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6 days ago · Eileen Jones is a film critic at Jacobin, host of the Filmsuck podcast, and author of Filmsuck, USA.
Jun 25, 2024 · Eileen Jones is a critic for The Jacobin, a magazine of socialist politics and culture. She writes reviews of movies from various genres, years, and directors, with a focus on social and political themes.
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- What was the first film you saw? Eileen Jones: Bambi was the first film I remember. I hid under the seat during the terrifying parts: the shooting of Bambi’s mother, the stag fight, the forest fire.
- Your criticism is pretty blunt. How did you develop your style? I’ve just been trying to say what I wanted to say as clearly and forcefully as possible, in a way that’s almost impossible to do in academic writing.
- The general thesis of your latest book, Filmsuck, USA, is that American cinema has declined in recent years, but not because of commercialism necessarily.
- In your opinion, what distinguishes American film from the rest of world cinema? While acknowledging that there’s always been a lot of international talent working in Hollywood, American film is pretty distinctive, not always in good ways.
Nov 6, 2019 · Eileen Jones praises Parasite as a film that depicts the cruel realities of trying to make it in a capitalist system. She criticizes the socialist backlash that reduces the film to a simple message or allegory.
Jacobin film critic Eileen Jones discusses the role of mass entertainment in society and the uses (and abuses) of political film criticism. ...more.
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Feb 27, 2024 · Filmsuck is a podcast that critiques and celebrates cinema, with co-hosts Eileen Jones and Dolores McElroy. Listen to their latest episodes on Drive Away Dolls, The Book of Barbra, MAESTRO, and more.
Jan 31, 2024 · Filmsuck is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Eileen Jones, film critic at Jacobin magazine and recovering academic, and Dolores McElroy, diva enthusiast and lecturer in film and media at UC Berkeley.
