Matthew Monagle

Five New Year’s Resolutions to Make You a Better Moviegoer

Since we all survived 2018, it's time to start thinking about how we can make the best possible moviegoing decisions… Read More

‘One Cut of the Dead’ Bootleg Reveals Amazon Prime’s Piracy Problem

One of the year's biggest festival titles made its way onto Amazon Prime over the weekend. The only problem? It… Read More

The Best Movie Trailers of 2018

From our first footage of Jackson Maine to our last footage of Fred Rogers, here are some of the best… Read More

2018 Was the Year I Started Crying During Movies

After years of cinematic stoicism, a trio of tearjerkers caused this writer to start crying at the movies (and probably… Read More

‘The Rider’ and ‘Last Chance U’ Show the Darker Side of American Masculinity

Despite very different settings, one of 2018's best movies and best television shows had a lot to say about youth culture. Read More

‘Damsel’ is a Period Piece About a Modern Violence Problem

David and Nathan Zellner have created a Western that puts the inherent violence of the incel movement squarely in its… Read More

Brad Anderson’s Is Hollywood’s Most Old-School Auteur

With a new Netflix film on its way, now's the time to celebrate one of Hollywood's best (and most conventionally… Read More

‘Burning’ Star Steven Yeun on Why His New Film Is ‘Unexplainable’

The Korean-American actor reflects on life after 'The Walking Dead' and why he chose to work with one of his… Read More

The Best ‘Halloween’ Sequel is a Norwegian Slasher Called ‘Cold Prey 2’

Inspired in part by the original sequel to John Carpenter's classic, 'Cold Prey 2' picks up where the first film… Read More