Jason Arment examines the movie Joker and illustrates what mainstream critics failed to see, or at least what they failed to connect as current, real-world events.
Film Reviews: Knife+Heart versus Equation to An Unknown
Jason Arment reviews Knife+Heart (2018), seen in tandem with Equation to An Unknown (1980), both French films involving gay pornography. (Altered Innocence)
Tigers Are Not Afraid Brings Magical Realism to Tragedy
Jason Arment reviews Tigers Are Not Afraid, a Spanish-language horror mystery film directed by Issa López. (Filmadora Nacional Peligrosa)
A Stalking Horse Vehicle for John Travolta and Fred Durst
Jason Arment reviews The Fanatic, a psychological thriller directed by Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst and starring John Travolta. (Quiver Distribution)
Ready or Not for a Fun Horror Film
Jason Arment reviews Ready or Not, a black comedy horror film about a newlywed swept up in her new family’s wedding ritual. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Echoes of a Depraved Mental Health System Haunt The Mountain
Jason Arment reviews The Mountain, a film loosely based on the lobotomist Walter Freeman about a tour to promote his recently-debunked procedure. (Kino Lorber)
Luz in Review: The Thesis Project That Could
Jason Arment reviews Luz, a supernatural horror film by Tilman Singer that pays homage to horror films that have come before. (Yellow Veil Pictures)
Film Review: Suffering Through Midsommar
Jason Arment reviews Midsommar, a folk horror film by Ari Aster, the same writer and director of the commercially successful Hereditary. (A24 Films)
Film Review: Dogman, “Not Every Dog Gets Its Day”
Jason Arment reviews Dogman, a film about a dog groomer involved in a dangerous relationship with Simone, a former boxer and neighborhood bully. (Magnolia Pictures)
The Dead Don’t Die: Film Review (Spoiler: It’s Terrible)
Jason Arment reviews The Dead Don’t Die, the latest film by Jim Jarmusch with a star-studded cast, a disappointing entry in the zombie genre. (Focus Features)