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Matthew Monagle

Matthew Monagle is an Austin-based film and culture critic. His work has appeared in a true hodgepodge of regional and national film publications. He is also the editor and co-founder of Certified Forgotten, an independent horror publication. Follow him on Twitter at @labsplice. (He/Him)
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What Will Stephen King’s Cinematic Legacy Be?

By Matthew Monagle 

One of the horror industry’s most influential talents might also be one of the hardest writers to pin down at the end of his career.
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Neill Blomkamp on Short Films, Oats Studios, and Why He Would Never Borrow From ‘Halo’

By Matthew Monagle 

We discuss the idea behind Blomkamp’s new studio and why the filmmaker is always striving to create new worlds.
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Patton Oswalt, ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming,’ and the Public Progress of Grief

By Matthew Monagle 

Two sources of inspiration for many – one fictional, one real – took public steps forward in their grieving process this past weekend.
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Discovering the Simple Pleasures of the Video Store, Years Too Late

By Matthew Monagle 

A man cannot live on Netflix alone.
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The Music Videos of Director Edgar Wright

By Matthew Monagle 

Edgar Wright has always used music videos as a chance to workshop some of his most inventive ideas. We rank them for funsies.
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Edgar Wright on ‘Baby Driver’ and Why Music Videos Make the Best Rough Drafts

By Matthew Monagle 

We talk music videos, car chase films, and the joy of casting actor-musicians in Wright’s film of the summer.
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On Sofia Coppola and the Whitewashing Controversy of ‘The Beguiled’

By Matthew Monagle 

Sofia Coppola has taken heat this week for her representation issues in her newest film. Looks like we’ve all got some reading to do.
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Imagining a World Without Rotten Tomatoes

By Matthew Monagle 

What would happen if Rotten Tomatoes and other review aggregators just went away, as some Hollywood suits have suggested? We play out the thought experiment.
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‘The Book of Henry’ and the Question of Hollywood’s Sunk Costs

By Matthew Monagle 

Why Hollywood’s obsession with hype may be causing studios to lose control of their franchises’ narratives.