The 25 Best Movies of the Past 25 Years
by Jason F. Koenigsberg We are a quarter century into the 21st century and recently the New York Times conducted a poll of over 500 filmmakers, stars, and influential Hollywood […]
‘The Post’ is Spielberg’s ‘Spotlight’ and it is Glorious
Movie Review: The Post PG-13 | 1h 55min Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson by Jason Koenigsberg I am willing to bet that about two […]
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 […]
Streaming Pick of the Week ‘Spotlight’ (2015)
Spotlight (2015) R | 2h 8min Director: Tom McCarthy Writers: Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams by Jason Koenigsberg Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight, The 2015 Academy Award Winner for Best […]
Pan and Slam’s 2016 Oscar Predictions
by Jason Koenigsberg Here we go again. Most of the major awards besides the Academy’s have been handed out so that means it’s Oscar Prediction time. The majority of […]
Another Opinion: The Best of 2015
The Top 15 of 2015 by Patrick Allocca Well, it’s that time of year again: a time where Pan and Slam’s Jason Koenigsberg and I mostly disagree on our favorite […]
2015 Pan and Slam Awards
Best Picture: Ex Machina Inside Out Mad Max: Fury Road Spotlight Straight Outta Compton* Best Director: Alex Garland-Ex Machina […]
The 10 Best and 5 Worst of 2015
by Jason Koenigsberg Here is a shorter list for the Best Movies of the year. Top 10 Movies of 2015 Straight Outta Compton Spotlight Mad Max: Fury Road Ex Machina Inside […]
The Best Movies of 2015
The Top 11 Movies of 2015 by Jason Koenigsberg Now that the smoke has cleared, 2015 emerged as a year with a lot of very good movies, but no truly […]
‘Concussion’ is as Subtle as a Sledgehammer to the Head
Movie Review: Concussion PG-13 | 2h 3min Director: Peter Landesman Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks by Jason Koenigsberg The new Will Smith vehicle Concussion is a frustrating experience. There […]
‘Spotlight’ is an Unflinching Look at the Betrayal of Faith
Movie Review: Spotlight R | 128 min Director: Tom McCarthy Writers: Tom McCarthy (screenplay), Josh Singer(screenplay) Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams by Jason Koenigsberg Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight is a gripping film […]
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