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
'Nocturne' Review: Sibling rivalry in the key of spooky
By Matt Donato published
Zu Quirke's 'Nocturne' pushes a developing pianist to the brink with the discovery of a possibly satanic string of notes.
'Evil Eye' Review: I spy few too many thrills
By Matt Donato published
Elan and Rajeev Dassani's 'Evil Eye' is another less than hospitable welcome into Blumhouse's partnership with Amazon, lost to the mundanity of a long-distance chiller.
Nightstream Review: '32 Malasaña Street' finds a ghostly squatter
By Matt Donato published
Albert Pintó's '32 Malasaña Street' cuts short the bliss felt by new homeowners when a presence with unfinished business appears.
Nightstream Review: 'The Queen Of Black Magic' conjures Indonesian terror
By Matt Donato published
Kimo Stamboel's 'The Queen Of Black Magic' puts a spell on audiences that lures them into a horrifying bout of ritualistic revenge.
Nightstream Review: 'Bloody Hell' proves you can't escape your past
By Matt Donato published
Alister Grierson's 'Bloody Hell' puts the "Hell" in Helsinki.
'The Boys' Season 2 Finale Review
By Matt Donato published
As The Boys takes its Season 2 bow, conflict brews within this critic first, fan second. Mysteries beget answers, justice enacted, and bleakness sustained.
Fantastic Fest Review: 'The Wolf of Snow Hollow' takes aim at werewolf noir
By Matt Donato published
Jim Cummings' 'The Wolf of Snow Hollow' uses horror highlights to heighten cop procedural architectures, pitting "the fuzz" against...well, more fuzz.
'The Cleansing Hour' Review: Like, subscribe, repent
By Matt Donato published
Damien LeVeck's 'The Cleansing Hour' exposes a fraud in God's flock by live-streaming one fake father's first real demonic encounter.
'The Lie' Review: So your child is a murderer, now what?
By Matt Donato published
Veena Sud's 'The Lie' makes a lot of choices, we'll say, and most of them are baffling.
'Black Box' Review: The mind is a dangerous place
By Matt Donato published
Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour’s 'Black Block' turns one amnesiac's subconscious into a battleground where the only path to self-reclamation involves pain.
Fantastic Fest Review: 'Bloodthirsty' sings a deadly tune
By Matt Donato published
Amelia Moses' 'Bloodthirsty' is a story about finding yourself, your true voice, while also commenting on the wolves who hide in the music industry.
'The Boys' 2.07 Review: Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker
By Matt Donato published
'The Boys' is nearing its season finale, and hopefully the explosive ending to 'Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker' is just the prelude to something that packs an even louder finish.
Shine a light on this exclusive 'Hosts' clip
By Matt Donato published
In Adam Leader and Richard Oakes’ film, “A father with a dark secret unknowingly invites a demonic entity, disguised as his neighbors, into his home to enjoy Christmas dinner with his family.”
'Save Yourselves!' Review: Hipsters versus a fuzzy apocalypse
By Matt Donato published
As a millennial romantic comedy, and as an end-of-days alien invasion event, 'Save Yourselves!' is a one-trick pony.
Fantastic Fest Review: 'The Stylist' takes a lot off the top
By Matt Donato published
Jill Gevargizian's 'The Stylist' takes the normalized act of trusting someone with scissors to snip around your neck and goes the horror route.
'Scare Me' Review: Paints a hilarious creepshow using only words.
By Matt Donato published
No, Scare Me will not scare you. Yes, Scare Me will positively delight audiences through exemplary on-the-spot campfire tales and improvisational hallmarks.
'Death Of Me' Review: Maggie Q has learned nothing about vacations
By Matt Donato published
Darren Lynn Bousman's 'Death Of Me' is a horror story about tainted cups and unbreakable curses, told from an outside perspective as to accentuate how traditions are kept alive when stoked in containment.
'12 Hour Shift' Review: What kind of hospital is this?
By Matt Donato published
Brea Grant’s '12 Hour Shift' is about how there ain't no rest for the wicked, the innocent, or anyone caught in between when halfwit organ traders screw the pooch.
'Possessor' Review: Infiltrate the mind of a killer
By Matt Donato published
Possessor’s appeal worships the unknown. Brandon Cronenberg pushes viewers off a ledge, as we hurdle into his body-jacking assassination narrative without any stabilization.
'The Boys' 2.06 Review: The Bloody Doors Off
By Matt Donato last updated
The Boys, indeed, blew “The Bloody Doors Off” tonight. Let’s dive into how Amazon’s superhero dystopia remains scarily relevant and unapologetically accusatory.
'Verotika' Review: This isn't for your eyes
By Matt Donato published
I can’t believe we live in a world where 'Cats' will be immortalized through endless cult screenings, yet 'Verotika' won’t indulge a legacy past, well, whenever it leaves Shudder.
'Lovecraft Country' 1.06 Review: Meet Me In Daegu
By Matt Donato published
'Lovecraft Country' takes us on a foreign journey for an episode that properly introduces Ji-Ah (Jamie Chung) and her, uh, peculiar habits.
'Spontaneous' Review: An explosive high school horror comedy
By Matt Donato published
Sometimes, movies come into our lives when we need them most. Such a scenario might explain my ugly crying through the exit monologue in Brian Duffield’s Spontaneous.
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