Matt Donato

22 Jump Street Review

While 22 Jump Street becomes a little too self-aware for its own good, Tatum and Hill's bromantic chemistry delivers an acceptable amount of laughs for your typical summer blockbuster.

Matt Donato Jun 12, 2014

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Nato And Remy’s Last Stand: 8 Family Friendly Horror Movies!

Since a child's mind exists at its most impressionable stage, what better time to start your son or daughter on a path to horror fandom? No, I'm not suggesting you subject your offspring to terrifying endeavors like The Exorcist or Child's Play right off the bat (unless you want to deal with those emotional scars the rest of their lives), but I AM encouraging horror loving parents to pass on the gift of spook. Get 'em while they're young, while their minds can still be molded and shaped to accept everything the horror genre has to offer, and then let them adventure off down their own twisted cinematic paths. Or just disown them when they run away screaming.

Matt Donato Jun 10, 2014

First Leprechaun: Origins Trailer Is Heavy On Running, Light On Leprechauns

This is a statement that probably sounds like utter lunacy to some, but I've been dying to see the first trailer for Leprechaun: Origins ever since the project was originally announced. Why would one be so excited about WWE's attempt to bring glory and honor to one of horror's more, um, interesting villains? Simple - Leprechaun is a classic horror film as long as we ignore the slew of absolutely atrocious sequels, as Warwick Davis turned a creature wearing a green tuxedo into something scary, hilarious, and undeniably entertaining. The Leprechaun holds a special place in my gold-encrusted heart, so I've been dying to see how Dylan Postl (WWE's Hornswoggle) would embody the cunning killer - but unfortunately this first trailer doesn't offer much in the evil leprechaun department.

Matt Donato Jun 9, 2014

Torment Review

Despite Katharine Isabelle's best efforts, Torment becomes a tiresome genre affair that never hides its obvious influences.

Matt Donato Jun 5, 2014

Get Submerged In The First Trailer For Steven C. Miller’s Latest Thriller

Don't you hate it when you leave a party only to have your souped-up limousine run off the road by kidnappers, plunging you into what surely appears to be a watery tomb? I know, sounds like my Tuesday night - or the latest screenplay from Mother's Day scribe Scott Milam. Directed by Steven C. Miller (Under The Bed/Silent Night), Submerged traps a group of partiers underwater in a leaking limo, showing their fight for survival as some nasty baddies attempt to finish the job even quicker. Sounds crazy, right? Well, since today saw the release of the very first trailer, you can determine just HOW crazy for yourself.

Matt Donato Jun 3, 2014

Borgman Review

Borgman is a suburban fever dream along the lines of a much more horrifying Quentin Dupieux film, permitting audiences to determine where they believe the true evil hides.

Matt Donato Jun 2, 2014

Maleficent Review

Maleficent is an uncharacteristically shallow Disney release, conjuring an inconsequential story and flat, meaningless characters - despite Angelina Jolie's best efforts.

Matt Donato May 29, 2014

TV

HBO Sending Danny McBride Back To School For Vice Principals

While Danny McBride fans may still be commiserating over the loss of Eastbound & Down, HBO is doing their best to fill our hearts with even more of the crude, obnoxious humor we've come to love. Teaming back up with the folks who brought you Kenny Powers, the station has bought 18 episodes of Vice Principals - the next comedy from the minds of McBride and his equally hilarious counterpart, Jody Hill. It's reported that McBride with star and executive produce along with Hill, David Gordon Green and Stephanie Laing. Yup, the usual suspects.

Matt Donato May 28, 2014