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.

True Detective: ‘If You Have Ghosts’ Starts Giving Answers, But Can We Speed This Up?

Matt Taylor - February 4, 2019

Telling a story across three different timelines is certainly an impressive feat of writing. And while True Detective had previously stumbled while trying to...

I Am the Night: An Awkward Mashup of Tones

Matt Taylor - January 28, 2019

It's exciting that, in 2019, Pattty Jenkins is finally being given the opportunity to share her artistic voice with the world. After emerging on...

Rent Live: An Endearing, Flawed, and Occasionally Powerful Television Event

Matt Taylor - January 28, 2019

First, some context: Rent is perhaps the only pop culture artifact I'm truly nostalgic about. My parents fell in love with the musical as soon...

Review: True Detective, ‘The Big Never’ Keeps the Questions Interesting

Matt Taylor - January 21, 2019

It's pretty brave of a mystery series to go a full episode without really providing any answers. It requires an assurance that feels like...

Black Monday: A Pilot with Promise (and a Huge Need for Improvement)

Matt Taylor - January 20, 2019

Shows about unlikable characters behaving badly aren't anything new, but they seemed to have been popping up on TV more steadily over the past...

Sex Education: The Latest Socially Conscious Sex Comedy is a Winner

Matt Taylor - January 15, 2019

Let's face the honest fact: many of us learn about sex through the films we watch — and the lessons we've learned from them...

Second Act: JLo Gives You What You Paid For

Matt Taylor - December 24, 2018

Second Act is being billed as "Jennifer Lopez's return to romcoms." This label is false — while JLo is paired with notable hunk Milo...

Matt Taylor’s Top 10: Our TV Editor Picks His Favorite Episodes of 2018

Matt Taylor - December 20, 2018

2018 offered a glimpse at what I can only assume the future will bring. It felt like a new "must-watch" TV show emerged every...

Review: Capernaum is Manipulative Misery Porn

Matt Taylor - December 17, 2018

I have no doubt that director Nadine Labaki had the best intentions while filming Capernaum, her latest film and one of the major players...

Review: Mary Queen of Scots is the Royal Soap Opera We Deserve

Matt Taylor - December 17, 2018

If you're an Oscar enthusiasts, you've probably noticed that the times are changing. The films that are traditionally considered Oscar bait are now usually...