Author: Matthew Monagle
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The Mars Movies Not Even Mark Watney Could Survive
20th Century Fox Yesterday, as part of the 53rd Annual New York City Film Festival, the Lincoln Center put on a sneak preview of The Martian.…
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First Person Movies May Be A Smarter Bet Than You Think
Last Friday, STX Entertainment purchased the rights to Hardcore, the first-person action film that has critics calling it everything from one of the most inventive…
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Until Dawn Proves That a Cinematic Choose Your Own Adventure is Possible
Supermassive Games This past weekend, after a short detour that included the most hilarious low-fi Redbox hack of all time, I picked up a copy…
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Zack Snyder Has Us Fighting Over Our Toys Again
Warner Bros. When I was nine years old, my brother and I got in a fight about our Hot Wheels toy cars. His was a…
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Before ‘The Visit’ There Was ‘The Attic’: Hollywood’s History of Evil Grannies
We chart the history of ‘Flowers in the Attic,’ 1987’s film adaptation of a notorious taboo love story.
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Ava DuVernay and Mainstreaming the Minority
Paramount Pictures It’s been quite a year for Ava DuVernay. After serving as everyone’s favorite Academy Award snub and living with Marvel Studios hiring rumors…
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‘Big Fan’ Sends Sports Fandom Through the Looking Glass
Patton Oswalt reveals the dark side of fandom in Robert Siegel’s football thriller ‘Big Fan.’
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Let’s Not Wait Until XXX To Honor Our Favorite Directors
Terry Gilliam (Image via IndieWire) Early yesterday evening, Variety tweeted out a link to an article announcing the death of filmmaker Terry Gilliam. After a…
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Ready Or Not, Here Comes Award Season
Universal Pictures Yesterday afternoon, after a particularly enjoyable jog around the neighborhood, I plopped down on my couch to watch another episode of Mr. Robot.…