Panning and Slamming Movies Again on Unger the Radar
Pan and Slam’s Jason Koenigsberg was back on Unger the Radar panning and slamming movies with other critics.
‘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 […]
Actors That Should Come Out of Retirement Part 3: Joe Pesci
by Jason F. Koenigsberg Another prolific career in motion pictures was that of Italian-American actor Joe Pesci. A native of New Jersey, he became synonymous with New York, Italian tough […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Unbreakable’ (2000)
Unbreakable Breaking with this month’s tradition of selecting Academy Award nominees and winners from the past, I cannot think of a better film to go back and re-watch or discover […]
You’ll Go Ga Ga for ‘La La’, the Best Kind of Hollywood Fluff
Movie Review: La La Land PG-13 | 128 min Director: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt by Jason Koenigsberg The Movie: La La Land. […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Muppet Christmas Carol’ (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) by Jason Koenigsberg The Muppet characters take on Charles Dickens’ beloved classic of a bitter and lonely miser and his redemption learning the true meaning […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Star Trek: First Contact’ (1996)
‘Star Trek: First Contact’ (1996) by Jason Koenigsberg Thanksgiving of 1996 I remember seeing one of my favorite science fiction movies and one of the best Star Trek movies of […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Nightbreed’ (1990)
Nightbreed (1990) Director: Clive Barker Stars: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Anne Bobby by Jason Koenigsberg One of the strangest horror films of all time will be the final streaming pick of the week […]
‘American Honey’ is Not Sweet But A Realistic Slice of Youth Culture
Movie Review: American Honey R | 2h 43min Director: Andrea Arnold Writer: Andrea Arnold Stars: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough by Jason Koenigsberg Andrea Arnold’s American Honey joins […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ (1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) PG | 2h 12min Director: Robert Wise Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley by Jason Koenigsberg In honor of Star Trek‘s 50th Anniversary I recently […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (2015)
Straight Outta Compton (2015) R | 2h 27min Director: F. Gary Gray Stars: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell by Jason Koenigsberg A friend of mine recently came up to me […]
‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ Takes Big Risks and Remains Faithful to the Comic
Movie Review: Batman: The Killing Joke R | 1h 16min Director: Sam Liu Stars: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong by Jason Koenigsberg One of the most controversial Batman comics of all […]
‘Cafe Society’ is a Welcome Return to Form for the Woodman
Movie Review: Cafe Society Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell by Jason Koenigsberg Woody Allen continues to write and direct a movie a year and lucky […]
‘Brooklyn’ is Award Worthy Oscar Bait
Movie Review: Brooklyn PG-13 | 111 min Director: John Crowley Writers: Nick Hornby (screenplay), Colm Tóibín (novel) Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson by Jason Koenigsberg For the most part, the majority […]
Sorkin’s ‘Steve Jobs’ is Exactly What You Expect… Been There, Won That
Movie Review: Steve Jobs R | 122 min Director: Danny Boyle Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Walter Isaacson (book) Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen by Jason Koenigsberg The biggest problem with the […]
This Transformula is Getting Stale
Movie Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction by Jason Koenigsberg Imagine you are sitting in the middle of a preschool classroom surrounded by twenty plus 4 year olds, all banging pots […]
