerstone of queer cinema
by Avery Coffee, Staff Writer
Independent films take their creative liberties to address subjects that mainstream media shy away from. Babbitt knew that young people were going to love it.
Party Like It's 1999: Updating Shakespeare with TITUS and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
by Carmen Paddock, Staff Writer
The 1990s was perhaps the greatest decade for populist, almost blockbuster Shakespeare on screen.
Party Like It's 1999: THE END OF THE AFFAIR shows a part of the heart that breaks and never comes back
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
The second-best period drama release of 1999 was a film very rarely ever discussed today–Neil Jordan’s Graham Greene adaptation The End of the Affair.
Party Like It's 1999: Rough nights in New York–BRINGING OUT THE DEAD and EYES WIDE SHUT
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Looking back on two films that contributed heavily to one of my favorite subgenres: wild nights in New York City. Buckle up, let’s talk about Martin Scorsese’s Bringing Out the Dead and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut.
NYC HORROR FILM FEST offers fifty flicks that are sure to make you scream
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
New York City’s longest running horror film festival returns Thursday, December 5 through Monday, December 9, with a robust, riveting array of more than fifty films.
Party Like It's 1999: Why DOGMA remains Kevin Smith's deepest film
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
“I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier.”
Noir Crime: THE HITCH-HIKER, the way of the gun
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
There’s a tension here, between the gung-ho assertion that what’s newsworthy will be a hit, and that bleak sentiment which must follow to be universal, that every American cinemagoer must know “the loneliness of the open road.”
Noir Nasties: Richard Widmark in DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK, PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET, KISS OF DEATH
by Kevin Murphy, Staff Writer
One actor who is memorably unpleasant in so many performances throughout his career is Richard Widmark.
Noir Crime: ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW uses noir trappings to talk about racial strife
by Kevin Murphy, Staff Writer
Odds Against Tomorrow was released at the tail end of the main noir cycle, and just before the start of the Civil Rights movement in the ‘60s.
Interview: Actor Chris Galust on building a character and intensity in making THE SHADE
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Chris Galust spoke with MovieJawn about making The Shade.
Noir Highway: THE WAGES OF FEAR takes noir to the global south
by Sam Christian, Staff Writer
Let’s look at Henri-George Cluzot’s TheWages of Fear (1953) and find out if it is a noir or something different.
Noir Highway: DETOUR remains a pulpy classic
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Ulmer’s B-movie developed a cult following after it became a staple in revival theaters in the 1980s. With its pulpy plot and Savage’s fierce performance, it remains a noir favorite of almost everyone who sees it.
Interview: Eddie Muller of TCM's NOIR ALLEY
by Rosalie Kicks Editor in Chief and Old Sport
Bleak tales, shadowy figures, and cynical characters may await, but with Eddie Muller at my side I could not be more thrilled as I know my eyes will witness a moving image that is something to behold.
How to Start Watching: Movies at Home
by Billy Russell, Staff Writer
I dedicated the last year to building a home theater for myself so I can have total immersion AT HOME, away from assholes.