FILM CRITICISM


CURRENT WRITING


  • 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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