Author: Matthew Monagle
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What Will Stephen King’s Cinematic Legacy Be?
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’
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
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
A man cannot live on Netflix alone.
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The Music Videos of Director Edgar Wright
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
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’
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
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
Why Hollywood’s obsession with hype may be causing studios to lose control of their franchises’ narratives.