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Jack Giroux

149 articles published · Writing since September 10, 2025

A film journalist with over a decade of experience writing for The Credits, Thrillist, and Daily Dead. An east coaster with a love of horror and reality cooking shows. Always interested in speaking with crew members.

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‘Best Of The Best’ Choreographer Joya Kazi Breaks Down The Cultural Nuance In Netflix’s Dance Movie Jack Giroux 12 min read Interviews

‘Best of the Best’ Choreographer Joya Kazi Breaks Down the Cultural Nuance in Netflix’s Dance Movie

From 2:00 a.m. garage practices to a global Netflix hit, choreographer Joya Kazi breaks down the making of 'Best of the Best' and working with Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.

Cinematographer C. Kim Miles Breaks Down The Terrence Malick Influence On Netflix’s ‘Little House On The Prairie’ Jack Giroux 11 min read Interviews

Cinematographer C. Kim Miles Breaks Down the Terrence Malick Influence on Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’

C. Kim Miles explains why the new Little House on the Prairie series looks so different from the…

Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ Reboot Cinematographer Reveals Why The Show Ditched The Sitcom Format Jack Giroux 13 min read Interviews

Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ Reboot Cinematographer Reveals Why the Show Ditched the Sitcom Format

We spoke with cinematographer Shawn Peters about the visual inspiration and single-camera challenges behind Netflix's upcoming 'A Different…

Why A Cinematographer Is Begging You To Change Your Tv Settings When Watching Netflix Jack Giroux 3 min read Netflix News

Why a Cinematographer is Begging You to Change Your TV Settings When Watching Netflix

If your favorite premium dramas look like cheap daytime soaps, this quick TV tweak will completely transform your…

How ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Costumes Reflect Eddie’S New Life As A “Gentleman Gangster” Jack Giroux 9 min read Interviews

How ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Costumes Reflect Eddie’s New Life as a “Gentleman Gangster”

Costume designer Loulou Bontemps details how Susie Glass and Eddie Horniman's "battle armor" evolves in the upcoming second…

‘Best Of The Best’ Cinematographer Explains Why Dance Scenes Were Filmed Like Action Sequences Jack Giroux 9 min read Interviews

‘Best of the Best’ Cinematographer Explains Why Dance Scenes Were Filmed Like Action Sequences

Cinematographer Adam Carboni breaks down the intense production and 'action-style' filming of the choreography in the new Netflix…

‘Unabomber’ Director Janus Metz On Ted Kaczynski’s Origins And The Mystery Of Classified Harvard Files Jack Giroux 10 min read Interviews

‘Unabomber’ Director Janus Metz on Ted Kaczynski’s Origins and the Mystery of Classified Harvard Files

We sat down with Janus Metz to explore the cinematic power struggle between Russell Crowe and the young…

‘Unabomber’ Screenwriters Break Down The Dark Psychology And “Crazy” Real-Life Experiments Behind New Movie Jack Giroux 8 min read Interviews

‘Unabomber’ Screenwriters Break Down the Dark Psychology and “Crazy” Real-Life Experiments Behind New Movie

We speak with the writers of Unabomber about bringing the infamous Harvard experiments and Professor Henry Murray to…

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The Netflix Movies Generating Massive Oscar Buzz Out Of Tiff Jack Giroux 4 min read What To Watch on Netflix

The Netflix Movies Generating Massive Oscar Buzz Out of TIFF

Unsurprisingly, the consensus at Toronto was unanimous: La bola negra is Netflix’s best shot to date at taking…

‘Gentle Monster’: Marie Kreutzer On The Uncompromising, Spontaneous Filmmaking Behind Her Léa Seydoux Drama Jack Giroux 4 min read Interviews

‘Gentle Monster’: Marie Kreutzer on the Uncompromising, Spontaneous Filmmaking Behind Her Léa Seydoux Drama

Fresh out of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, director Marie Kreutzer breaks down the unpredictable,…

Composer Daniel Pemberton Teases “Off-The-Rails” Score For Danny Boyle’s Netflix Movie ‘Ink’ Jack Giroux 3 min read Interviews

Composer Daniel Pemberton Teases “Off-the-Rails” Score for Danny Boyle’s Netflix Movie ‘Ink’

Composer Daniel Pemberton reveals why he’s prioritizing original projects like Netflix's 'Ink' over predictable big-budget superhero franchises.

Director Danny Boyle Details ‘Punk’ Approach To Filmmaking And New Netflix Movie ‘Ink’ At Tiff Jack Giroux 7 min read Interviews

Director Danny Boyle Details ‘Punk’ Approach to Filmmaking and New Netflix Movie ‘Ink’ at TIFF

From turning down the script for 'Se7en' to his latest project 'Ink', Danny Boyle shares career highlights and…

Will Sharpe And Stephanie Hsu Make A Splash At Tiff With Netflix’s Animated Oscar Hopeful ‘In Waves’ Jack Giroux 3 min read Interviews

Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu Make a Splash at TIFF with Netflix’s Animated Oscar Hopeful ‘In Waves’

We speak to Phuong Mai Nguyen, who is behind 'In Waves' to see how this indie acquisition became…

Hasan Minhaj, Lena Khan, And Prashanth Venkataramanujam Explain The Meaning Behind That ‘Best Of The Best’ Ending Jack Giroux 7 min read Interviews

Hasan Minhaj, Lena Khan, and Prashanth Venkataramanujam Explain the Meaning Behind That ‘Best of the Best’ Ending

The creative team behind Netflix’s 'Best of the Best' explains why they decided to 'destroy' the Koh-i-Noor diamond…

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s ‘Best Of The Best’: Composer Daniel Rojas On Scoring The Bollywood Dance Comedy Jack Giroux 11 min read Interviews

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan’s ‘Best of the Best’: Composer Daniel Rojas on Scoring the Bollywood Dance Comedy

From Bollywood competitions to heartfelt friendship, composer Daniel Rojas reveals the philosophy behind his score for the new…

From Patriot Act To Best Of The Best: Prashanth Venkataramanujam On Crafting Netflix’s New Competitive Dance Movie Jack Giroux 11 min read Interviews

From Patriot Act to Best of the Best: Prashanth Venkataramanujam on Crafting Netflix’s New Competitive Dance Movie

We sit down with 'Patriot Act' alum Prashanth Venkataramanujam to talk about his new Netflix dance movie starring…

‘Possible Love’ Tiff Review: Netflix Undoubtedly Scored The Year’S Best Foreign Language Film Jack Giroux 3 min read What To Watch on Netflix

‘Possible Love’ TIFF Review: Netflix Undoubtedly Scored the Year’s Best Foreign Language Film

Anchored by a powerhouse performance from Jeon Do-yeon, 'Possible Love' is an immersive and beautifully shot triumph for…

‘Ink’ Tiff Review: Danny Boyle’s Ruthless Thriller Is Perfect—Except For One Bizarre Ai Scene Jack Giroux 3 min read What To Watch on Netflix

‘Ink’ TIFF Review: Danny Boyle’s Ruthless Thriller is Perfect—Except for One Bizarre AI Scene

Danny Boyle brings his signature kinetic style to the rise of Rupert Murdoch in the propulsive new Netflix…

“We Actually Sunk A House”: Creators Dive Inside Netflix’s Wild Josh Hartnett Horror Series ‘Below’ Jack Giroux 14 min read Interviews

“We Actually Sunk a House”: Creators Dive Inside Netflix’s Wild Josh Hartnett Horror Series ‘Below’

Showrunner Jesse McKeown and producer Jessica Rhoades preview their chilling new 6-episode limited series starring Josh Hartnett.

‘Below’ Tiff Preview: An Early Review & First Impressions Of Netflix’s Next Great Horror Series Jack Giroux 3 min read What To Watch on Netflix

‘Below’ TIFF Preview: An Early Review & First Impressions of Netflix’s Next Great Horror Series

Josh Hartnett and Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton lead this atmospheric sea-monster horror series that just debuted at…

Christopher Hargadon On Crafting The Cultural History For Netflix’S ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Seasons 2 & 3 Jack Giroux 13 min read Interviews

Christopher Hargadon on Crafting the Cultural History for Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Seasons 2 & 3

Avatar: The Last Airbender costume designer Christopher Hargadon discusses building the world of the Earth Kingdom and the…

‘Don’T Say Good Luck’ Writer Laura Hankin On The Personal True Story Behind The Netflix Hit Jack Giroux 12 min read Interviews

‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ Writer Laura Hankin on the Personal True Story Behind the Netflix Hit

We spoke with writer Laura Hankin about the emotional true story and the viral success of the new…

Behind The Scenes Of ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2: Anamorphic Lenses And Expanding Guy Ritchie’S Posh World Jack Giroux 11 min read Netflix News

Behind the Scenes of ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2: Anamorphic Lenses and Expanding Guy Ritchie’s Posh World

Cinematographer Stephen Murphy breaks down his collaboration with director Eran Creevy to bring a darker, Tony Scott-inspired aesthetic…

Why Guy Ritchie Ordered A ‘Moodier’ Sound From Christopher Benstead For ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Jack Giroux 10 min read Interviews

Why Guy Ritchie Ordered a ‘Moodier’ Sound From Christopher Benstead for ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2

Composer Christopher Benstead reveals how Guy Ritchie pushed for a darker, more introspective sound to match Eddie's rising…

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Review: Netflix’s Posh Crime Hit Is Better Than Ever Jack Giroux 3 min read What To Watch on Netflix

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Review: Netflix’s Posh Crime Hit is Better Than Ever

Theo James and Kaya Scodelario return for a darker, more dramatic second season of 'The Gentlemen' that balances…

‘Don’T Say Good Luck’ Cinematographer Bryce Fortner Discusses His Creative Partnership With Julia Hart Jack Giroux 15 min read Interviews

‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ Cinematographer Bryce Fortner Discusses His Creative Partnership with Julia Hart

Cinematographer Bryce Fortner sits down with What's on Netflix to discuss balancing emotion and comedy in Netflix's 'Don't…

Director James Ashcroft On Crafting Robert De Niro And Michael Keaton’S Tense Face-Off In ‘The Whisper Man’ Jack Giroux 9 min read Interviews

Director James Ashcroft on Crafting Robert De Niro and Michael Keaton’s Tense Face-Off in ‘The Whisper Man’

Go behind the scenes of 'The Whisper Man' as director James Ashcroft breaks down the chilling dynamic between…

Sydney Freeland On Directing The Finale Of Netflix’S ‘Little House On The Prairie’ And Setting Up Season 2 Jack Giroux 11 min read Interviews

Sydney Freeland on Directing the Finale of Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ and Setting Up Season 2

Director Sydney Freeland sits down with What's on Netflix to break down crafting the visuals and emotional optimism…