Stories By Matthew Newlin

Movies
Movie Review: Rise of the Guardians
February 20, 2026In Rise of the Guardians, we discover that not only are Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy...

Movies
‘Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection’ Review
February 18, 2026Though Tarantino has said he plans to retire from filmmaking after his tenth film, there will...

Movies
Movie Review: Hyde Park on Hudson
February 16, 2026Director Roger Michell is obviously in love with the story and the characters, but it is...

Movies & TV
Movie Review: The Central Park Five
February 14, 2026The police grilled the boys for over 12 hours, eventually convincing each one that the others...

Movies
Movie Review: Django Unchained
February 13, 2026The real gem, though, is Jackson as Stephen, a character so loathsome that audiences will want...

Movies
On Being A Movie Geek in the Age of the Television Drama
February 9, 2026We are in the middle of a very peculiar cultural crossroads. For the first time in...

Movies & TV
Eight Reasons To Watch HBO’s ‘Girls,’ Regardless Of Your Gender
February 3, 2026Everyone makes mistakes. And making mistakes won’t ruin your life. Everyone has rough patches, especially when...

Television
Republicans Invade Primetime
February 2, 2026When I logged onto the Twittersphere after the show to congratulate @LenaDunham on a job well...

Movies & TV
Community Recap: ‘History 101’ (Season 4, Episode 1)
January 29, 2026“Troy and Abed back from summer!” Actually, it’s Community back from an unnervingly long break between...

Movies & TV
Community Recap: ‘Paranormal Parentage’ (Season 4, Episode 2)
January 27, 2026Previous episodes like “Epidemiology” and “Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps” have lampooned genre films and...














