Matt Taylor

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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.

Novitiate: The Best Ensemble of 2017 Bolster a Solid Debut

Matt Taylor - November 18, 2017

When it comes to religion on film, American cinema has fallen into a boring rut. More often than not, these religious films come off...

Did The HTGAWM Midseason Finale “Live” Up to Expectations?

Matt Taylor - November 17, 2017

How to Get Away with Murder is not a particularly well-written show. On one hand, sure, it pulls out all the stops when trying...

HTGAWM, ‘Nobody Roots for Goliath’ : An Appetizer Before Next Week’s Main Course

Matt Taylor - November 10, 2017

By the end of this week’s episode of How to Get Away with Murder, “Nobody Roots for Goliath,” the show’s customary “flash forward” ending...

Lady Bird: A Teen Comedy Wise Beyond Its Years

Matt Taylor - November 9, 2017

Millennials and Generation Z-ers have no shortage of great teen movies to call their own. Clueless, Easy A, and especially Mean Girls have all...

HTGAWM: ‘Stay Strong, Mama,’ Back to the Beginning?

Matt Taylor - November 3, 2017

This week, How to Get Away with Murder did something interesting. Sure, the entire fourth season has been something of a reset for the...

HTGAWM, ‘I Love Her’: Finally, A Great Episode

Matt Taylor - October 27, 2017

After a couple of disappointing weeks, How to Get Away with Murder returned with a vengeance, delivering their strongest episode since probably the middle...

The Snowman: …What Did I Just Watch?

Matt Taylor - October 23, 2017

The Snowman isn’t just bad. “Bad” would imply an unoriginal screenplay or over-the-top performances. The Snowman is so bad it’s surreal, creating an experience that...

HTGAWM ‘Was She Ever Good at Her Job?’: This Week, It’s All About the Parents

Matt Taylor - October 20, 2017

After last week’s bizarre twist, in which Connor was revealed to have two dads, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise to learn...

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): An Original Gem of a Film

Matt Taylor - October 19, 2017

Noah Baumbach’s films typically follow despicable, wholly unlikable human beings: protagonists that are almost impossible to care about, let alone root for. Yet his...