Matthew Monagle

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Revew: The Devil Conspiracy
The Devil Conspiracy
Nineties Catholic creature feature crap flies again!

Movie Review, Jan. 13, 2023

Revew: The Pale Blue Eye
The Pale Blue Eye
Star-studded horror finds Edgar Allan Poe in a Gothic mystery of his own

Movie Review, Dec. 23, 2022

The Video Store Lives Again as We Luv Video Hits Crowdfunding Target
The Video Store Lives Again as We Luv Video Hits Crowdfunding Target
New nonprofit gets community support to revive physical media rentals

Screens, Dec. 8, 2022

Revew: Emancipation
Emancipation
Will Smith's stunning Civil War drama is a B-movie in award-bait clothes

Movie Review, Dec. 9, 2022

Revew: Violent Night
Violent Night
David Harbour cracks down hard on the "naughty" list in the Christmas slugfest

Movie Review, Dec. 2, 2022

New Nonprofit Plans to Bring Back Austin’s Video Rental Culture
New Nonprofit Plans to Bring Back Austin’s Video Rental Culture
We (still) Luv Video

Screens, Oct. 27, 2022

<i>Scary Movie</i> Comes Back From the Grave
Scary Movie Comes Back From the Grave
Austin's 1991 indie horror rises again

Screens, Oct. 20, 2022

Revew: Slash/Back
Slash/Back
Smart Canadian horror sets Indigenous teens against alien invaders

Movie Review, Oct. 21, 2022

Revew: Don't Look at the Demon
Don't Look at the Demon
Malaysia-set horror film employs skill and style to scare

Movie Review, Oct. 7, 2022

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>The Antares Paradox</i>
The Antares Paradox
Single-location sci-fi thriller stays in shallow end

Screens, Oct. 4, 2022

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Missing</i>
Missing
Depressed dad seeks serial killer in low-impact Japanese thriller

Screens, Oct. 3, 2022

Fantastic Fest Review: <i>Nightsiren</i>
Nightsiren
Tereza Nvotová’s bewitching horror makes her one to watch


Screens, Oct. 3, 2022

Revew: Medieval
Medieval
Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

Movie Review, Sept. 9, 2022

Revew: Maneater
Maneater
Trace Adkins versus sharks is a soggy mess

Movie Review, Aug. 26, 2022

Revew: Summering
Summering
Tale of teens searching for a corpse is more than a new Stand by Me

Movie Review, Aug. 12, 2022

Revew: The Phantom of the Open
The Phantom of the Open
Mark Rylance raises this fantastical golfing biopic above par

Movie Review, June 24, 2022

Revew: Lightyear
Lightyear
Pixar's Toy Story spin-off never achieves lift-off

Movie Review, June 17, 2022

Revew: Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion
Nothing new in the DNA of this dinosaur trilogy capper

Movie Review, June 10, 2022

Revew: Montana Story
Montana Story
Death in the modern West underlies this poignant family drama

Movie Review, May 27, 2022

Revew: Escape the Field
Escape the Field
Labyrinthine thriller knows to just follow the old map

Movie Review, May 6, 2022

Revew: The Contractor
The Contractor
Mercenary drama fails its mission of being good

Movie Review, April 1, 2022

SXSW Film Review: <i>Boycott</i>
Film Review: Boycott
The real victims of the GOP war on free speech

Screens, March 22, 2022

SXSW Film Review: <i>Slash/Back</i>
Film Review: Slash/Back
Indigenous alien invasion horror-comedy is an icy blast

SXSW, March 15, 2022

SXSW Film Review: <i>Deadstream</i>
Film Review: Deadstream
Horror-comedy that gets the laugh/scream ratio right

SXSW, March 12, 2022

Jim Gaffigan's Happy to Bring <i>Linoleum</i> to Earth
Jim Gaffigan's Happy to Bring Linoleum to Earth
The suburban spaceman comes to SXSW

Screens, March 10, 2022

Revew: Uncharted
Uncharted
Video game adaptation gets away with running on star power

Movie Review, Feb. 18, 2022

Revew: Moonfall
Moonfall
Disaster flick + Dyson sphere = Roland Emmerich’s latest

Movie Review, Feb. 11, 2022

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2021
Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2021

Screens, Dec. 16, 2021

Revew: Antlers
Antlers
Del Toro-endorsed creature feature is stylish but empty

Movie Review, Oct. 29, 2021

Revew: The Last Duel
The Last Duel
Ridley Scott reinvents the historical drama through the lens of stardom

Movie Review, Oct. 15, 2021

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