Matt Donato
Contributing since September, 2019
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'Civil War' Review: Forget 'Ex Machina,' This Is Alex Garland’s Best Film Yet
Garland's exploration of a future where conflict has broken out in the United States is nothing like you would expect and all the better for it.
'Road House' Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Can’t Punch His Way Through This Mess
Gyllenhaal may be in the right shape for the role, but how does this remake compare to the original?
'Hood Witch' Review: This Thriller About Social Media Has a Secret Weapon | SXSW 2024
This modern retelling of a witch hunt is promising in premise though a mixed back in execution.
'The Gutter' Review: A New Comedy Like 'Dodgeball' and 'Anchorman' Is Born | SXSW 2024
This new sports comedy just keeps bowling strike after strike.
‘Azrael’ Review: Samara Weaving Rules in Blood-Soaked, Mostly Silent Horror | SXSW 2024
E.L. Katz's 'Azrael' takes a bare-bones approach to horror, led by a performance that cements Samara Weaving as a horror icon.
‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Review: Sonequa Martin-Green Gives One of the Year’s Best Performances | SXSW 2024
Also starring Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman, 'My Dead Friend Zoe' is a hilarious and heartbreaking film.
'Family' Review: This Horror Film Takes “Home Sweet Hell” to Heart | SXSW 2024
How well do you really know your family?
'Timestalker' Review: Like If 'Past Lives' Had Gore and Dildo Jokes | SXSW 2024
What if this is a past life as well and we are already something else to each other in our next life?
What 'IT Chapter Two' Gets Right (and Wrong) About Stephen King's Iconic Jade of the Orient Scene
Andy Muschietti's 'IT' sequel relies to heavily on CGI, but in doing so, it unlocks the full potential of King's shape-shifting kitchen nightmare.