MovieJawn’s Sound & Vision Poll: Ryan Smillie's Ballot
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
SUMMER OF STARS #4: Meryl Streep
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
It seems close to impossible to dispute Meryl Streep’s status as one of the best actors of all time.
SUMMER OF STARS #9: Bette Davis
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
There’s no star I associate with Grammy more than Bette Davis. I called her to chat about one of her favorite actresses…
FIRE ISLAND is a charming adaptation
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Fire Island might not be the Clueless for my 30s, but it’s a least a new She’s the Man.
MISSISSIPPI MASALA embraces specificity and finds truth
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
It’s not simply about what happens when an Indian woman and a Black man fall in love, but what happens when this Indian woman and this Black man fall in love.
POPPY FIELD looks into the life of a queer cop but never gets deep enough
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
A gay Romanian police officer lives two separate lives in director Eugen Jebeleanu’s unsatisfyingly (if appropriately) bifurcated Poppy Field.
LINGUI, THE SACRED BONDS tells a sadly universal story through a specific lens
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
This same plot could easily play out in Poland, the Philippines, or many parts of the United States.
JOCKEY rides into theaters with a career-making performance
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Horses are having a moment. Today’s independent filmmakers have latched on to that enduring symbol of the American West, and it seems that every year finds its own “high-profile” (for the arthouse crowd), low-budget equine feature.
NYFF 2021: PARALLEL MOTHERS, EL GRAN MOVIMIENTO, and JUST A MOVEMENT
Pedro Almodóvar and more from NYFF 2021!
Read MoreNYFF 2021: THE TALE OF KING CRAB, WHAT DO WE SEE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SKY? and HESTER STREET
Two new films and the restoration of an underseen classic from this year’s NYFF>
Read MoreNYFF 2021: BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN, TITANE, VORTEX and THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Four reviews from this year’s New York Film Festival.
NYFF 2021: 6+ movies we're looking forward to at this year's fest
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
I’ve been excited about seeing many of them for weeks, if not months, but there are a few that I’m particularly looking forward to:
SAINT-NARCISSE isn’t as provocative as it thinks it is
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
There’s no doubt that it’s a bizarre film that tackles taboo subjects, but its strange plots take conventional paths
GREASE revels in its incongruities
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
As I got older, the absurd aspects of Grease became hilariously clear, but somehow, they only made me love the movie more.
SUMMER OF 85 achingly plays out teen romance
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Even as the movie veers towards the absurd, however, there’s a certain amount of emotional truth to its conclusion…
COLLATERAL brought icy cold to the heat of summer
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Number 23 in our countdown of the best summer blockbusters of all time.
MOFFIE is a visceral exploration about the cost of passing
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Moffie serves as an upsetting reflection of a historical moment that still reverberates today.
Split Decision: Kurosawa Week
In honor of what would have been his 111st (eleventy-first for you Tolkien readers) birthday on March 23, what is your favorite film directed by Akira Kurosawa?
Split Decision: A Dance With Dragons
In honor of Raya and the Last Dragon, who/what is your favorite on screen dragon?
Read MoreNIGHT OF THE KINGS is an epic at heart, but not in execution
by Ryan Smillie, Staff Writer
Though immersive and compelling, Night of the Kings winds up being too dense for its too-short runtime.