Author: Matthew Monagle
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22 Things We Learned From the Whiplash Commentary
“Drum solos: as boring as you get.” We listen to and learn from the Whiplash commentary, featuring Damien Chazelle and J.K. Simmons.
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5 Back to School Tips for Film Students
Make the most of your graduate or undergraduate film studies. As football jerseys and pumpkin beers creep their way into every corner of our waking world,…
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Even for the BBC 100, Box Office Matters
The not-so-surprising link between box office and audience reviews for the BBC’s greatest films of the 21st century. Here at Film School Rejects, we enjoy a…
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The Brilliant Soundtracks of Summer
In a summer Hollywood would otherwise like to forget, here are a few of the soundtracks that made it all bearable. While everyone pretty much…
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The Great British Baking Show Could Save the World if We Let It
How a friendly show about cakes and cookies became the most optimistic television we’ve got. (Author’s note: an earlier version of this article incorrectly identified PBS…
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When It Comes To Movie Taste, the Internet Is a College Freshman
There are no surprises on the combined list of Twitter’s favorite films, and you know what? That’s OK. Hey, remember when we all went onto Twitter…
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Diesel vs. Johnson: Who Do You Take?
It’s Swift / Perry for the action movie crowd and everyone has to take a side. Word on the street is Vin Diesel is a candy ass.…
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Gymkata: Who Needs Karate When You Have Gymnastics?
Kurt Thomas could have been one of the most famous Olympic athletes of all time. Instead, he made Gymkata. If you’re like me, you’ve spent every…
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Take a Knee: We’re Gonna Revisit After Earth
With M. Night Shyamalan and Will Smith (sort of) back in theaters together, now’s the perfect time to revisit the 2013 sci-fi flop. Today, in cinemas…