FILM CRITICISM
CURRENT WRITING
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Jones writes his own personal works of film criticism via Substack.
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PAST WRITING
Counting Down the Best Movies of 2024
Daily Mississippian, 2024
‘Megalopolis’ is the best and worst movie of the year
Daily Mississippian, 2024
‘Anora’ is a masterful Cinderella story gone sour
Daily Mississippian, 2024
‘The Substance’ is one of the more en(gross)ing films this year
Daily Mississippian, 2024
Donald Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ falls short
Daily Mississippian, 2024
‘Civil War’ brings all-too-real chaos to the silver screen
Daily Mississippian, 2024
What are the top 10 movies of 2023?
Daily Mississippian, 2023
‘The Killer’ aims to thrill
Daily Mississippian, 2023
Why ‘Bottoms’ is the top movie of 2023
Daily Mississippian, 2023
‘Beau Is Afraid’ must be seen to be believed
Daily Mississippian, 2023
We bought a shoe: the relevance of ‘Air’
Daily Mississippian, 2023
“Dungeons and Dragons” gets the big screen treatment
Daily Mississippian, 2023
Women behind the lens: recent film recommendations
Daily Mississippian, 2023
‘Ratatouille’ 15th anniversary: a generational classic
Daily Mississippian, 2022
The haunting resonance of ‘Till’
Daily Mississippian, 2022
VIDEO ESSAYS
ESSAYS
Visions of the Self/Society through the Silver Screen (Award-Winner)
UM Cinema Studies Contest, 2022
Andrei Tarkovsky Career Retrospective — Video Essay
UM Intro to Theatre Film & Dance, 2021
The Individual vs. The Cosmos in The Dark Side of the Moon
UM Honors 101, 2022
SOCIAL MEDIA
Jones has written film criticism on Instagram (@film_fanatic44) since 2017, sharing reviews on new releases, classic films and annual best-of lists.
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Jones also writes consistently via Letterboxd (@film_fanatic44). Here, you can see his complete film diary.
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