From ‘Malcolm X’ to ‘Da 5 Bloods,’ Delroy Lindo Can Do Anything and Be Anyone
Since the release of Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods this past weekend, the discourse around the film has been fascinating – many have called this... Read More
Matthew Jenner
Matthew Joseph Jenner is an avid part-time writer and full-time film obsessed millennial who has been following awards shows since he was in elementary school, waking up at ungodly hours of the morning to watch the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, never looking back since. If it has celebrities handing out shiny trophies, you know he's watching. Other film-related interests include cult cinema, independent filmmaking and reviving the careers of long-irrelevant actors, rebranding them as Beloved Veterans™. He has been writing for his review site Movies Unchained since 2012.
Screen Actors Guild: Robert De Niro to Receive SAG Life Achievement Award
Hollywood legend and film icon Robert De Niro has been announced as the 56th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. The award,... Read More
Golden Globes: Ellen Degeneres Set to Receive the Carol Burnett Award
Two years ago, when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their intention to create a new honorary award that they’d bestow on individuals who made... Read More
Review: A memorable return to the Overlook Hotel in Mike Flanagan’s terrific ‘ Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep’
I’ve always had a very strong relationship with The Shining. My adolescent years were spent obsessing over the novel and the iconic (if not highly... Read More
Review: ‘Ad Astra’ is a profound examination of the question of one’s own existence
Brad Pitt Ventures into Space in James Gray’s Beautifully Intimate Astronaut Drama Ad Astra is a strange case of a film. By all accounts, this... Read More
Julie Andrews to Receive the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Film Institute agrees: there’s nothing like a dame, which is why they’ve chosen Dame Julie Andrews as their next recipient of their prestigious... Read More
Review: ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ is nostalgic and fun, but not much else
In all honesty, Pokémon Detective Pikachu is exactly what you’d expect from a modern live-action Pokémon film, and will certainly divide audiences – it isn’t... Read More
Review: ‘Her Smell’ is a postmodern masterpiece with an indelible performance by Elisabeth Moss
Alex Ross Perry makes films that linger with you long after they’ve ended. Whether it be his quasi-Pynchon adaptation Impolex, the gloriously minimalistic The Color Wheel,... Read More
Dave Chappelle to Receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
It was announced today that Dave Chappelle, the iconic stand-up comedian and sketch comedy revolutionary has been tapped to receive the 2019 Mark Twain Prize... Read More
Review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is “a roaring success” (Spoiler-free)
Something I’ve learned through my years of devouring movies is that when it comes to bigger blockbusters, always have your expectations set somewhat low. This... Read More
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Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)