Jonas Engle

Added To Watchlist: MALIGNANT (2021) — Neon Splatter Director James Wan and writer Akela Cooper concoct a subversive love letter to their favorite horror sub-genres.

My first published article of film criticism just went live on Neon Splatter, check it out because if you like fun at all this movie is one of the best! www.neonsplatter.com/added-to-wat...

A ★★★★ review of Grave Torture (2024) A portrait of the oppressive fist of religious trauma and paranoia absolutely drenched in atmosphere. Now having seen the a lot of Joko Anwar's filmography, he's a director that I had yet to love anyt...

My big film discovery this month was Joko Anwar's Grave Torture. Dumped on Netflix last year with no fanfare, Grave Torture is a singularly intense portrait of the psychological repercussions of living in a religiously paranoid society. letterboxd.com/jonas_engle/... longer review coming on rewatch.

A ★★★★ review of The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024) Misery cinema at its finest. While perhaps overlong and with too many moments that felt like an ending, The Rule of Jenny Penn is a tremendously well written, acted, and shot film with great black com...

"While perhaps overlong and with too many moments that felt like an ending, The Rule of Jenny Penn is a tremendously well written, acted, and thoughtfully composed film with misery-cinema black comedy and a boatload of subtext..." Full review on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jonas_engle/...

All Time Top 100 My top 100 favorites of all time. Everything, especially from 50-100, is in a super loose order and could probably all be swapped around. Gets more subjective every year, I consider almost all these f...

Every year I remake my top 100 favorite films, and I think there's no better way to christen my new bluesky account! Here's the list, let me know anything you're happy to see included! letterboxd.com/jonas_engle/...