Matt Donato

Exclusive Video Interview With Adrianne Palicki On John Wick

As if it wasn't enough that I got to screen John Wick at this year's Fantastic Feast and interview Keanu Reeves (faints), actress Adrianne Palicki was also present to do some interviews in support of the badass action film. While many of you know her as Tyra Collette from the Friday Night Lights television series, comic book aficionados may now know her as Mockingbird from Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, making her introduction into the Marvel cinematic universe. While I'm sure that fruitful path will open many, many doors, her participation in John Wick is like a nice warm-up for the action sequences that are going to follow while she wears the Mockingbird costume.

Matt Donato Oct 25, 2014

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Exclusive Video Interview With David Leitch And Chad Stahelski On John Wick

Making your feature film debut isn't the easiest feat, but it sure helps to be surrounded with actors like Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Willem Dafoe, and Adrianne Palicki, who bring their A-game to every single scene. That was the scenario for David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, two veteran 2nd unit guys who decided to make the leap to 1st unit for their feature debut, John Wick. You've seen their action work in films like The Expendables 3, but these guys wanted to prove they weren't just 2nd unit specialists who couldn't tackle bigger fish.

Matt Donato Oct 24, 2014

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EXCLUSIVE: The ABCs Of Death 2’s Juan Martinez Moreno Reveals His Favorite Cinematic Death

Continuing our ongoing coverage of The ABCs Of Death 2, we have a special guest entry from the director of "S is for Split," Juan Martinez Moreno. Since the whole concept of Drafthouse Films' horror anthology revolves around creating a single death sequence out of whichever letter each filmmaker is given, the directors were also asked to write about their favorite on-screen death.

Matt Donato Oct 24, 2014

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Ouija Review

Ouija? More like Ouij-NO! Yes, that's the most effort I'm putting into a witty summation, equal to the effort Ouija's filmmakers put into making an actual horror movie.

Matt Donato Oct 24, 2014

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Revenge Of The Green Dragons Review

Revenge Of The Green Dragons sorely misses a "true story" backbone that's removed in favor of flashy, synthetic action - and even those moments foolishly go up in smoke.

Matt Donato Oct 23, 2014

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Reliving A Dangerous Game: Remembering The Saw Franchise’s Best Traps

Can you believe it's already been ten years since James Wan kickstarted one of the most successful horror franchises in genre history? While the Saw movies have gone on to rake in millions and millions of festive Halloween dollars, manned by numerous writer/director teams, it all started when Wan and his creative cohort Leigh Whannell created a horror movie with a better twist than M. Night Shyamalan has ever achieved. After blowing horror audiences away, Lionsgate Entertainment and Twisted Pictures realized the moneymaking potential behind future Saw movies, resulting in an October movie-going ritual that saw seven franchise films in total.

Matt Donato Oct 21, 2014

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Exists Review

Exists is a formulaic monster movie that succeeds in delivering some killer Bigfoot material by confidently turning Sasquatch into a Hollywood star instead of a camera-shy creature.

Matt Donato Oct 20, 2014

WGTC’s 2014 New York Comic-Con Cosplay Gallery

To fully enjoy New York City Comic Con, you have to be ready to sacrifice a few notables that your heart might have been set on. Newly implemented this year was an extra step where panel-goers had to wait in line for a wristband just to wait in line for a damn panel, which lead to popular panels like The Walking Dead being completely booked by 11AM - despite its late afternoon start. As a journalist without reserved seating, this year was a heaping pile of suckage that I inevitably shrugged off so I could focus on my favorite Comic Con aspect - cosplay.

Matt Donato Oct 17, 2014

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First Reaction To Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods And Kings

I always find it a bit strange when studios pre-screen random clips from upcoming movies, but with the racially insensitive hubbub currently surrounding Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods And Kings, any talk about the actual movie could do absolutely no harm. There's the age old saying that "there is no such thing as bad publicity," and the worst case scenario after screening some clips only involves a few negative articles running on random entertainment sites - at least people might forget about the race card, right?

Matt Donato Oct 17, 2014