Escape the Field
Labyrinthine thriller knows to just follow the old map
Matthew Monagle
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Movie Review, May 6, 2022
The Contractor
Mercenary drama fails its mission of being good
Movie Review, April 1, 2022
Film Review: Boycott
The real victims of the GOP war on free speech
Screens, March 22, 2022
Film Review: Slash/Back
Indigenous alien invasion horror-comedy is an icy blast
SXSW, March 15, 2022
Film Review: Deadstream
Horror-comedy that gets the laugh/scream ratio right
SXSW, March 12, 2022
Jim Gaffigan's Happy to Bring Linoleum to Earth
The suburban spaceman comes to SXSW
Screens, March 10, 2022
Uncharted
Video game adaptation gets away with running on star power
Movie Review, Feb. 18, 2022
Moonfall
Disaster flick + Dyson sphere = Roland Emmerich’s latest
Movie Review, Feb. 11, 2022
Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2021
Screens, Dec. 16, 2021
Antlers
Del Toro-endorsed creature feature is stylish but empty
Movie Review, Oct. 29, 2021
The Last Duel
Ridley Scott reinvents the historical drama through the lens of stardom
Movie Review, Oct. 15, 2021
The Guilty
One cop, one room, one phone call in this thriller remake
Movie Review, Oct. 1, 2021
Dear Evan Hansen
Broadway adaptation is really The Talented Mr. Ripley: The Musical
Movie Review, Sept. 24, 2021
How Fantastic Fest Is Adapting to COVID (Again)
Tim League on doing business in Texas and upgrading FF’s home viewing experience
Screens, Sept. 23, 2021
Free Guy
Ryan Reynolds levels up for the summer’s most charming and fun blockbuster
Movie Review, Aug. 13, 2021
Raging Fire
Donnie Yen ponders honor and guilt in this top tier cop thriller
Movie Review, Aug. 13, 2021
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Go ninja, go ninja, GO! Wait, wrong toy line …
Movie Review, July 30, 2021
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
Back to the puzzles in this teen-friendly Saw-alike
Movie Review, July 23, 2021
The Forever Purge
The politics are still there, but the kills and thrills disappoint
Movie Review, July 2, 2021
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds adds a new client but no extra fun
Movie Review, June 18, 2021
Us Kids
Portrait of the Parkland shooting survivors never comes into focus
Movie Review, June 11, 2021
Jallikattu
Brutal, brilliant Indian drama sets a buffalo lose, but the men cause the chaos
Movie Review, June 4, 2021
A Quiet Place Part II
Creature feature is like great DLC rather than a sequel
Movie Review, May 28, 2021
Final Account
How growing up in the Third Reich warped generations
Movie Review, May 21, 2021
Wrath of Man
Ritchie and Statham find a new, welcome gear in this bloody thriller
Movie Review, May 14, 2021
Profile
Undercover screenlife political thriller isn't fooling anyone
Movie Review, May 14, 2021
Limbo
Immigration dramedy shipwrecks Syrian migrants in Scotland
Movie Review, April 30, 2021
The Rookies
Milla Jovovich sleepwalks through an action-comedy dud
Movie Review, April 16, 2021
The Unholy
Messy Catholic horror is weighed down by becoming a creature feature
Movie Review, April 9, 2021
2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Five true stories of a world in turmoil
Movie Review, April 2, 2021
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