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The only critic you need to follow... panning and slamming movies since 1983.

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‘Downsizing’ is a Big Step Down for Matt Damon and Director Alexander Payne

Movie Review: Downsizing    R | 2h 15min Director: Alexander Payne Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau by Jason Koenigsberg A social satire fantasy about a man who […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 22, 2017

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Woody & Winslet Underwhelm in Woeful ‘Wonder Wheel’

Movie Review: Wonder Wheel PG-13 | 1h 41min Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Stars: Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake by Jason Koenigsberg Woody Allen is a very divisive figure among the general […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 17, 2017

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Shape of Water’ is ‘The Creature From the Black Lagoon’ Crossed with ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Movie Review: The Shape of Water  R | 2h 3min Director: Guillermo del Toro Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon by Jason Koenigsberg Visionary Guillermo del Toro has long specialized in making […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 17, 2017

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‘The Last Jedi’ Suffers From Excessive Force But Makes Up For it With Outstanding Escapism

Movie Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi PG-13 | 2h 32min Director: Rian Johnson Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill by Jason Koenigsberg Sometimes bigger is better. Sometimes more is less. The […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 15, 2017

Editorials 0

The Harvey Weinstein Snowball Effect… Reflections on Movies in 2017

by Jason F. Koenigsberg 2017 will most likely be remembered more for the Hollywood scandals of sexual misconduct finally coming to light by powerful men than it will for any […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 14, 2017

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‘The Disaster Artist’ is Less of a Movie and More of an Excuse to Watch Seth Rogen and His Friends Hang Out

Movie Review: The Disaster Artist R | 1h 44min Director: James Franco Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor by Jason Koenigsberg James Franco, Seth Rogen, and their friends (Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 12, 2017

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Five Times Donald Sutherland Should Have Been Nominated for an Academy Award

by Jason F. Koenigsberg Donald Sutherland has been acting in movies for over fifty years. He has a long and prolific filmography starring opposite some of the biggest names of […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 24, 2017

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‘Three Billboards’ Gets Four Stars

Movie Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri R | 1h 55min Director: Martin McDonagh Writer: Martin McDonagh Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell by Jason Koenigsberg Wow! Finally a movie in 2017 that […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 23, 2017

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No ‘Justice’ or Redemption for DC to be Found Here

Movie Review: Justice League PG-13 | 2h Director: Zack Snyder Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa by Jason Koenigsberg Some day we are going to look back on this era of Batman, […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 22, 2017

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Greta Gerwig’s Directorial Debut ‘Lady Bird’ Soars

Movie Review: Lady Bird R | 1h 34min Director: Greta Gerwig Writer: Greta Gerwig Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush, Timothée Chalamet by Jason Koenigsberg Actress Greta Gerwig known for being an indie specialist usually […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 20, 2017

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‘Novitiate’ makes Initiation to a Convent as Arduous as Training to be a Navy SEAL

Movie Review: Novitiate R | 2h 3min Director: Margaret Betts Writer: Margaret Betts Stars: Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron by Jason Koenigsberg Movies about nuns are few and far between. Other than the […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 18, 2017

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‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ Walks the Borderline of Pretentiousness and Satire

Movie Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer R | 2h 1min Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Stars: Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone, Colin Farrell by Jason Koenigsberg When the opening shot of a movie is […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 12, 2017

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Silly Spectacle ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Rocks!

Movie Review: Thor: Ragnarok PG-13 | 2h 10min Director: Taika Waititi Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett by Jason Koenigsberg For the most part, Thor is basically everyone’s third or fourth favorite […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 4, 2017

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‘The Florida Project’ is Poverty Through a Child’s Eyes

Movie Review: The Florida Project R | 1h 51min Director: Sean Baker Writers: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch Stars: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto by Jason Koenigsberg The Florida Project is a slice of […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 3, 2017

Editorials 1

The Best and Worst of Steven Spielberg

by Jason F. Koenigsberg Have you seen the new HBO documentary Spielberg on HBO? If not, you can skip it. It was bland and had no point of view, offering […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on October 30, 2017

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You Will Wish You Never Saw ‘Jigsaw’

Movie Review: Jigsaw R | 1h 31min Directors: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Writers: Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg Stars: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie by Jason Koenigsberg Hungry for a good horror movie […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on October 28, 2017

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