FILM WRITING
CURRENT WRITING
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Jones writes his own personal works of film criticism via Substack.
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Jones also serves as a Contributor for Art Seen ATL — “covering music, film, photography, festivals, and all sorts of creative outlets in the city of Atlanta (and beyond)”
FEATURES + CRITICISM
Matthew Simpson on Self-Financing “Before Me” and the Endurance of Independent Filmmaking
Art Seen ATL, 2026
“Getting The Band Back Together”: Moonshine Post’s Journey to Bring ‘Idiots’ to the Big Screen
Art Seen ATL, 2026
Counting Down the Best Movies of 2024
Daily Mississippian, 2025
‘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
“Disfluency”: An Acclaimed Drama premiering in Oxford
Daily Mississippian, 2022
‘Beau Is Afraid’ must be seen to be believed
Daily Mississippian, 2023
“The Neutral Ground” comes to Oxford
Daily Mississippian, 2022
94th Oscar Nominations Announced
Hotty Toddy News, 2022
We bought a shoe: the relevance of ‘Air’
Daily Mississippian, 2023
Oxford Film Festival showcases rare MLK documentary
Daily Mississippian, 2022
Oxford welcomes filmmaker Kate Tsang with “Marvelous and the Black Hole”
Daily Mississippian, 2021
“Dungeons and Dragons” gets the big screen treatment
Daily Mississippian, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month film series showcases power of world cinema
Daily Mississippian, 2022
Oxford Film Festival: coming to theaters near you
Daily Mississippian, 2023
Women behind the lens: recent film recommendations
Daily Mississippian, 2023
Catch us if you Cannes: UM students study abroad
Daily Mississippian, 2022
Critic turned documentarian Elvis Mitchell discusses ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’
Daily Mississippian, 2023
‘Below the Belt’ spotlights a modern health crisis
Daily Mississippian, 2023
“I Love Boosters” Closes Out 50th ATLFF With a Bang
Art Seen ATL, 2026
‘Ratatouille’ 15th anniversary: a generational classic
Daily Mississippian, 2022
How Mississippi became the perfect action movie locale
Daily Mississippian, 2022
Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair Arrives in Atlanta
Art Seen ATL, 2026
OxFilm enters 20th year with new leadership
Daily Mississippian, 2023
The Endurance Of “The Spectacular Now” With Director James Ponsoldt
Art Seen ATL, 2026
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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