Author: Jana J. Monji
I am a member of CCA, the Hollywood Creatives Association and the Online Film Critics Society and a Tomatometer-approved critic. I've written for the Rafu Shimpo, LA Weekly, LA Times, Examiner.com, Pasadena Weekly AsAm News and RogerEbert.com. I formerly worked for a dot-com more interested in yodeling than its customers.
‘Isle of Dogs’ Dogged by White Savior Complex
‘Ramen Heads’: Imperfect, But Foodie Must-See ✮✮✮
‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ and New Imperialism
Valentines, Massacres and Cultural Transformations
‘Leaning into the Wind’: Andy Goldsworthy’s Intimacy with Environment ✮✮✮✮
Oscar Zeta Acosta Doc on Brown Buffalo and Cockroach People ✮✮✮
Benedict Cumberbatch Heartbreaking in ‘The Child in Time’ ✮✮✮✮
‘A Wrinkle in Time’: What Girl Doesn’t Want to Save her Father? ✮✮✮
