***Originally published on MovieJawn*** The year was 1993. Action heroes were required to have long hair, a leather duster, and an unplaceable accent. Filmmakers like
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West Side Story review – Spielberg can do musicals!
It’s common knowledge that Steven Spielberg has always wanted to direct a musical. There have been shades of musical theatricality in a few of his
The Scary of Sixty-First review – A darkly funny throwback horror that may or may not be a prank
Director and co-writer of The Scary of Sixty-First, Dasha Nekrasova, is perhaps most famous for her role on Succession, and most infamous as the co-host
New Episode of I Like to Movie Movie – Interview with Brandon Kramer, Director of The First Step
Join me as I speak with director Brandon Kramer about his excellent documentary The First Step. The film, which recently screened at the Philadelphia Film
Encounter review – Riz Ahmed is an actor of inhuman power
Right off the bat I want to establish something important: While Encounter is a film that is best seen without any prior knowledge of its
Wolf review – A scrappy set of performances bolster a somewhat incomplete film
In Wolf, George MacKay plays Jacob, a young man who thinks that he’s a wolf. No, not a werewolf, but an actual wolf. He is
New York Ninja review – A labor of love brings a film back from the dead
In 1984 a martial artist named John Liu wrote, directed, and starred a film called New York Ninja. In it we follow John, a mild-mannered
New Episode of I Like to Movie Movie – Denis Leary’s Dune w/ Stephen Richards
This week I am joined by Stephen Richards of Hot Property to discuss Denis Leary’s Dune. This latest adaptation is a dream for Dune fans,
Rocky IV: Rocky vs Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut review – Very different, but mostly the same
Rocky IV has always been my least favorite of the series. This doesn’t mean that I dislike it, just that I think it doesn’t quite
Ghostbusters: Afterlife review – Fun, but lacks personality, ghosts.
Ghostbusters premiered on June 7th, 1984, about two months before I was even born. I have never known a world that didn’t have Ghostbusters in