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‘Blumhouse of Horrors’ Collection Encompasses Greatness, Trash, and Great Trash

From Get Out to Unfriended to Truth or Dare, the The Blumhouse of Horrors Collection has basically everything the horror genre has to…

7 min readSep 29, 2020

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‘Blumhouse of Horrors’ Collection Encompasses Greatness, Trash, and Great Trash

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Justin Jones

SPREE — the Serial Killer Film for the Youtube Generation

Spree could have gone so, so wrong —that it’s a “just-ok” story of a murderous internet streamer is a miracle of itself.

4 min readAug 14, 2020

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SPREE — the Serial Killer Film for the Youtube Generation

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Justin Jones

MY SPY Might Just Belong On Streaming Anyway

Dave Bautista’s My Spy is Baby’s First Hangout Film—a plotless affair, but a perfect excuse for charming people to show their skills.

4 min readJun 26, 2020

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MY SPY Might Just Belong On Streaming Anyway

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Justin Jones

Criterion’s Scorsese Shorts is a Respectful Look back on the Origins of a Modern Master

Five shorts of varying length from the first few years of Scorsese’s career

5 min readJun 26, 2020

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Criterion’s Scorsese Shorts is a Respectful Look back on the Origins of a Modern Master

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Justin Jones

Stream Sally Potter’s Tremendous, Bleak THE ROADS NOT TAKEN

It’s a rough time for a dementia drama, but The Roads Not Taken is sure to be one of the year’s best.

4 min readMay 13, 2020

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Stream Sally Potter’s Tremendous, Bleak THE ROADS NOT TAKEN

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Justin Jones

Oscar Entry LES MISERABLES Translates Problematic Police Drama Into French

Les Miserables is an expertly directed, tense police drama. It also simplifies on of modern society’s most complex problems.

4 min readJan 24, 2020

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Oscar Entry LES MISERABLES Translates Problematic Police Drama Into French

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Justin Jones

Fun, Moral Ambiguity Make Korean Black Comedy PARASITE Among the Year’s Best

Bong Joon-Ho was made to direct PARASITE, one of the best movies of his career and of the year.

5 min readOct 30, 2019

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Fun, Moral Ambiguity Make Korean Black Comedy PARASITE Among the Year’s Best

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Justin Jones

Renee Zellweger Illuminates the Otherwise Basic, Boring Biopic JUDY

You’ve probably already seen a movie like Judy, but you’ve never seen a performance like Renee Zellweger’s

3 min readOct 7, 2019

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Renee Zellweger Illuminates the Otherwise Basic, Boring Biopic JUDY

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Justin Jones

HUSTLERS is the Crime Movie to Beat this Year

More than just “that stripper movie with J Lo,” Hustlers is the best crime film in years.

5 min readSep 14, 2019

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HUSTLERS is the Crime Movie to Beat this Year

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Justin Jones

VILLAINS, Bill Skarsgård’s Other Horror Movie this Month, is a Darkly Fun Play on DON’T BREATHE

Skarsgard and Maika Monroe’s Villains is a wild, weird blast of a movie, featuring two criminals that break into the wrong couple’s home.

4 min readSep 11, 2019

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VILLAINS, Bill Skarsgård’s Other Horror Movie this Month, is a Darkly Fun Play on DON’T BREATHE

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Justin Jones

Justin Jones

Freelance film critic, Beyonce Enthusiast. Member @ATXFilmCritics, formerly @thedailytexan. Interests: sports, movies, Nintendo, Jesus, Rangers, Cowboys

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