Darian Davis
@dariandavis.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Film Nerd.
UX Manager at Vanguard | Staff Writer at @moviejawn.bsky.social
“The movies can teach us about life” - Aggie Cromwell
UX Manager at Vanguard | Staff Writer at @moviejawn.bsky.social
“The movies can teach us about life” - Aggie Cromwell
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Darian Davis
@dariandavis.bsky.social
· Nov 9
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Something to read while you queue up your annual watch of a childhood Halloween classic…
MJ's @dariandavis.bsky.social says, "The crisp Autumn air and pumpkin-lined porches tend to trigger my childhood memories the most. And how could it not? Halloween is the Super Bowl of the kid world."
Monsters on my street: What kiddie Halloween flicks get right about growing up — Moviejawn
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer The first essential element of childhood that my favorite kid-centric Halloween movies get right is the motley crew of neighborhood kids.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Something to read while you queue up your annual watch of a childhood Halloween classic…
Now seated #abigboldbeautifuljourney
September 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Now seated #abigboldbeautifuljourney
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WILD AT HEART (1990)
THE DOOM GENERATION (1995)
WEAPONS (2025)
THE DOOM GENERATION (1995)
WEAPONS (2025)
Post your favorite first-watches of August 🍿
September 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
WILD AT HEART (1990)
THE DOOM GENERATION (1995)
WEAPONS (2025)
THE DOOM GENERATION (1995)
WEAPONS (2025)
My latest for MovieJawn! Don’t worry, no spoilers here.
"WEAPONS is a bonafide puzzle box with remarkable performances and madman Cregger throwing all the right switches, giving life to yet another unexpectedly bizarre creation that deftly balances humor, heart, and above all, horror."
Read the full review from Darian Davis @dariandavis.bsky.social
Read the full review from Darian Davis @dariandavis.bsky.social
WEAPONS is an eerie fairy tale about America — Moviejawn
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer Weapons is a bonafide puzzle box with remarkable performances and madman Zach Cregger throwing all the right switches, giving life to yet another unexpectedly bizarre ...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My latest for MovieJawn! Don’t worry, no spoilers here.
Favorite first watches in July:
DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
28 DAYS LATER (2002)
SUNSHINE (2007)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025)
CIVIL WAR (2024)
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
28 DAYS LATER (2002)
SUNSHINE (2007)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025)
CIVIL WAR (2024)
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
August 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Favorite first watches in July:
DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
28 DAYS LATER (2002)
SUNSHINE (2007)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025)
CIVIL WAR (2024)
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
DOG SOLDIERS (2002)
28 DAYS LATER (2002)
SUNSHINE (2007)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025)
CIVIL WAR (2024)
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
August 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
After ten years in the journalism racket...
MovieJawn is now an official @rottentomatoes.com approved publication!
Check out our page on the site 🍅 here
MovieJawn is now an official @rottentomatoes.com approved publication!
Check out our page on the site 🍅 here
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August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Space age and dog days #lastfourwatched
July 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Space age and dog days #lastfourwatched
The amount of heart and hope baked in to Marvel’s First Family is captivating, making it a smashing start to Phase Six. This is the Fantastic Four I grew up reading. Excelsior!
A ★★★½ review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
After a series of failures to launch, Marvel Studios finally takes off with The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a back-to-basics thrill ride that redeems the tone and tenor of its titular heroes on the b...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The amount of heart and hope baked in to Marvel’s First Family is captivating, making it a smashing start to Phase Six. This is the Fantastic Four I grew up reading. Excelsior!
Check out my latest for @moviejawn.com… a collection of Space Age movies you might not have seen, all to get you hype for #FantasticFourFirstSteps!
How to Start Watching: Space Age Movies — Moviejawn
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer Hope and optimism is the mood at the movies this summer, with blockbusters from both DC and Marvel promising to reinvigorate our belief in the wonder of heroes and the g...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Check out my latest for @moviejawn.com… a collection of Space Age movies you might not have seen, all to get you hype for #FantasticFourFirstSteps!
My favourite top five directors currently working?
Boots Riley
Denis Villeneuve
Greta Gerwig
Ridley Scott
Jane Schoenbrun
Boots Riley
Denis Villeneuve
Greta Gerwig
Ridley Scott
Jane Schoenbrun
My favourite top five directors currently working?
Richard Linklater
Denis Villeneuve
Marielle Heller
Ridley Scott
Fatih Akin
Richard Linklater
Denis Villeneuve
Marielle Heller
Ridley Scott
Fatih Akin
Sofia Coppola
Wes Anderson
Damien Chazelle
Nicolas Winding Refn
Ryan Coogler
(I was going to include Spike Jonze but he hasn't directed a film for 12 years, which is insane)
Wes Anderson
Damien Chazelle
Nicolas Winding Refn
Ryan Coogler
(I was going to include Spike Jonze but he hasn't directed a film for 12 years, which is insane)
July 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My favourite top five directors currently working?
Boots Riley
Denis Villeneuve
Greta Gerwig
Ridley Scott
Jane Schoenbrun
Boots Riley
Denis Villeneuve
Greta Gerwig
Ridley Scott
Jane Schoenbrun
SCIENCE COURT, BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY, HISTORY CLASSROOM, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
July 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
SCIENCE COURT, BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY, HISTORY CLASSROOM, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, MAGIC SCHOOL BUS
@silberwhatever.com nailed it; especially your very last paragraph. My sentiments exactly.
MJ's @silberwhatever.com says, "No matter how much I want to give Krypto some good boy scritches, I don’t know if or when I will be able to bring myself to watch SUPERMAN again."
#Superman is in theaters Friday.
#Superman is in theaters Friday.
SUPERMAN is an overstuffed, dizzying mess with a terrific cast — Moviejawn
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor No matter how much I want to give Krypto some good boy scritches, I don’t know if or when I will be able to bring myself to watch this movie again.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
@silberwhatever.com nailed it; especially your very last paragraph. My sentiments exactly.
@darcythemailgirl.bsky.social The first slasher is totally BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (Bava, 1964)! #thelastdrivein
April 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@darcythemailgirl.bsky.social The first slasher is totally BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (Bava, 1964)! #thelastdrivein
Hey @benstiller.redhour.com love what you’re doing with SEVERANCE but, um, whatever happened to THE SHINING stage production I was looking forward to seeing you in???
April 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hey @benstiller.redhour.com love what you’re doing with SEVERANCE but, um, whatever happened to THE SHINING stage production I was looking forward to seeing you in???
Thank you @corybooker.com for standing up and doing something!
April 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Thank you @corybooker.com for standing up and doing something!
“Where we’re going, we don’t need eyes to see!”
Now Watching the second flick of Sci-Phi Film Festival: EVENT HORIZON (1997) with @bestboymoviejawn.bsky.social, @silberwhatever.bsky.social, @thebiparadox.bsky.social, @dariandavis.bsky.social and @rosaliekicks.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“Where we’re going, we don’t need eyes to see!”
Cancelled tv show you will never stop thinking about.
Riveting from start to finish. More modern retellings of Biblical drama please!
Riveting from start to finish. More modern retellings of Biblical drama please!
March 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Cancelled tv show you will never stop thinking about.
Riveting from start to finish. More modern retellings of Biblical drama please!
Riveting from start to finish. More modern retellings of Biblical drama please!
My first festival experience was amazing! Here’s a taste of some feature debuts I caught while in Austin for #SXSW2025!!!
MJ's @dariandavis.bsky.social shares his thoughts on a trio of feature debuts he caught @sxsw.com. #Satisfaction #ItEnds #Slanted #SXSW #SXSW2025
SXSW 2025 showcases an impressive variety of debut features — Moviejawn
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer SXSW 2025 kicked off March 7 and has showcased an impressive variety of debut feature films.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My first festival experience was amazing! Here’s a taste of some feature debuts I caught while in Austin for #SXSW2025!!!
Reposted by Darian Davis
March 28-30! come hang out with your favorite movie pals at Hiway Theater for the annual #Sci-Phi festival. The line-up is incredible and passes are going quick! Learn all about the event compliments of MJ ace reporter, @thebiparadox.bsky.social here: www.moviejawn.com/home/2025/3/...
March 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
March 28-30! come hang out with your favorite movie pals at Hiway Theater for the annual #Sci-Phi festival. The line-up is incredible and passes are going quick! Learn all about the event compliments of MJ ace reporter, @thebiparadox.bsky.social here: www.moviejawn.com/home/2025/3/...
The Sci-Phi Film Fest returns at my local theater! My new favorite tradition ❤️🛸👽
Great write-up @thebiparadox.bsky.social!
Great write-up @thebiparadox.bsky.social!
MJ's @thebiparadox.bsky.social shares the exciting line-up for this year's Sci-Phi Film Festival at Hiway Theater starting March 28-30. MJ staff will be in attendance, slingin' zines and cinematic goodies in the lobby. Which flick are you most excited about? #SciPhiFilmFest #HiwayTheater
Sci-Phi Film Festival 2025 Preview — Moviejawn
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor The Sci-Phi Film Festival, hosted by the nonprofit Hiway Theater in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, is a three-day science fiction film extravaganza, showcasing a carefull...
www.moviejawn.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Sci-Phi Film Fest returns at my local theater! My new favorite tradition ❤️🛸👽
Great write-up @thebiparadox.bsky.social!
Great write-up @thebiparadox.bsky.social!
Reposted by Darian Davis
🎞️ GREAT FILMS CAN
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
FOR THE BETTER!!!
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
FOR THE BETTER!!!
February 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🎞️ GREAT FILMS CAN
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
FOR THE BETTER!!!
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
FOR THE BETTER!!!
LET’S GET THIS MOVIE MADE!
SIX DAYS TO GO! And we're at 62%!!! Let's bring it on home and make sure those Black zombies get fed. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
February 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
LET’S GET THIS MOVIE MADE!