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.
LAFF 2017: Darkly Humorous ‘The Night Guard’ ✮✮✮
‘CounterPunch’ Describes the Change in Boxing ✮✮✮
The Romance of the Road Figures in the Heist Film ‘Baby Driver’ ✮✮✮✮
Go for the Villain in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ ✮✮✮✮
LAFF 2017: A Fatherless Culture Founders in ‘Don’t Come Back from the Moon’ ✮✮✮
PBS POV ‘Dalya’s Other Country’: Syrian Refugee Adjusts to Life in LA ✮✮✮✮
‘Skid Row Marathon’ Shines a Bright Light on Marathon Running Judge ✮✮✮✮✮
‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Most Satisfying of the Reboot Movies ✮✮✮✮
