Matt Donato
Matt Donato is a Rotten Tomatoes approved film critic who stays up too late typing words for What To Watch, IGN, Paste, Bloody Disgusting, Fangoria and countless other publications. He is a member of Critics Choice and co-hosts a weekly livestream with Perri Nemiroff called the Merri Hour. You probably shouldn't feed him after midnight, just to be safe.
Latest articles by Matt Donato
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse review — a gorgeous sequel that flies by
By Matt Donato published
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a visual feast that addresses multiversal storytelling head-on, with minor issues in a third act that's all setup.
Fast X review: the wheels have fallen off
By Matt Donato published
Fast X is a pileup of characters fighting to stand out and less spectacular action that feels more like marketing for future installments than a complete feature.
Scream VI review: Ghostface takes a juicy bite out of the Big Apple
By Matt Donato published
Scream VI features duller horror commentary but a sharper killer's blade, trading satirical blows for gruesome fates that'd make any slasher jealous.
Operation Fortune review: Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie action movie is old hat
By Matt Donato published
With Operation Fortune, we finally get our eyes on the latest Guy Ritchie/Jason Statham movie, which is familiar in good and bad ways.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania review — a rocky start to Marvel's Phase 5
By Matt Donato published
WTW's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania review says the movie is better at marketing the future of the MCU than executing an Ant-Man sequel.
Plane review: Gerard Butler's air travel thriller is action movie comfort
By Matt Donato published
Jean-François Richet's Plane is everything you expect from a January Gerard Butler vehicle with a one-word generic title.
Glass Onion review: Daniel Craig returns in hilarious murder mystery sequel
By Matt Donato published
Glass Onion is a biting satire that sacrifices some whodunit suspense to let Benoit Blanc lay into the moronic upper crust of society.
Bones and All review: Timothée Chalamet stars in touching cannibal romance that takes its time
By Matt Donato published
Timothée Chalamet reunites with Luca Guadagnino in Bones and All, a cannibal road movie that is touching despite its bumps along the way.
Black Adam review: Dwayne Johnson joins the DCEU with a muffled bang
By Matt Donato published
Dwayne Johnson stars in Black Adam, a new entry into the DCEU that does a lot of things right, but nothing extraordinary.
Halloween Ends review: Michael Myers goes out with an abysmal whimper
By Matt Donato published
Halloween Ends reaffirms the Halloween franchise's struggles with connective storytelling, as the new movie completely disowns Halloween Kills.
Day Shift review: Jamie Foxx's vampire hunter withers in California sun
By Matt Donato published
Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco and Snoop Dogg star in Day Shift, a new vampire action movie, but neither can save it from being quickly forgettable.
Bodies Bodies Bodies review: A24's Gen Z horror plays a winning round
By Matt Donato published
Bodies Bodies Bodies, the latest A24 movie starring Amandla Stenberg and Pete Davidson, is now playing.
Let's rank the Letterkenny cold opens good buddy!
By Matt Donato last updated
There are 61 episodes of Letterkenny. These are their cold opens ranked.
The Gray Man review: Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans go to war
By Matt Donato published
The Gray Man, starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, is Netflix's big summer tentpole movie, does it live up to that billing?
Thor: Love and Thunder review — Chris Hemsworth leads a mighty Thor sequel
By Matt Donato last updated
Taika Waititi brings his unfiltered humor and spirit to Thor: Love and Thunder, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry.
The Forgiven review: Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes fumble forgiveness in international drama
By Matt Donato published
The Forgiven, an international morality tale starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes about lifestyles of the rich and heinous, misses the mark.
The Black Phone review: Ethan Hawke answers the call as a horror baddie
By Matt Donato last updated
Ethan Hawke stars in The Black Phone, another terrifying horror tale from Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill.
Robert Englund — things you didn’t know about the Freddy Kruger actor
By Matt Donato published
Find out all about Robert Englund, who stars in the new season of Stranger Things, from his friendship with a Star Wars Jedi to his guilty pleasure television show.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review: Sam Raimi brings horror to Marvel
By Matt Donato published
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is filled with everything you’d want from a Sam Raimi horror movie under Marvel’s banner.
The Contractor review: Chris Pine action-thriller is a forgettable operation
By Matt Donato published
Tarik Saleh’s The Contractor boasts a fine performance from Chris Pine, but that's not enough to balance its otherwise bland and recyclable nature.
The Outfit review: Mark Rylance gangster thriller is an ill fitting suit
By Matt Donato published
Graham Moore's The Outfit is a small-scale gangster thriller that's never better than Mark Rylance's lead performance.
Mass review: this intimate drama doesn't fear the heavy conversations
By Matt Donato last updated
Fran Kranz's Mass opens a channel for a dialogue between two pairs of grieving parents mourning the same tragedy.
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