This Weekend: Movies Are All That Matter

Greetings Old Sport!

This weekend we are not celebrating America (IYKYK), we are honoring the only thing that matters: MOVIES. Instead of saluting the red, white, and blue, why not show your favorite MovieJawn staffer some love. Did you know that MovieJawn.com is fully reader supported? Our writers depend solely on your donations and we need your help.

Visit MovieJawn.com to find a variety of writing including: reviews, features, interviews, essays, TV coverage, podcasts and so much more! If you like what you read consider hitting that DONATION BUTTON at the bottom of the article. Receiving a donation truly makes our writer’s day. Thank you!

Did you snag a copy of our latest print zine? Visit MovieJawn.com/Shop to order now!

Our Summer 2025 print zine features CINEMATIC CATS and DRAMATIC DOGS. It is quite fetching… Available in glorious color, this issue is packed with all sorts of canine and feline tales that are sure to lead you to your next favorite watch. Purchase here.

ICYMI: we release records now! A limited edition 6” record produced & created by our pals at Consonant Collective is available as a bundle or separately and is limited to 50 copies. Once they are gone, they are gone! Purchase here 

Another way to support our staff… Make a cinematic fashion statement and most importantly remind your pals to watch more movies with the official MovieJawn Tote Bag or MovieJawn Trucker Hat featuring our official mascot, Celluloid aka Lloyd.

100% of the profits from the sale of the tote bag and hat will be utilized to pay our staff. Orders ship mid-July! Thank you for your support.

Our friendly MovieJawn staff is pleased as punch to help you find your next favorite motion picture playing now at a movie palace near you!

More reviews! await on MovieJawn.com here.

• Tessa Swehla says 40 Acres is a must watch debut

• Krithika says The Queen of My Dreams is an intergenerational love letter

• Tina Kakadelis thinks Kill The Jockey is a picture to behold

• Ian Hrabe found Videoheaven to be a nostalgia bomb for diehard cinephiles

• Genevieve Radosti found VHSYES captures the liminal magic of our memories

More reviews await on MovieJawn.com here. Take a peek to find your weekend watch.

Come hang out with your friendly MovieJawn staff at one of these upcoming events…

This summer catch MovieJawn on the road! We will be traversing the land far and wide slingin’ zines, cinematic goodies and chatting about movies. Come on out and say hi. Details for all our events can be found here.

TONIGHT! and SATURDAY! Join us on the lot of Mahoning Drive-In for an epic weekend with AGFA and Something Weird. All films will be shown on 35mm and all are gauranteed to be a wild time. Tickets 🎟️ for the screenings available here

July 10: Join us for a special presentation of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town compliments of Ambler Theater. Find us in the lobby slingin’ zines before and after the show. Tickets available here 

July 12: Get ready to run… the blob is coming to town! Join us at Colonial Theatre Saturday, July 12 for Blobfest. MovieJawn will be outside the theatre with all sorts of cinematic merchandise and zines for you to snag. Tickets and information about the weekend festival here.

July 23 and 24: Pack your bags, we are headed to Maine! The third annual Maine Silent Film Festival is a two-day event blending comedy and drama at the historic Alamo Theatre in Bucksport with live accompaniment by Doug Protsik, focusing on rare and unusual films seldom screened theatrically. MovieJawn will be in the lobby slingin’ zines for the entire fest, tickets and schedule available here.

July 1st marked MovieJawn’s 10th Anniversary! In celebration we have updated our Patreon tiers with new benefits, upgrades, and even added a brand new tier.

Take a peek at the membership options here. Support MovieJawn if you can. The Orpheum and The Palace tiers are the two most popular tiers we offer. However, if you are looking for more bang for you buck… we recommend, The Roxy.

The Roxy tier not only offers the most recent shipped to you immediately… you also get exclusive access to MovieJawn’s Discord server. Chat it up with MJ staff and fellow readers. Support MovieJawn here.

Every dollar helps! However if you are truly looking to make an investment in MovieJawn’s future we suggest you consider joining the all NEW! Biograph Tier or The Paramount tier. To start supporting today, visit here. 

WITHOUT YOU MOVIEJAWN DOES NOT EXIST. Our publication is fully reader supported and we our goal is pay our staff. Help us keep the lights on! and reach our goal of 75 patrons by the end of the year. Support MovieJawn here at the $5 tier or higher and VOTE on our cover for the Fall 2025 print zine featuring DEALS WITH THE DEVIL.

Have you been following our film fest coverage? MovieJawn has been hitting the pavement to bring you the latest and greatest flicks from Tribeca Film Fest, Lighthouse Lens Film Festival, Portland Horror Fest, and Chattanooga Film Festival.

Catch up with the latest fest dispatches here from our ace reporters.

MovieJawn Staff Writer, Jill Vranken has written an essay for the upcoming issue of The Nottingham Horror Collective Zine. Issue XI: The Hanged Man will delve deeper into the world of body horror and includes Jill’s essay entitled, "her name was Esther" on Marina de Van's film In My Skin. The Nottingham Horror Collective Zine is available for preorder here. Read more of Jill’s work on MovieJawn here.

Check out the latest MovieJawn columns, interviews, and essays…

• Jaime Davis is excited for the Beatles biopics, if you are too you want to read this

• MD Russell shares how movies really do have the power to change the world here 

• Melissa Strong pens our latest column Movies From My Hometown here

Find more MovieJawn features including interviews, essays and more here

We always write back! and will even send cinematic treats… Drop us a line via e-mail or send us postal mail to: PO BOX 20172 Philadelphia, PA 19145

Tell a movie pal about us.