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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)
John Carpenter

Zen and the Art of John Carpenter Interviews

By Matthew Monagle 

John Carpenter’s movies are great, but his interviews might be even better.
Ike Barinholtz

Ike Barinholtz Talks ‘The Oath’ and the Inarguable Likability of John Cho

By Matthew Monagle 

The debut writer-director also pointed to ‘Manchester By the Sea’ as one of his favorite examples of abrupt and hilarious tonal shifts.
The Guilty

‘The Guilty’ Review: Sometimes One Location Is All You Really Need

By Matthew Monagle 

Danish filmmaker Gustav Möller makes his feature debut with a smart and stylish thriller set entirely in a police dispatcher’s office.
Hold The Dark - Jeremy Saulnier, Macon Blair

Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair Discuss Netflix, Fantastic Fest, and ‘Hold the Dark’

By Matthew Monagle 

The creative team behind ‘Hold the Dark’ discuss the challenges of adapting an ambitious and challenging book for the big (and small) screen.
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‘Apostle’ Review: This Melodramatic Horror Hybrid Comes With Literal Buckets of Blood (Fantastic Fest 2018)

By Matthew Monagle 

Gareth Evans’s long-anticipated project is more ‘Safe Haven’ than ‘The Raid: Redemption,’ and that’s A-OK with us.
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Nicole Perlman on Directing ‘The Slows’ and Bravely Moving to Behind the Camera

By Matthew Monagle 

The ‘Captain Marvel’ screenwriter explains why she finally faced her fears and decided to direct her passion project.
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‘Burning’ Review: Lives, Like Love, Are So Easily Set Aflame (Fantastic Fest 2018)

By Matthew Monagle 

Steven Yeun brings the full weight of his international star power to bear in this haunting South Korean revenge story.
The Wind

‘The Wind’ Review: In the American West, No One Can Hear You Scream

By Matthew Monagle 

Emma Tammi’s feature film debut showcases the potential of the horror-western as a new mode of independent filmmaking.
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‘American Dresser’ Review: Tom Berenger Gets Back on His Hog

By Matthew Monagle 

It looks like someone accidentally put a mediocre road trip movie into this perfectly good batch of America stock footage.