The 2019 Pan and Slam Awards
Pan and Slam Movie Awards of 2019 Best Picture: The Irishman Marriage Story Midsommar Parasite* Uncut Gems Best Director: Pedro Almodovar-Pain and Glory […]
1999: A 20 Year Retrospective on The Year That Changed Movies
Click play above to listen to the article by Jason Frank Koenigsberg The headline says it all. 1999 was a game changer for cinema. One could argue that it was […]
The Best of Linda Fiorentino
by Jason F. Koenigsberg About a year and a half ago I did a series of editorials about actors that should come out of retirement. Some were legendary screen icons […]
The Best Performances from Daniel Day-Lewis
by Jason F. Koenigsberg Daniel Day-Lewis announced while filming his most recent picture Phantom Thread, that this would be his final movie role and he would settle into retirement. With […]
Forgotten Milestone Movies
Landmark Movies from Prolific Directors that Nobody Talks About by Jason Koenigsberg We can all list a directors greatest films. I am sure we can all name the ones from […]
Margot Robbie Skates for the Gold in ‘I, Tonya’ But the Movie Does Not Even Deserve the Bronze
Movie Review: I, Tonya Director: Craig Gillespie Writer: Steven Rogers (screenplay) Stars: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney by Jason Koenigsberg Ever see Goodfellas (1990)? Of course you have. If you have not then […]
The Best Movies of All Time… In My Humble Opinion
by Jason Koenigsberg People have been asking me for the long time, “What is your favorite movie?” As any movie buff can tell you that is a loaded question and […]
So James Woods is Retiring From Acting…
by Jason F. Koenigsberg Controversial and always outspoken, 70 year old actor James Woods announced that he is retiring from acting. His reasoning is an odd one and his timing […]
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 […]
Oscars Rewind: Ten Years ago the Oscar went to…
A Look Back at the Academy Awards 10 Years ago by Jason Koenigsberg Recently Pan and Slam took a look at the 69th Academy Awards, how the nominated and winning films have aged, […]
Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ Not Quite Golden, But Definitely Worthy of a Silver Medal
Movie Review: Silence R | 2h 41min Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson by Jason Koenigsberg Decades in the making, false starts, a grueling shoot and long […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘Cinema Paradiso’ (1988)
Cinema Paradiso R | 2h 35min Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili by Jason Koenigsberg In honor of Valentine’s Day coming up, why not watch one of […]
Streaming Pick of the Week: ‘The Aviator’ (2004)
The Aviator PG-13 | 2h 50min Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: John Logan Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale by Jason Koenigsberg With Leonardo DiCaprio set to finally take home a […]
BBC’s 100 Best American Films is a Worthy Second Opinion to AFI’s
by Jason Koenigsberg Back in 1998 to celebrate 100 years of motion pictures, the American Film Institute released its definitive list of the 100 greatest movies ever made. Obviously this […]
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. […]
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