2024 Pan and Slam Movie Awards
Best Picture: Civil War Heretic I Saw the TV Glow Juror #2 Nosferatu* Best Director: Clint Eastwood-Juror #2 Robert Eggers-Nosferatu Jesse Eisenberg-A Real Pain Alex Garland-Civil War* Julia Von […]
The Best and Worst of 2024
by Jason F. Koenigsberg If the movies of 2024 were to be described in one word, it would be “whimper”. 2023 was a huge step forward in film returning to […]
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu’ is a Gothic, Elegant, Haunting Masterpiece
Nosferatu R 2h 13m By Jason Koenigsberg Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu takes over one hundred years of vampire imagery and lore on film and creates a gothic horror masterpiece. It is […]
Gladiator II Offers a lot to Admire and a lot to Despise
Gladiator II R 2h 28m by Jason Koenigsberg Twenty-four years after Gladiator there is a sequel. The first movie rejuvenated the sword and sandals epic, as well as director Ridley […]
‘Megalopolis’ is Francis Ford Coppola’s Self-Financed, Forty-Years-in-the-Making Fever Dream
Megalopolis R 2h 18m by Jason Koenigsberg Francis Ford Coppola is usually not a filmmaker known for making sacrifices for his art. His films, whether they are some of the […]
The Best San Francisco Movies of All Time
By Jason F. Koenigsberg San Francisco, The City by the Bay is home to some of the greatest movies of all time. Smaller in comparison to New York, Chicago, and […]
‘Alien: Romulus’ Thrills with an Abundance of Familiarity and Zero Originality
Alien: Romulus R 1h 59m by Jason Koenigsberg The Alien franchise trudges on with Alien: Romulus, the seventh standalone Alien picture since the original in 1979, not including the disastrous […]
Disney Will Not Let The ‘Apes’ Die with the Fascinating but Unnecessary ‘Kingdom’
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes PG-13 2h 25m by Jason Koenigsberg The Apes have returned for the first time as part of the Disney company since they bought […]
Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ is a Harrowing and Cautionary Tale about Letting Differences Tear Away Our Humanity
Civil War R 1h 49m by Jason Koenigsberg Alex Garland’s Civil War is his most provocative, political, and harrowing film as a director thus far. His best previous directorial efforts […]
Talking Oscars with Frank Morano and Jason Koenigsberg
Pan and Slam’s Jason Koenigsberg joins Frank Morano on 77WABC to recap the 2024 Academy Awards. https://wabcradio.com/episode/jason-koenigsberg-03-11-24/
2023 Pan and Slam Awards
Best Picture: The Holdovers The Iron Claw Oppenheimer* Poor Things The Zone of Interest Best Director: Jonathan Glazer-The Zone of Interest Cord Jefferson-American Fiction Yorgos Lanthimos-Poor Things Christopher Nolan-Oppenheimer* Alexander […]
The Best Movies of 2023
by Jason F. Koenigsberg Last year I stated that 2022 felt like a return to normalcy in many ways with that state of motion pictures. It was a big step […]
The Worst of 2023
By Jason F. Koenigsberg Luckily I did not see some of the movies that were considered the worst of 2023, in fact I even liked some that were reviled by […]
‘The Zone of Interest’ is a Haunting Film About Monsters Living Mundane Lives
The Zone of Interest PG-13 1h 45m by Jason Koenigsberg Apathy can be a villainous demon. Throughout history evil has triumphed because of apathetic people willing to look the other […]
‘American Fiction’ is a Scathing and Hilarious Satire of Racial Stereotypes
American Fiction R 1h 57m by Jason Koenigsberg American Fiction is a scorching satire. A very funny look at African-American stereotypes in a post-woke America. It is also very much […]
‘The Holdovers’ Reunites Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne for a New Christmas Classic
The Holdovers R 2h 13m By Jason Koenigsberg Back in 2004 hard working character actor Paul GIamatti was the lead role in director Alexander Payne’s critically acclaimed awards darling Sideways, one […]
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