2016: Reflections on the Year in Film
The Year Social Commentary was Front and Center in the Movies by Jason Koenigsberg Overall judging from people’s reactions on social media, 2016 was a pretty lousy year. It felt like […]
Denzel and Viola Dominate ‘Fences’
Movie Review: Fences PG-13 | 2h 18min Director: Denzel Washington Writers: August Wilson (screenplay), August Wilson (based upon his play) Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson by Jason Koenigsberg Denzel Washington acts […]
‘Elle’ is a Ruthless Dark Comedy Only Paul Verhoeven Could Create
Movie Review: Elle R | 2h 10min Director: Paul Verhoeven Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny by Jason Koenigsberg Elle is one of the most excruciating and perverse movies of […]
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: ‘O.J.: Made in America’ (2016)
O.J.: Made in America by Jason Koenigsberg One of the most gripping documentaries of recent memory and the best ESPN 30 for 30 film ever made is Ezra Edelman’s ambitious […]
‘Rogue One’ Lacks the Magic and is Not Worthy of Being in the ‘Star Wars’ Universe
Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story PG-13 | 134 min Director: Gareth Edwards Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk by Jason Koenigsberg Rogue One does not feel like […]
The Best and Worst of Miramax
by Jason Koenigsberg Remember the 90’s? Of course you do, nostalgia is at an all time high in pop culture right now. Throughout most of the 1990’s and early 2000’s […]
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: ‘Naked Lunch’ (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991) by Jason Koenigsberg 1991 was a particularly strong year for cinema. 25 years ago audiences were treated to incredible motion pictures as diverse as JFK, Boyz N […]
Miraculous ‘Manchester by the Sea’ is a Must See
Movie Review: Manchester by the Sea Director: Kenneth Lonergan Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler by Jason Koenigsberg Manchester by the Sea is a phenomenal picture, why waste your time saying […]
Overly Pretentious ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Will Put You To Sleep
Movie Review: Nocturnal Animals Director: Tom Ford Stars: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon by Jason Koenigsberg Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals is a pretentious arthouse movie about pretentious art. Then about half […]
Warren Beatty’s Howard Hughes Movie is More About Himself Than it is About Howard Hughes
Movie Review: Rules Don’t Apply PG-13 | 2h 6min Director: Warren Beatty Stars: Lily Collins, Haley Bennett, Taissa Farmiga by Jason Koenigsberg Warren Beatty is one of the most enigmatic and […]
‘Arrival’ Will Make You Want to Head to the Departure Section of the Theater
Movie Review: Arrival PG-13 | 1h 56min Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker by Jason Koenigsberg Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has emerged as one of cinemas best […]
‘Bad Santa 2’ is the Textbook Definition of an Unnecessary Sequel
Movie Review: Bad Santa 2 R | 1h 32min Director: Mark Waters Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox by Jason Koenigsberg Thirteen years ago Bad Santa opened up in […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Home Alone’ (1990)
Home Alone (1990) by Jason Koenigsberg I know this is more of a Christmas movie than a Thanksgiving film but at the end of every Macy’s Thanksgiving parade we see Santa […]
‘The Edge of Seventeen’ is the Little Sister of ‘Juno’
Movie Review: The Edge of Seventeen R | 104 min Director: Kelly Fremon Craig Stars: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner by Jason Koenigsberg Growing up is really hard. In […]
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