Matt Cohen
Matt is an arts journalist and freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. He has written about film, music, and pop culture for publications including Washington City Paper, The American Interest, Slant Magazine, DCist, and others. He is a member of the Washington D.C. Film Critics Association.
Latest articles by Matt Cohen
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Sofa cinema: A Single Shot, TV Junkie, and A Teacherfeature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Check out out roundup of new and notable video-on-demand releases.
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6 ways HBO's Girls could improve in its second seasonfeature The HBO dramedy had a strong first season. With a few improvements, its sophomore run could be even better
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This week's new and notable video-on-demand releasesfeature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Watch Here Comes the Devil, The Punk Singer, or The Truth About Emanuel from the comfort of your couch
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This week's new and notable video-on-demand releasesfeature Reviews of White Reindeer, Some Velvet Morning, and Artifact
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This week's new and notable video-on-demand releasesfeature Reviews of Hours, All the Light in the sky, and Open Grave
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This week's new and notable video-on-demand releasesfeature Reviews of Grand Piano, Run & Jump, and 24 Exposures
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The history of Shark Week: How the Discovery Channel both elevated and degraded sharksfeature For the past 27 years, Discovery has scored massive ratings and enormous goodwill with Shark Week. But a recent detour into fiction has enraged some scientists.
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Bates Motel and Hannibal: Can TV give new life to Hollywood's iconic killers?feature The notorious murderers of Psycho and Silence of the Lambs are on their way to the small screen. Success is far from guaranteed
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Sofa Cinema: Big Ass Spider!, Bastards, and Zero Charismafeature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Check out our roundup of new and notable video-on-demand releases.
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Sofa cinema: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Hell Baby, and C.O.G.feature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Check out our roundup of new and notable video-on-demand releases.
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Sharknado isn't just stupid. It's bad for cinema.feature Will our fixation with "so-bad-it's-good" lead to anything but more trash?
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INTERVIEW: The World's End director Edgar Wright and star Nick Frostfeature The team behind Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz have finally delivered the last installment of the Cornetto Trilogy
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The week's best video-on-demand: The Broken Circle Breakdown, Love and Air Sex, and Nurse 3Dfeature Don't feel like going to the movie theater this weekend? Stay in and watch one of these newly available flicks from the comfort of your couch.
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INTERVIEW: The Way, Way Back creators Jim Rash and Nat Faxonfeature The Oscar-winning screenwriting duo behind 2011's The Descendants is back with a terrific coming-of-age summer comedy
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The best online movies to watch this weekendfeature Feel like you've seen everything? Then this list is for you.
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Oz the Great and Powerful: Will Hollywood finally stop subversively retelling classic stories now?feature Tim Burton's 2010 adaptation of Alice in Wonderland started the trend. Disney's new take on The Wizard of Oz may finish it
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Why we need to do away with 'spoiler alerts'The Explainer Downton Abbey fans were incensed by a recent Washington Post article that spoiled a major character's death. But does a spoiler really ruin a show?
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Boyhood is the culmination of Richard Linklater's fascinating, career-long obsession with timefeature "You process your life by hours, days, minutes. As humans, we find patterns and impose it on our reality."
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You really must see this ridiculous Christian found-footage horror movie about the dangers of pornographyfeature The Lock In might just be the next "so bad it's good" cult hit you've been looking for
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Sofa cinema: Escape from Tomorrow, Mr. Nobody, and Draculafeature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Check out our roundup of new and notable video-on-demand releases.
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How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. can be a successfeature ABC's new Avengers spinoff has the potential to offer a whole new perspective on the Marvel Universe
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Sofa cinema: Prince Avalanche, Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Touchy Feely, and Passionfeature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Check out our roundup of new and notable video-on-demand releases.
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Sundance film festival: 6 films you should know aboutfeature Get an early glimpse at some of the year's buzziest movies with our comprehensive guide to the first half of Sundance
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Sofa cinema: How I Live Now, Charlie Countryman, and Birth of the Living Deadfeature Don't feel like going to the theater this weekend? Check out our roundup of new and notable video-on-demand releases.
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