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.

TV Review: ‘Guava Island’

Matthew Jenner April 14, 2019

It’s starting to feel like summertime with Guava Island When News broke in 2018 that Donald Glover, alternatively known by his musical pseudonym Childish Gambino,... Read More

TV Review: ‘Native Son’ – reimagining a classic, retaining the anger

Matthew Jenner April 8, 2019

From the very first moments of Native Son, the audience is overwhelmed by the dizzying blend of visual style and narrative intensity. Rashid Johnson, in... Read More

Review: ‘Barry’ is back for season 2 and as lethal as ever

Matthew Jenner April 4, 2019

In 2017, when Bill Hader signed on with HBO to create, write, direct and star as the titular character in a new show, Barry, we... Read More

Review: Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’

Matthew Jenner April 3, 2019

Jordan Peele has always had his finger firmly on the pulse of the human condition – this was evident in his groundbreaking comedic work on... Read More