Author Archives: Tori Potenza

DAUGHTER is a zoomed in, slow burn exploration of family dynamics

Originally published FEBRUARY 10, 2023 at Moviejawn.com DaughterDirected and Written by Corey DeshonStarring: Casper Van Dien, Elyse Dinh, Vivien Ngô, Ian AlexanderRuntime: 95 minutesIn select theaters, on Digital and On Demand on February 10; DVD release slated for May 9 by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer Few things are as scary as being pulled out ofContinueContinue reading “DAUGHTER is a zoomed in, slow burn exploration of family dynamics”

WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS explores body dysmorphia in the age of social media

Originally published FEBRUARY 07, 2023 at Moviejawn.com Woman of The PhotographsDirected by Takeshi KushidaWritten by Takeshi KushidaStarring Toshiaki Inomata, Toki Koinuma, Hideki Nagai, Itsuki OtakiRating: Unrated Runtime: 89 minutesIn select theaters February 3rd and comes to VOD February 7th, 2023 Content Warning: Depictions of body dysmorphia by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer My photo will become myContinueContinue reading “WOMAN OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS explores body dysmorphia in the age of social media”

French New Wave crime thriller A WOMAN KILLS resurfaces to offer a glimpse into lost film history

Originally published FEBRUARY 06, 2023 at Moviejawn.com A Woman Kills (La femme bourreau)Written and Directed by Jean-Denis BonanStarring Claude Merlin, Solange Pradel, Myriam Mézières, Jackie RaynalUnratedRuntime: 70 minutesNew restoration and Blu-ray release coming February 7, 2023 by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer Content Warning: Rape, Depictions of Transphobic stereotypes  A Woman Kills, known in its countryContinueContinue reading “French New Wave crime thriller A WOMAN KILLS resurfaces to offer a glimpse into lost film history”

Feature Films at FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST 2023

Originally published FEBRUARY 03, 2023 on Moviejawn.com Final Girls Berlin Film Festival started their 2023 program February 1st. With a stacked selection of shorts blocks, features, presentations, and workshops, festival attendees will have plenty of options to personalize their fest experience. This year’s selection of features run the gamut of post apocalyptic adventures, to paranoidContinueContinue reading “Feature Films at FINAL GIRLS FILM FEST 2023”

THE HARBINGER literalizes our inner demons for a potent, emotional horror story

Originally published DECEMBER 02, 2022 on Moviejawn.com Written and Directed by Andy MittonStarring Emily Davis, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Stephanie Roth HaberleUnratedRuntime: 87 minutesIn theaters and on VOD December 1st by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer Truly encapsulating the horrors of the pandemic is a hard thing to do. Many films have utilized the backdrop of theContinueContinue reading “THE HARBINGER literalizes our inner demons for a potent, emotional horror story”

MovieJawn Sound and Vision Poll: Tori Potenza’s Ballot

Originally published NOVEMBER 29, 2022 on Moviejawn.com Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time! by Victoria Potenza, Staff Writer Narrowing down the list for this piece was quite the challenge. I am a person whose tastes have changed muchContinueContinue reading “MovieJawn Sound and Vision Poll: Tori Potenza’s Ballot”

Existential horror BONES AND ALL unites tender hearts and tender flesh

Originally published NOVEMBER 23, 2022 on Moviejawn.com Directed by Luca GuadagninoWritten by David KajganichStarring Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark RylanceRated RRuntime: 2 hours, 10 minutesIn theaters November 23 by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer The world of lovers doesn’t want monsters.  So many things can cause us to feel monstrous. Whether it be mental illness, scars,ContinueContinue reading “Existential horror BONES AND ALL unites tender hearts and tender flesh”