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.
‘The Marvels’: A Win for Diversity, But Still Not Marvelous ⭐️⭐️
Birds, Bells and Earthquake in ‘Suzume’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and the Complicated Racism in Oklahoma ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘Evil Does Not Exist’: Deers, Ecology and Glamping ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
‘The Settlers’ (Los Colonos): An Unsettling View of Settlers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review: ‘The Creator’ ⭐️⭐️
‘Hunt’ Provides a Window into the Two Koreas ⭐️⭐️⭐️
To Be a King: ‘The Deer King’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dragon Lady Files 