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Category: Documentary

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Jana J. Monji

Native American Heritage Month: ‘Angry Inuk’ Are Voices Seldom Heard ☆☆☆☆☆

April 19, 2019 Jana J. Monji

Between Science Fiction and Real Fears: PBS ‘Cyberwork and the American Dream’ a Must-See☆☆☆

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 Jana J. Monji

The Pre-CSI World: ‘Conversations with a Killer: Ted Bundy Tapes’☆☆☆☆

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 Jana J. Monji

Social Media Mayhem in ‘Fyre Fraud’ and ‘Fyre’☆☆☆

October 30, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Studio 54’: How the Legendary Disco Rose and Fell✮✮✮✮

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Kusama – Infinity’: Feminism and Artistic Vision ✮✮✮

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Tea with the Dames’: A Must-See for Theater Buffs ✮✮✮

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  • ‘The Invisible Man’ and the Hysterical Woman ☆☆☆☆ February 27, 2020
    There was a day in court that I realized my attorney had never believed me. My alleged stalker claimed to be attending USC and had requested through his attorney my schedule of classes so that he could abide by the terms of our “mutual” restraining orders. My attorney chided me for refusing. I went home, […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’: Young Heroes on Duty ☆☆☆ February 27, 2020
    In the second feature length film based popular “My Hero Academia” manga by Kōhei Horioshi, the young high school heroes get a chance to prove themselves by taking charge of hero work on a small island. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the series, you’ll have fun, especially if you get the flash, foam snow and […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Nightline Producer Emily Taguchi Follows Life ‘After Parkland’ February 23, 2020
    Two years ago, Nightline producers Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman headed down to Parkland, Florida for a news event that would take them on a different journey–into the homes of heartbroken families and finally to film festivals to share a non-partisan message about the ripple effects that one act of violence can have. Taguchi and […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Nao Yoshida in a ‘Volta’ Daydream February 23, 2020
    A sport that Nao Yoshida initially took up on a whim has landed him a featured segment during the first act of “Volta,” a Cirque du Soleil show. “Volta” is about the inner journey to find one’s true self and be loud and proud about it. Yoshida, a Japanese bicycle dance artist, plays the younger […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Was their Love ‘PreMature’? ☆☆☆ February 23, 2020
    The summer romance in “Premature” has a natural feeling improved by the lyrical quality of the cinematography (Laura Valladao) and city rhythms captured in the script (by lead  Zora Howard and director Rashaad Ernesto Green. This is Harlem as a starting point, a place where a young 17-year-old poet, Aryanna (Howard),  is spending her last […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • GO: A Noise Within Takes on Shakespeare’s Problem Play: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ February 23, 2020
    It’s hard not to get political when you attend one of Shakespeare’s tragedies. As I was watching A Noise Within’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” on opening weekend, I was reminded of both the distant past and the current day presidential crisis. Under the direction of Geoff Elliott, the play takes place in the […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘After Parkland’: Heartbreaking Look at a Recovering Community ☆☆☆☆☆ February 18, 2020
    For one high school, the meaning of Valentine’s Day was changed forever and “After Parkland” reveals the naked hearts of parents, friends and classmates recovering from the deaths of 17 people. It was two years ago, on a Valentine’s Day afternoon that the kids and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘The Call of the Wild’: Live-Action Film that Wants to Be Cartoon ☆☆ February 17, 2020
    Jack London’s classic tale of a dog struggling to survive after being stolen away from his loving family has been a difficult one for Hollywood to bring to the screen intact. This generation’s “The Call of the Wild” benefits from a lucky happenstance–finding the right dog, but the script borders on outlandish and uses CGI […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Birds of Prey’ Gets the Harley Quinn Party Started in ScreenX ☆☆☆ February 14, 2020
    Get your gal pals together for a Galentine or an angry hen party because “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is the perfect ugly cry, angsty post-breakup movie. That’s not to say it is a perfect movie. It’s better than the 2016 “Suicide Squad,” and it’s particularly fun when seen […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘The Banker,’ #MeToo and Banking ☆☆☆ February 13, 2020
    I attended a press screening for “The Banker” in November as part of my coverage of AFI FEST, but the next day, I was surprised that the premiere was cancelled due to sexual abuse allegations–not against any of the actors, but against one of the co-producers. The Apple TV+ PR department must have had a […]
    Jana J. Monji
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