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December 29, 2015December 30, 2015 Jana J. Monji

‘Chi-Raq’ Brings Greek Comedy to Chicago

September 6, 2015 Jana J. Monji

‘American Masters: Althea’ gives Gibson her due

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 Jana J. Monji

Independent Lens: ‘Evolution of a Criminal’

December 27, 2014December 27, 2014 Jana J. Monji

Why ‘Selma’ should be screened in Pasadena

December 25, 2014December 25, 2014 Jana J. Monji

AFI Fest 2014: ‘Selma’ as a political chess game with a King

December 5, 2014 Jana J. Monji

What’s missing in ‘Dear White People’

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 Jana J. Monji

Review: The Spike Lee Joint Collection Vol. 2

October 6, 2014 Jana J. Monji

DVD Review: The Spike Lee Joint Collection Vol. 1

June 22, 2014June 22, 2014 Jana J. Monji

PBS ‘The New Black’ is divisive fear

November 21, 2013November 21, 2013 Jana J. Monji

’12 Years a Slave’: Why We Need More Women in Movie

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  • White Day: Truffles to Get You Out of Trouble…or In March 8, 2021
    White Day (ホワイトデー_ began in Japan as a marketing idea…sell things as return gifts for those who received something on Valentine’s Day. It began in 1978 and from Japan, spread to other Asian countries. In Japan, women and girls gave gifts of chocolate to men and boys. So White day is a day for men […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Crossing with style–Moon River and Breakfast at Tiffany’s March 5, 2021
    In one of his last emails to me, Roger Ebert thought this essay was perfect. That was in February of 2013.  With the recent passing of Andy Williams, I keep hearing his golden tenor singing Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” in my mind.  “Moon River” talks about crossing life in style. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is all […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Amy Tan on American Masters ‘Unintended Memoir’ ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ March 3, 2021
    Director James Redford’s final film, “Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir,”  is a beautiful, lyrical portrait of a friend, author Amy Tan. Yet while it explores her relationship with her mother, this American Masters 101-minute episode fails to situate Tan properly in Asian American literature as well as answering any criticism. The 58-year-old Redford, son of histor […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Chloé Zhao Becomes First Asian Woman to Win Best Director as HFPA Deals with Diversity March 1, 2021
    Amid the scandals recently revealed about Hollywood Foreign Press Association members enjoying a free vacation in Paris as part of a promotion for “Emily in Paris” and the revelation that there is no current Black members of the HFPA, diversity was not an issue with either the nominees or the winners. For the 78th Golden […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Mank’: A White Wino’s Whine? February 20, 2021
    Let me unpack my emotional baggage.  Just as I can admire Orson Welle’s “Citizen Kane,” I appreciate the storytelling of “Mank.” There is beauty in both films–in their story telling and acting and even the intentional social commentary. Both swirl around and contribute to the legend of William Randolph Hearst and Hearst Castle. “Citizen Kane” […] […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Golden Globes, ‘Minari’ and Cries of Racism: Read the Rules First February 19, 2021
    The Golden Globe Awards are an annual ceremony put on by the 93-member Hollywood Foreign Press Association since January 1944. In December, someone took exception to the classification of the Korean American film, “Minari,” in the Best Motion Picture-Foreign Language Film category and not the Best Motion Picture-Drama for the 78th Golden Globes. There seems […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Ms. Geek Speaks: The Golden Globes and What Is a Foreign Language in the US? February 19, 2021
    There are things I find tedious, such as people having an opinion, good or bad, about something they have not seen or read. This was the case when I listened to a panel discussion on a movie. All of the panelists had seen that film, however, the discussion was hijacked by the moderator who was […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Analyzing Diversity: Golden Globes Noms 2021 February 19, 2021
    Originally, when I asked to cover the Golden Globes, it was because I had known someone who had been part of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. By the time I began covering it, he has passed away. I have no personal connection with any of the members. I do not know any of the members. […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Coming Home in the Dark’ ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎: Sundance 2021 February 14, 2021
    “Coming Home in the Dark” is a relentlessly dark film featuring some Maori actors and directed by James Ashcroft who also co-wrote with Eli Kent. This is the first feature-length film directed by New Zealander Ashcroft, who is affiliated with the Ngati Kahu  and Nga Puhi tribes. Based on a short story by Owen Marshall, […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Marvelous and the Black Hole’ ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎: Sundance 2021 February 13, 2021
    “Marvelous and the Black Hole” is not about any Marvel character nor about space. The black hole here is the emptiness left by the death of a mother and the anger of a 13-year-old girl, Sammy (Miya Cech), swallows up every opportunity of youth. Looking at the photo, you might think domestic violence or even […]
    Jana J. Monji
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