Matt Taylor

273 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Matt Taylor is the TV editor at The Pop Break, along with being one of the site's awards show experts. When he's not at the nearest movie theater, he can be found bingeing the latest Netflix series, listening to synth pop, or updating his Oscar predictions. A Rutgers grad, he also works in academic publishing. Follow him on Twitter @MattNotMatthew1.

Watchmen Season Finale Review: A Perfect Ending … (Hopefully) for a Genre

(This portion of the review speaks vaguely about the Watchmen Season Finale, but does include spoilers for the rest of the season. There will...

‘Richard Jewell’ Review: A Well-Made Film, but About What, Exactly?

In 1996, Richard Jewell saved thousands of lives from a bomb he found at the Atlanta Olympics—only to be unfairly targeted as a suspect...

‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Review: The Most Passionate Film of 2019

Half love story, half journey into the mind of an artist, Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a movie about throwing all of...

‘The Irishman’ Review: An Epic Farewell to A Genre

It's foolish to say that Martin Scorsese has only directed gangster movies — a claim thrown around by silly fanboys pretending to care about...

‘Countdown’ Review: Surprisingly Interesting, But It’s Missing the Scares

Countdown is a horror movie about a phone app which, when activated, announces its user's time of death, and will then go to any...

The Lighthouse: A Hypnotic Nightmare About Masculinity

The Lighthouse feels something like a dream. It establishes its own rules quickly and quietly, never announcing its own interior logic but moving through...

Succession: The American Tragedy We Need Right Now

My timeline has been filled with tweeters expressing regret that they've waited so long to start Succession. I love to see it. While critics praised...

NYFF Review: Uncut Gems is a Chaotic, Memorable Ride

The Safdie Brothers are all about controlled chaos. There are at least five different things going on in every frame of their latest movie,...

NYFF Review: Marriage Story is Beautiful, Tragic, and Baumbach’s Best

The evolution of Noah Baumbach's career has been quite fascinating. From a disciple of Wes Anderson in the '90s to a more divisive figure...

‘Modern Love’ Review: Bite-Sized Breaks from the Binging World (Part 1)

Modern Love may be new to the small screen, but these stories have inspired audiences  for years. Since 2004, the "Modern Love" column in...

‘Pain and Glory’ Review: Pedro Almodovar’s Latest is all about Filmmakers & Their Careers

While it's not necessarily a requirement, Pain and Glory is best experienced if viewed after watching a majority of Pedro Almodovar's eclectic filmography. This...

‘The Politician’ Review: Netflix Won’t Change Ryan Murphy’s Habits, Good or Bad

Machiavellian manipulation and the theatricality of politics has inspired storytellers throughout the ages but, like many of our most prolific writers, Ryan Murphy was...

TOP AUTHORS

807 POSTS
475 POSTS
359 POSTS
273 POSTS