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

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A High Five to Chris Rock’s ‘Top Five’ Which Manipulates Audience Expectations

Movie Review: Top Five  by Jason Koenigsberg   Director: Chris Rock Writer: Chris Rock Stars: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union   Chris Rock is one of the funniest men in America which is why […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 14, 2014

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Top 5 Unconventional Christmas Classics

by Jason Koenigsberg Tis the season to curl up on the couch, sit by the fireplace, drink some hot chocolate or delicious egg nog and watch the usual Holiday movies […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on December 12, 2014

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‘The Theory of Everything’ is an Oscar Worthy Romantic Drama

Movie Review: The Theory of Everything  by Jason Koenigsberg Director: James Marsh Writers: Anthony McCarten (screenplay), Jane Hawking(book) Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior The Theory of Everything, the new biopic about Stephen Hawking, is an […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 30, 2014

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The Best New York City Movies of All Time

by Jason Koenigsberg New York City is near and dear to my heart. It is close to where I grew up and is one of my favorite places to be. […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 26, 2014

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Brilliant ‘Foxcatcher’ Depicts the Tragic Side of the American Dream

Movie Review: Foxcatcher   by Jason Koenigsberg Director: Bennett Miller Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman Stars: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcher is a brilliant new film from director Bennett Miller (Capote, […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 23, 2014

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Rest in Peace Mike Nichols

Legendary Film and Theater Director of The Graduate Passed Away by Jason Koenigsberg Mike Nichols, who directed some of the best films of the past 50 years passed away at age 83. He had […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 21, 2014

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Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ Tugs at the Heartstrings Making You Wish It Would Just End

Movie Review: Interstellar by Jason Koenigsberg Director: Christopher Nolan Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain Interstellar is the first Christopher Nolan film I have […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 16, 2014

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Virtuoso Keaton Soars in the Unconventional ‘Birdman’

Movie Review: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) by Jason Koenigsberg Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Stars: Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Amy Ryan A has-been actor who gained […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on November 2, 2014

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Top 10 New Halloween Horror Classics from 2000-2014

by Jason Koenigsberg I love October. It’s the month of Halloween and I have not dressed up in years nor have I gone trick or treating in well over a […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on October 19, 2014

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Denzel’s ‘The Equalizer’ Celebrates the Violence It Should be Condemning

Movie Review: The Equalizer  Director: Antoine Fuqua Writers: Richard Wenk, Michael Sloan (television series) Stars: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz Back in 2001 Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on October 10, 2014

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Take the Emotional Highway and Atmospheric Mystery in Fincher’s “Gone Girl”

Movie Review: Gone Girl   by Jason Koenigsberg Director: David Fincher Writers: Gillian Flynn (screenplay), Gillian Flynn (novel) Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike David Fincher’s newest film Gone Girl is a dark and twisted […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on October 4, 2014

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Pan and Slam Salutes George Clooney

by Jason Koenigsberg Recently the Hollywood Foreign Press announced that they were going to honor George Clooney with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 Golden Globes. […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on September 22, 2014

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‘The Giver’ Faithfully Takes From its Source and Gives Audiences Great Satire

Movie Review: The Giver  by Jason Koenigsberg Director: Phillip Noyce Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep | The Giver based on the beloved book by Lois Lowry is a faithful […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on August 19, 2014

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Comedy and Tragedy Cross Paths with the Untimely Death of Robin Williams

Robin Williams 1951-2014   by Jason Koenigsberg Comedy legend and Hollywood icon Robin Williams was found dead today in his home from an apparent suicide. Once again a great comedic […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on August 12, 2014

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ is the ‘Bad News Bears’ of Marvel Movies

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy by Jason Koenigsberg 121 min Director: James Gunn Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper This is the movie The Avengers (2012) should have been. James Gunn’s Guardians of the […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on August 10, 2014

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Richard Linklater’s Experimental Film “Boyhood” Touches Every Emotion

Review: Boyhood  by Jason Koenigsberg 165 min Director: Richard Linklater Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke If they made more movies like Richard Linklater’s Boyhood I would have to change […]

By jasonpanandslam Posted on August 7, 2014

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