MovieJawn Sound & Vision Poll: Ashley Jane Davis' Ballot
by Ashley Jane Davis, Staff Writer
Welcome to MovieJawn’s first ever Sound & Vision Poll, where our writers share why they love their 10 favorite movies of all time!
Women in Horror - Strangers in a Strange Land
by Ashley Jane Davis and Jaime Davis, Staff Writers
Some of our favorite spooky/creepy/scary/terrifying stories are all about women, and let’s just say it - oftentimes complicated women - who find themselves, horrifically, in new and unexpected territories.
The Colors of Henry James on Film
by Fiona Underhill, Contributor
We are lucky to have these interpretations of James’s words on the cinema screen.
10 Hidden Horror Gems on the Criterion Channel
by Clayton Hayes, Staff Writer
Settle in on your couch or in your bed with some of Criterion Channel’s horror offerings.
A Look In The Dark: THE INNOCENTS
by Kristian Cortez, Staff Writer
What I appreciate most about ghost stories is their simplicity.
Seeds of Doubt: The Innocents, or, Ghosts? Or Nah?
by Emmi Kurowski
“Do you have an imagination?” This is the question first asked of Miss Giddens on her job interview with a wealthy bachelor looking to hire a governess for his orphaned niece and nephew (regrettably) in his care. Miss Giddens eagerly admits that she does indeed have an imagination. “Good. Truth is so seldom understood by any but…imaginative persons.” And with that, in the first three lines of dialog in the film, Jack Clayton’s 1961 masterpiece (yep, stone cold irrefutable masterpiece - fight me), The Innocents, the first seeds of doubt are planted. Doubts about what? Doubts about the reliability of our main protagonist, which begs the questions - GHOSTS? OR NAH?
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