Matt Donato

A Monster Calls Review [TIFF 2016]

A Monster Calls gets off to a rocky start, but once Neeson's talking tree starts spouting tales of wisdom, everything tightens as the tears start flowing.

Matt Donato Sep 10, 2016

The Bad Batch Review [TIFF 2016]

The Bad Batch might be a bloody stew of undercooked ideas, but its originality and ambitious aesthetic make Amirpour's sophomore feature another sight to behold.

Matt Donato Sep 9, 2016

Elle Review [TIFF 2016]

It's hard not to anticipate many of Verhoeven's moves, but Isabelle Huppert is too good to ignore.

Matt Donato Sep 9, 2016

Free Fire Review [TIFF 2016]

Free Fire is a relentless genre assault of bullets, laughs and personality, like an pseudo action movie that cranks intensity to 11 and rips off the knob.

Matt Donato Sep 9, 2016

The Magnificent Seven Review [TIFF 2016]

The Magnificent Seven is Western "dumb fun," which works just fine with proper expectations.

Matt Donato Sep 8, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Reveals Screamtacular Genre Line-Up

The end is nigh, NYC horror fans. On the weekend of October 14th-16th, Brooklyn will play home to an East Coast line-up of ghoulish goodness set wreak havoc upon a city the never sleeps - except now it'll have one damn good reason not to. The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival's wicked programming wizards have scheduled thirteen varying premieres (2 World Premieres/5 US Premieres) set to drench numerous venues in a nightmarish haze of unspeakable terrors and extra-curricular creepiness (that may or may not be soaked in booze). Features, shorts, live events, local spotlights - BHFF aims to make their first incarnation a memorable one.

Matt Donato Sep 6, 2016

Skiptrace Review

For as "fun" as Skiptrace might be, there's never a strive to do anything different or memorable throughout the goofy buddy comedy.

Matt Donato Sep 5, 2016