Captive State
Aliens vs. Chicago. Chicago loses.
Matthew Monagle
1-30 of 63 entries
Movie Review, March 22, 2019
SXSW Film Review: Pet Sematary
Will the latest Stephen King adaptation raise your spirits?
SXSW, March 17, 2019
Film Review: Adopt a Highway
A modest film about a good-hearted person who can’t catch a break
SXSW, March 11, 2019
Film Review: Villains
Relationships are hard (when you’re aging spree-killers)
SXSW, March 10, 2019
Film Review: Body at Brighton Rock
Campfire tale finds something spooky in the shadows
SXSW, March 9, 2019
Will Communal VR Be the New Cinema?
Lights, camera, headset
Screens, March 7, 2019
The Iron Orchard
Texas wildcatter literary classic is a sometimes too-faithful adaptation
Movie Review, March 1, 2019
Alita: Battle Angel
The manga heroine comes to motion capture life
Movie Review, Feb. 15, 2019
2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
Childhood trauma dominates this year's narrative short list
Movie Review, Feb. 8, 2019
The Prodigy
Childhood possession horror leaves us in two minds
Movie Review, Feb. 8, 2019
Unbridled
Religion and horses are insufficient therapy for this abuse drama
Movie Review, Feb. 1, 2019
The Kid Who Would Be King
The Arthurian myth retold as an entertaining allegory for the hope of youth
Movie Review, Jan. 25, 2019
Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2018
Screens, Dec. 27, 2018
Aquaman
The underwater superhero brings long-awaited color to DC's films
Movie Review, Dec. 21, 2018
Mortal Engines
Dystopian YA adaptation relies on spectacle over character
Movie Review, Dec. 14, 2018
The Possession of Hannah Grace
Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA
Movie Review, Dec. 7, 2018
Back Roads
Dark family drama works, but was better as a book
Movie Review, Dec. 7, 2018
1985
Stunning AIDS drama looks beyond the disease and into grief
Movie Review, Nov. 30, 2018
Instant Family
Adoption comedy is rocky but charming
Movie Review, Nov. 16, 2018
A Private War
Rosamund Pike captures war journalist Marie Colvin
Movie Review, Nov. 9, 2018
Prospect
Lo-fi sci-fi drama is driven by performances and ingenuity
Movie Review, Nov. 9, 2018
On Her Shoulders
A refugee's quiet advocacy is a tale of true heroism
Movie Review, Nov. 2, 2018
Hunter Killer
Cold War flashbacks as Gerard Butler takes on the Russkies
Movie Review, Oct. 26, 2018
Mid90s
Jonah Hill's coming-of-age story sometimes sparks with authenticity
Movie Review, Oct. 26, 2018
Big Kill
Low-budget Western rides high in the saddle
Movie Review, Oct. 19, 2018
Bad Times at the El Royale
Neo-noir hijinks gets away with being style over substance
Movie Review, Oct. 12, 2018
Venom
Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head
Movie Review, Oct. 12, 2018
FF 2018: Bad Times at the El Royale
Was it good times for the Fantastic Fest closing film?
Screens, Oct. 3, 2018
Hold the Dark
Humanity's animal instincts exposed in the Alaskan wilderness
Movie Review, Sept. 28, 2018
FF 2018: The Perfection
Allison Williams hits all the right notes in this musical black comedy
