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Matt Donato

A drinking critic with a movie problem. Foodie. Meatballer. Horror Enthusiast.

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Exclusive Video Interview: Todd Strauss-Schulson Talks The Final Girls And His Relationship With Horror

Todd Strauss-Schulson's The Final Girls is easily South by Southwest's brightest hidden gem, after playing to a packed house of howling movie lovers during the festival's opening night. My full review of the film sums up my feelings pretty well on Strauss-Schulson's trippy homage/spoof/horror comedy, but let me stress again how much of a treat this film is for horror fans. For those of you who dream about being in a horror movie, this is the closest you're ever going to get.

Exclusive Interview With Director Karyn Kusama On The Invitation

After breaking onto the indie scene with her film Girlfight (which also put Michelle Rodriguez on the map), filmmaker Karyn Kusama found herself directing two big-budget films in Aeon Flux and Jennifer's Body. But the latter was released about 6 years ago, and since her horrific team-up with Megan Fox, she decided to remain out of the cinematic circuit - until now. At this year's South by Southwest festival, Karyn premiered her new thriller, The Invitation, which is a tense return to her indie filmmaking roots.

Furious 7 Review [SXSW 2015]

Furious 7 is an in-your-face assault of awesomeness under the guidance of James Wan, who saves a more lax story by orchestrating a metallic ballet of kick-ass proportions.

Exclusive Interview With Henry Rollins And Jason Krawczyk On He Never Died

You probably remember Henry Rollins from his punk-rock days with Black Flag, or as an out-spoken human activist, but filmmaker Jason Krawczyk has a different vision of Rollins as a troubled, undead, possibly vampiric - well, I'm still not entirely sure WHAT he is. In the movie He Never Died, Rollins plays a man who just can't seem to die no matter what torture he endures. Is he a hero? A villain? If it's up to Rollins' character Jack, he'd be neither. He'd just sit around all day watching television, visiting a local diner, and drinking blood to quell a dark secret swept safely under a rug of normality.

Exclusive Interview With Taissa Farmiga, Nina Dobrev, And Malin Akerman On The Final Girls

Yes. It's true. I got to attend the South by Southwest film festival and see some AWESOME movies, and I got to talk to some ever more AWESOME-ER people, but, my most AWESOMEST experience came from seeing The Final Girls - a horror comedy homage riddled with metaphysical goodies and 80s slasher references. It's a horror lover's dream movie, filled with laughs, hunky dudes, and some seriously strong women who pay their respect to the original "Final Girls" who have battled horror villains for years.

Dead Rising: Watchtower Review

Dead Rising: Watchtower is a safe adaptation that doesn't carry the same madcap charm of Capcom's far-more successful video game franchise.

WolfCop Blu-Ray Review

This is another funky midnight movie that probably shouldn't work, but thanks to Lowell Dean's commitment to horror punnery, WolfCop is a perfect cult classic full of bloody transformations, throat-rips, and werewolf law enforcers.

Muck isn't a horror movie - it's a wannabe skinflick that would ignore an on-screen kill if the actress' breasts were jiggling in the slightest. Because bewbz!

The Corpse Of Anna Fritz Review [SXSW 2015]

The Corpse Of Anna Fritz is a morally-repugnant thriller that shines a dark spotlight on our celebrity-obsessed culture, but the film's taboo doesn't overshadow the conflict at play.

Exclusive Interview With Rose Byrne And Ross Katz On Adult Beginners

Amidst all the screenings, review writing, and foodie adventures that kept me busy at this year's South by Southwest festival, I also found some time to sneak a few interviews into my schedule (as you can tell by what I've been posting these last few days). I've already published my interview with Nick Kroll and Bobby Cannavale on their new film, Adult Beginners, and now I've got the second round of talent who were in Austin promoting the film - Rose Byrne and director Ross Katz.