Feature Films at FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST 2023
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
With a stacked selection of shorts blocks, features, presentations, and workshops, festival attendees will have plenty of options to personalize their fest experience.
FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST 2023 PREVIEW
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
The fest showcases horror cinema that’s directed, written, or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers.
Cronenberg on Sex and Gender: CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Crimes of the Future is a meditation on many of the concepts that Cronenberg focused on in his earlier horror films, but now with new ideas about sex, humanity’s future, and a more personal lens of what it means to be an artist.
Victoria Potenza's Top 15 Movies of 2022
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
While it took some time to fine tune this list, I tried to lean into my feelings and intuition to pick the movies that really affected me. The ones that made me laugh and cry. The ones that brought a smile to my face and the ones that tormented my mind days and weeks after watching.
Women Who Kill #17 Pearl from X and PEARL
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
We do not always get opportunities to dig deeper into the psyche and identity of our slashers. And when we do, it often feels forced or the mythology behind the character is so strong in people’s mind that a prequel never lives up to the expectations
THE MEAN ONE scares up a fun and loose Seuss horror parody
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
This unauthorized adaptation puts us into a Christmas world in which this unauthorized Grinch hates Christmas so much that instead of simply stealing everyone’s decorations and presents, he needs to murder all those who celebrate.
THE HARBINGER literalizes our inner demons for a potent, emotional horror story
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
The Harbinger is one of the first pandemic movies that was able to distill the complex emotions and feelings that we dealt with, while also whipping up brand new horrors to make for a raw and chilling viewing experience.
MovieJawn Sound and Vision Poll: Victoria Potenza’s Ballot
by Victoria Potenza, 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!
Existential horror BONES AND ALL unites tender hearts and tender flesh
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
Couldn’t some monsters get just this little piece of what heroes experience in “happily ever after?”
Visual Vengeance beings lost Linnea Quigley flick HEARTLAND OF DARKNESS back to life
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
This is the first time Heartland of Darkness is available on any format so if you are looking to uncover some early 90s hard-to-find horror, this is a perfect place to start.
THE MENU is a class-conscious satire that colorfully taps into service worker rage
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
From finance bros, to old money, to aging film stars, to those who are simply raised elite, The Menu is here to shove their privilege right back in their face.
Amuse-bouche or a full feast? Prep for THE MENU with these horror delights
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
With the highly anticipated horror film The Menu, soon to be released, starring a favorite villainous actor, Ralph Fiennes, viewers are sure to have an array of new terrors in store.
A new restoration makes beautiful, radical FLAMING EARS available again
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
The growing culture around genre film preservation has been vital in making formerly inaccessible films accessible, films that would have been impossible to see otherwise.
Women Who Kill #16: Manu & Nadine in BAISE-MOI
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
In Baise-Moi (which translates to “fuck me”) we follow two women, Manu and Nadine, as they discover their love of destruction and murder, then each other.
NOCEBO explores the nature of greed with a powerful metaphor
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Nocebo is a story about those that take and take without a second thought to the devastation and disease they can leave in their wake.
HOLY SPIDER offers a true crime story that demystifies a killer
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Holy Spider is an entrancing film that draws you in from the moment it begins. It is also a movie that does not let you forget what it is about for one momen
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022: MOTHER SUPERIOR, MOTHER MAY I?, MEGALOMANIAC, GIVE ME AN A, and HUESERA
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
Brooklyn Horror Film Fest 2022 has come to an end. This year brought an amazing combination of features from all over the world, well curated shorts blocks, impressive repertory screenings, and amazing events.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2022: Shorts reviews
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
This year, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival curated several great shorts blocks for attendees to view throughout the week.
V/H/S/99 is a festival of 90s horror-comedy throwbacks
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
While the shorts all have their own individual tone and themes, they all have a consistent sense of humor and if you grew up in the 90s, are a great ode to the nostalgia for the time.
Clothes make the movie: Looking back at Denise Cronenberg's designs
by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer
With her brother David working as a director, it seems natural that the two decided to work together, which began an almost 30 year partnership.