Matt Brennan
Matt Brennan is a film and television critic whose writing has appeared in LA Weekly, Indiewire, Slant Magazine, The Week, Deadspin, Flavorwire, and Slate, among other publications. He lives in New Orleans and tweets about what he's watching @thefilmgoer.
Latest articles by Matt Brennan
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Where The Walking Dead went wrong
The Explainer America's favorite playfully gory horror Western has turned into a dire slog. What happened?
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The evolution of Bill Simmons
The Explainer If Simmons is no longer The Sports Guy, who is he?
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The Walking Dead season 6 finale was really, really bad
opinion The Walking Dead's big villain has finally made his long-awaited debut — and messed up the whole show in the process
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The Walking Dead recap: 'East'
The Explainer In the penultimate episode of its sixth season, The Walking Dead's central moral conflict comes to a head
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The Walking Dead episode 14 recap: 'Twice as Far'
feature In the zombie apocalypse, humanity is a liability — but is it really worth living without it?
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The profound anti-nostalgia of FX's The Americans
The Explainer Amidst obsessions with a romanticized past, the terrific FX drama looks clear-eyed toward the truth
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The Walking Dead recap: Who run the world?
feature This week's surprising bottle episode zeroes in on the women of The Walking Dead
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Why HBO's Real Sports is more important than ever
opinion A tribute to the one of the few truly rigorous voices in sports journalism on its 20th anniversary
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The regrettable demise of the made-for-TV movie
opinion Don't scoff. TV movies have been massively important in pushing the boundaries of American entertainment.
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The future of television? HBO's big push to become the only channel you'll ever need.
The Explainer HBO's latest moves show the breakneck change that is overtaking the entertainment industry
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