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Matt Mahler

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About Matt Mahler

Managing Editor for MovieWeb, Matt Mahler is also a film critic, interviewer, and writer for the site since 2021. He has interviewed a variety of directors, from Wim Wenders and Luca Guadagnino to Joe Swanberg and Ken Loach. He's spoken with actors such as Colin Farrell, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, Kurt Russell, Liam Neeson, Jerry Seinfeld, and many more. He's been watching and studying movies since he was six years old, spending summers with his grandparents and watching multiple VHS tapes a day.

Favorite Media

Matt's favorite films run the gamut of cinema, from hardcore horror to slowcore art films. Some of his favorite directors include Ingmar Bergman, Yasujiro Ozu, John Carpenter, Bruno Dumont, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wong-kar Wai, Jean-Pierre Melville, Andrei Tarkovsky, Bela Tarr, David Lynch, Werner Herzog, Orson Welles, David Cronenberg, Steven Soderbergh, and his favorite, Jean-Luc Godard. You can find some of his favorite movies at The 50 Best Movies of All Time, Ranked and some of his favorite TV shows at The 50 Best TV Shows of All Time.

Industry Focus

Matt's main foccus is behind the scenes, editing our reviews and interviews, though he still tries to write them from time to time. He manages a wonderful team of editors and writers at MovieWeb, using his extensive film knowledge, English skills, and complete lack of a life outside work to maintain the website. He is specifically focused on shedding light on great directors and talent behind the scenes, and exploring the world of independent, international, and arthouse film for audiences who are sick of the same old crap.

Author Details

A lover of film, philosophy, cooking, and theology, Matt has been a janitor, a cook, a plumbing contractor, a kitchen manager, and everything in between. Life is very strange, and so is he. You can contact him at matthew.m@movieweb.com

Latest Articles

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Jerry Seinfeld is releasing his movie Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart story on May 3, but for him, film is pretty much finished.

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Teasing season two of their Apple TV+ show The Big Door Prize, Chris O'Dowd and Josh Segarra discuss their hilarious 'raw sex' appeal.

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Pete Davidson Was Considered for Bill Skarsgård's Character in Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World balances a tone between comedy and action that would've been very different if Pete Davidson had been cast instead of Skarsgård.

Jordan Peele in red from Twilight Zone with the Death Stranding title
Jordan Peele Won't Direct Death Stranding but It 'Will Be Unlike Any Video Game Adaptation Ever Made'

The adaptation of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding will be totally unique, says producer Alex Lebovici of Hammerstone Studios.

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CBS' major franchise CSI won't have a presence on the network anymore. Check out what else is canceled or renewed.

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A Restored Western Masterpiece from Sam Peckinpah & Bob Dylan Was Butchered 50 Years Ago

After a studio hack job and wild, drunken production, Peckinpah tried to get his name removed from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid.

Three versions of Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring in Breaking Bad
How Breaking Bad Stopped Giancarlo Esposito Hiring a Hitman to Kill Him for Insurance Money

Before Breaking Bad came along and changed his life, Esposito was in a very dark place, thinking his death could save his family.

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The Office Reboot Gets First Cast Members, Original Writer/Producer Weighs In

The upcoming new version of the hit Steve Carell show The Office will star Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore.

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Max Lugavere and his mother Kathy in the movie Little Empty Boxes
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NY Times bestselling author Max Lugavere's film Little Empty Boxes follows his mother Kathy as she begins to decline into dementia.

Quentin Tarantino and a film strip with his movies
Quentin Tarantino Cancels His Final Film, The Movie Critic

Tarantino has said for a while that The Movie Critic would be his 10th and final film, but it looks like the Pauline Kael film won't be.

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Civil War and A24 Slammed for Using AI in New Posters

A24, one of the most respected film studios, has been criticized for its use of AI in creating a series of new posters.

Jude Law in Talented Mr Ripley and Andrew Scott in Netflix's Ripley
Jude Law Says Netflix's Ripley 'Couldn't Be Further' from His 1999 Version

Jude Law starred in 1999's The Talented Mr. Ripley with Matt Damon, and shares his thoughts about the new Netflix adaptation.

Tom Cruise with a big smile and sunglasses in Risky Business from 1983
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Not a single film with Tom Cruise has been in the lauded Criterion Collection, until now.

Four boxes with different characters played by Robert Downey Jr. in The Sympathizer on HBO Max
Robert Downey Jr.'s Four Characters in The Sympathizer Explained by Show's Creators

Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar explain why Robert Downey Jr. is playing four different characters in the new HBO series.

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Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt Fail at Promoting The Fall Guy in SNL Monologue

Ryan Gosling hosted SNL to ostensibly promote his film The Fall Guy, but couldn't stop talking about Barbie.

Norm Macdonald in Jack & Jill with O.J. Simpson
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Comedians like O'Brien, Neal Brennan, and Joe Rogan remember and praise Norm Macdonald for his relentless O.J. Simpson jokes.

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Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in Dark Matter
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Eleanor Coppola filming Hearts of Darkness documentary
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The wonderful Eleanor Coppola has sadly passed away at age 87. Sofia Coppola's mother is remembered for making one of the greatest documentaries ever.

The Golden Bachelor husband and wife Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, now divorced
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In a shocking and unexpected turn of events, a reality television marriage didn't work out. Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist have divorced.

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