Matt Brennan

Contributing Writer

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.

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Feature

7 ways to fix The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead premieres Oct. 23, 2016.

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Analysis

Where The Walking Dead went wrong

Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons begins this June.

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Analysis

The evolution of Bill Simmons

Opinion

The Walking Dead season 6 finale was really, really bad

Analysis

The Walking Dead recap: 'East'

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The Walking Dead episode 14 recap: 'Twice as Far'

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Analysis

The profound anti-nostalgia of FX's The Americans

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The Walking Dead recap: Who run the world?

Host Bryant Gumbel has helped keep the integrity of Real Sports consistently high.

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Opinion

Why HBO's Real Sports is more important than ever

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Opinion

The regrettable demise of the made-for-TV movie

Analysis

Matt Brennan

7 ways to fix The Walking Dead

Where The Walking Dead went wrong

The evolution of Bill Simmons

The Walking Dead season 6 finale was really, really bad

The Walking Dead recap: 'East'

The Walking Dead episode 14 recap: 'Twice as Far'

The profound anti-nostalgia of FX's The Americans

The Walking Dead recap: Who run the world?

Why HBO's Real Sports is more important than ever

The regrettable demise of the made-for-TV movie

The future of television? HBO's big push to become the only channel you'll ever need.