Romance Week: The Widening Lens of Queer Romance
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Now that it’s almost Valentine’s Day, it’s time to talk about romance! And I want to talk about LGBTQ+ romance on screen.
Anna Kendrick shines in the tense flick ALICE DARLING
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
This is a tight ninety-minute movie, and Alanna Francis’s script does a great job of building and relieving tension throughout.
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.
BROADWAY RISING is a time capsule of trying times and new challenges
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
This new documentary shows the challenges faced by Broadway in the last few years.
5 contemporary neo-noir films keeping the style alive in the 21st century
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Modern neo-noir—often taking advantage of neon lights, new music, and delving further into perspectives we didn’t get in the original heyday of noir—is such an interesting group of subgenres all on its own.
MovieJawn Sound and Vision Poll: Megan Bailey’s Ballot
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
BEEP BEEP! Did they ever get IT right?
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.
When horror comes home: Women in home invasion movies
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
There’s just something about home invasion horror movies. A subgenre in its own right, the films always include someone breaking into a house, obviously, but they often get more complicated than that.
Earnest television is at its finest in the RINGS OF POWER finale
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
This week’s episode is a doozy, and I mean emotionally.
In its penultimate episode of the season, RINGS OF POWER delivers consequences to its battles
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
This week’s episode is a doozy, and I mean emotionally.
Even working together, men and elves can’t stop the rise of evil in this week’s RINGS OF POWER
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
If anyone thought Rings of Power was a boring show, this episode will prove them wrong.
It’s all perils and preparations in the fifth RINGS OF POWER
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
There’s a lot of set-up in this week’s episode, so I’m excited to see it all pay off next week.
[Orcs grunt respectfully], daddy issues, and speculation corner in this week’s RINGS OF POWER
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Foreshadowing and daddy issues!
RINGS OF POWER commits to emotions, new lands, and a peak at the future
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Tolkien’s world has always been, in part, about the power of friendship. Mixed in with the destiny, lore, and language, friendship is an integral part of life.
THE RINGS OF POWER ushers in a new age of Middle-earth with great success
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
It’s wonderful to see Middle-Earth at this caliber again!
Chris Pine turns 42 and continues to be the best Chris
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer & Emily Maesar, Staff Writer
It’s Chris Pine’s birthday. His 42nd birthday. His Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “answer to the universe” birthday.
STARDUST at 15: Do the stars still gaze back? (Yes, and even brighter)
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
While the grim-dark, over-explained fantasy era that took hold with Game of Thrones didn’t really begin until 2011, Stardust, full of whimsy and heart, was a joy in 2007 and has only gotten better with time in comparison.
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN realizes the joy in finding your team
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
While I think the first episode is a little rocky, A League of Their Own really finds its footing over the course of the season.
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE is a standard rom-com, with a trans girl lead
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
It’s about time a trans girl gets to be front and center with a love story all her own.
Movie: The Series – LOVE, SIMON
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Love, Simon gets a bit of flack for being too cliche and sanitized.