BACKSPOT takes a serious look at cheerleading as a sport
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Backspot shows that giving your all—especially to an unforgiving sport—isn’t always as rewarding as it seems.
We Used to Be Friends: 99-00 and the road to future careers
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
The year 1999 is considered, by many, to be the “Best Movie Year Ever.” However, if you measured television like you consider films, it was an absolute banger of a year for the small screen too.
IN A VIOLENT NATURE offers a new twist with plenty of kills
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
With his feature debut, Nash reinvents the typical slasher story by giving the audience a different perspective.
FANTASY HIGH closes the book on JUNIOR YEAR and leaves a bit of cheeky mystery in its wake
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
As the story of the Bad Kids’ epid junior year wraps up, we call must come to term with what the future holds.
Read MorePANDEMONIUM feels like a grab bag horror anthology
by Alex Rudolph, Staff Writer
I think the film's three segments are each well made, but any overarching narrative feels created after the fact.
Disc Dispatch: BACK FROM THE DEAD is a flick you won’t regret sliding into your player
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Back From The Dead hooked me from the first frame. Waves are crashing into a rocky shore, eerie music plays, and within the first few moments a corpse is thrown from atop of a cliff.
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA is absolutely thrilling
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport and Editor in Chief
I was pleasantly surprised with how much I gave a damn about this. Blockbusters are not typically my cup of tea, but in this case I can’t stress it enough: see Furiosa on the biggest screen possible with sound so loud that it rattles your bones.
Read MoreIt's a fight to get the votes in and save the world in the penultimate episode of FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
In the penultimate episode of FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR, it’s time for a fight in the gym as the Bad Kids race to get the votes counted and save all of Spyre!
BACK TO BLACK is a standard biopic with amazing performances
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
Back to Black left me with questions. It shows Winehouse’s issues with addiction, depression, and desire to perform as a singer. What I feel it leaves out is empathy.
Read MoreCOMA looks to face an uncertain future
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
In Coma, director Bertrand Bonello has managed to capture the information age’s endemic paralysis: the overwhelming options leading to deadlock.
NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER is stuck in the past
by Joe Carlough, Staff Writer
If you’re into gruesome thrillers, the original film is worth a revival, but, if I were you, I’d leave the sequel locked in the morgue.
Blimey, it's time for airitime law on FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
There has never been an episode of Dimension 20 that’s been so hyped, and it’s all worth it. Plus, a fight against dragons in the air! The wonders never cease!
I SAW THE TV GLOW connects us all through our own dissonances
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
The themes of I Saw the Tv Glow feel equally personal and universal. And if your formative years were the early 2000s there is even more of a chance that this will resonate.
Interview: Millennial Nasties author Ariel Powers-Schaub
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
I was lucky enough to chat with Ariel about the inspiration for her book, her work to re-label and appreciate a commonly misunderstood time in horror history, her research process, and more.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE welcomes you back to the pain and love of the dark gift
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
Another MovieJawn staff member is drawn into the Théâtre des Vampires as season two of Interview with the Vampire starts back up.
Chicago Critics Film Festival: DANDELION, WHAT YOU WISH FOR, GASOLINE RAINBOW, GOOD ONE
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The Chicago Critics Film Festival ended as of last night and had a delightful and varied lineup of films. Here are some that will be worth looking out for when they release more broadly.
THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY is an impressive feature debut
by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
This film is a breath of fresh air amongst the suffocation caused by Hollywood superhero worlds, universe building, remakes, and rehashes.
Read MoreEVIL DOES NOT EXIST pulls back from language for a change in perspective
by Jo Rempel, Staff Writer
Evil Does Not Exist does not seek to mend the divide between humans and nature. Even if false, the divide is maintained by our actions and trickles down into our words.
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2 offers little more than nice looking locations
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 proves more is less.
There's a storm coming on FANTASY HIGH: JUNIOR YEAR as the seasonal villain is finally revealed
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
As this season of Fantasy High reaches its peak, the main villain of the season is revealed and the plan of the Rat Grinders makes itself known.