Matthew Monagle

Matthew is an Austin-based film critic. You can find his work as sites like Film School Rejects, The Playlist, SlashFilm, and the Austin Chronicle. He is also a member of the Austin Film Critics Association. Matt spends most of his free time doting on his dog and losing games of Slay the Spire.

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Podcast: ‘Blink Twice’ Gets Uncertified

September 7th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Matt Donato and Matt Monagle break down Zoe Kravitz’s ‘Blink Twice’ in the latest episode of the Uncertified podcast series.

Death Spa

Podcast: Heather O. Petrocelli on ‘Death Spa’

August 30th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Heather O. Petrocelli, author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator, joins Certified Forgotten to talk ‘Death Spa.’

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Podcast: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Gets Uncertified

August 23rd, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

In this episode on ‘Alien: Romulus,’ Matthew Monagle and Matt Donato discuss their love of ‘Alien’ and Fede Álvarez, respectively.

Cailee Spaeny Alien Romulus

‘Alien: Romulus’ Is the Rosetta Stone of ‘Alien’ Canon

August 20th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Fede Álvarez’s ‘Alien: Romulus’ positions itself as the perfect marriage of ‘Alien’ and ‘Prometheus’ – and almost pulls it off.

Bruiser Jason Flemyng

Podcast: Adam Cesare on ‘Bruiser’

August 16th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Adam Cesare, author of the ‘Clown in a Cornfield’ series, joins Certified Forgotten to discuss George Romero’s ‘Bruiser.’

Cuckoo Dan Stevens

Podcast: ‘Cuckoo’ Gets Uncertified

August 10th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle discuss Tilman Singer’s ‘Cuckoo,’ a twisting, turning folk horror film that leaves a house divided.

Hunter Schafer Cuckoo

‘Cuckoo’ Is Modern Folk Horror at Its Finest

August 9th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Tilman Singer’s ‘Cuckoo’ combines German cinema with European folk horror to create an utterly unique creature feature.

Naomi Watts Down

Podcast: Jessica Scott on ‘Down’

August 2nd, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Jessica Scott joins the Certified Forgotten podcast to talk about ‘Down,’ the ill-timed elevator horror film from Dick Maas.

New Life Hayley Erin

Podcast: ‘New Life’ Gets Uncertified

July 26th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle discuss what John Rosman’s ‘New Life’ gets right about storytelling on a budget.

Maika Monroe Longlegs

Podcast: ‘Longlegs’ Gets Uncertified

July 20th, 2024 • Matthew Monagle

Join Matt Donato and Matthew Monagle for a heated conversation on the career of Osgood Perkins and why ‘Longlegs’ just works.