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

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

June 28, 2017 Jana J. Monji

LAFF 2017: ‘Don’t Come Back from the Moon’ Relates Cycle of Poverty✮✮✮

April 23, 2017 Jana J. Monji

‘A Quiet Passion’ Is About a Stubbornly Polite Rebellion ✮✮✮✮✮

April 23, 2017 Jana J. Monji

A Sentimental Look at Golf’s Pioneers: ‘Tommy’s Honour’

December 2, 2016 Jana J. Monji

AFI FEST 2016: ‘Mifune: The Last Samurai’ Lacks Depth

December 2, 2016December 3, 2016 Jana J. Monji

Less than Magical Timing for doc ‘Magicians: Life in the Impossible’✭✭

November 12, 2016November 29, 2016 Jana J. Monji

A New Asian Super Hero: ‘The Eagle Huntress’✭✭✭✭

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  • ‘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
  • GO ‘The Father’ Exposes Grim Reality of Dementia ☆☆☆☆ February 13, 2020
    I lost my father to Multiple Sclerosis; the disease robbing him of his agility and ability to speak. That was a sobering reality for a young teen, but I left the Pasadena Playhouse’s production of the award-winning “The Father” almost grateful that my father hadn’t been robbed of reality by dementia. This 90-minute play is […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Comedy, Cowardice, ‘Downhill,’ ☆☆ and ‘Force Majeure’ ☆☆☆ February 13, 2020
    At the press screening for “Downhill” I was reminded that “Force Majeure” was a comedy. I was surprised; that’s not how I remembered it. “Downhill” is the US version of the “Force Majeure” with enough similarities to be recognizable and yet attempts were made to fit the story unquestionably in the comedy category. At home, […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • PBS Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary with Interactive ‘American Portrait” February 4, 2020
    So often so many different types of people are marginalized by the histories presented in public and private schools, but PBS, as part of its 50th anniversary celebration offers everyone a chance to be heard and become part of an “American Portrait.” You have the opportunity to tell your own story by choosing from 14 […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Ms. Geek Speaks: Writing the Misleading Truth February 2, 2020
    One can write the truth and be misleading and that can lead to stupid statements. In this case, a Business Insider article by Connor Perrett, “Disney heiress says Kobe Brian ‘was not a god’ in lengthy Twitter thread about rape allegations,” states the truth, but only if we are concerned with the accomplishments of Abigail […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Weathering with You’ and Word Play ☆☆☆☆ January 31, 2020
    When I was in Japan the summer rains sometimes hindered plans and someone commented that another friend was an “ame onna” (雨女) or “rain woman,” a person whose plans were always plagued by rain. To be fair, there were also “ame otoko” (雨男). The Japanese anime “Weathering with Me” takes the every day concept and builds a […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Homicide Hunter’ Finale: Lt. Joe Kenda Bids Farewell in ‘The End’ January 29, 2020
    Since October 2011, we’ve come to know and respect Lt. Joe Kenda, a man who retired from the Colorado Springs Police Department after 23 years during which he solved 356 homicide cases and is the subject of the Investigation Discovery television show, “Homicide Hunter.” . By 2017, he was popular enough that he was able […]
    Jana J. Monji
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