Matt Schimkowitz

Los Angeles

Staff Writer at The A.V. Club

writer @theavclub

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Articles

Mike Flanagan finally apologized for killing the Ouija franchise

2 weeks ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Ouija: Origin Of Evil is a far better sequel than the original Ouija, a movie based on a tabletop seance simulator, deserves. Heck, as Katie Rife wrote in her 2016 review, “it’s better than it needs to be.” Unsurprisingly, it was directed by Mike Flanagan, a horror filmmaker of some note and one of the few willing to admit when they did wrong. In this case, it has nothing to do with the quality of his films, but rather their commercial viability.
R.I.P. Pippa Scott, The Searchers and Auntie Mame actress

2 weeks ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

The daughter of Oscar-nominated Top Hat and Swing Time screenwriter Allan Scott, Philippa Scott was born in Los Angeles on November 10, 1934. After studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, she made her Broadway debut in 1956. That year, she appeared in John Ford’s seminal western The Searchers as Lucy, one of the kidnapped girls who sets the plot in motion. Before the decade was through, she appeared in Auntie Mame.
Lars Von Trier tells Bryce Dallas Howard what he really thinks of her dad

2 weeks ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

What’s the best way to coax a good performance out of an actor? If you’re Lars Von Trier, the answer is mocking their father. On the press tour for her new Prime Video action comedy, Deep Cover, Bryce Dallas Howard reminisced about the time Von Trier called her father, Academy Award winner Ron Howard, a “terrible filmmaker” on the set of Manderlay.
ABC News suspends Terry Moran for tweeting that Stephen Miller is "a world-class hater"

2 weeks ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

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Mike Flanagan finally apologized for killing the Ouija franchise

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Ouija: Origin Of Evil is a far better sequel than the original Ouija, a movie based on a tabletop seance simulator, deserves. Heck, as Katie Rife wrote in her 2016 review, “it’s better than it needs to be.” Unsurprisingly, it was directed by Mike Flanagan, a horror filmmaker of some note and one of the few willing to admit when they did wrong. In this case, it has nothing to do with the quality of his films, but rather their commercial viability.
Matthew McConaughey drives The Lost Bus in teaser for wild fire docudrama

2 weeks ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Seeing as the United States won’t be moving forward with any climate-based policy for, let’s say, the next 100 years, wildfire prevention and safety are more of a problem for individuals to deal with rather than a problem for the federal government to solve. Sure, the fires are getting worse and more frequent, but as long as we have movie stars with Class B commercial driver’s licenses, 22 endangered children will be safe.
Lars Von Trier tells Bryce Dallas Howard what he really thinks of her dad

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

What’s the best way to coax a good performance out of an actor? If you’re Lars Von Trier, the answer is mocking their father. On the press tour for her new Prime Video action comedy, Deep Cover, Bryce Dallas Howard reminisced about the time Von Trier called her father, Academy Award winner Ron Howard, a “terrible filmmaker” on the set of Manderlay.
ABC News suspends Terry Moran for tweeting that Stephen Miller is "a world-class hater"

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

ABC News‘ ongoing capitulation to the Trump administration continued unabated this morning. Per CNN, the network suspended senior national correspondent Terry Moran after Moran posted in a since-deleted tweet about White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, calling him a “world-class hater.” One of the nicer things ever said about Miller, the post could be construed as a compliment toward a guy whose impressive career in hate began in high school.
Matthew McConaughey drives The Lost Bus in teaser for wild fire docudrama

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Seeing as the United States won’t be moving forward with any climate-based policy for, let’s say, the next 100 years, wildfire prevention and safety are more of a problem for individuals to deal with rather than a problem for the federal government to solve. Sure, the fires are getting worse and more frequent, but as long as we have movie stars with Class B commercial driver’s licenses, 22 endangered children will be safe.
Hey, Micky Dolenz says he was almost the Fonz

3 weeks ago | avclub.com | Matt Schimkowitz

Hey, hey, we’re the Fonzies. People say we Fonzi around. We’re too busy punching jukeboxes to give anyone the thumbs down. Everyone knows Henry Winkler is the Fonz, especially Mr. and Mrs. C. But in a new interview, Monkees star Micky Dolenz introduced a shocking new wrinkle to disrupt our Happy Days: He was the runner-up for the Fonz.