Matt Singer

New York

Managing Editor and Critic at ScreenCrush

Editor/critic at https://t.co/FNXBQAv1On. Member, @nyfcc. Author of Opposable Thumbs and upcoming book on Hollywood comedies of the 2000s.

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Articles

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Is Back in First Sequel Trailer

1 week ago | koel.com | Matt Singer

So I guess this is, like, a sixth night at Freddy’s? Five more nights at Freddy’s? Five additional nights at Freddy’s? Maybe I’m overthinking this. Universal is simply calling it Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. That’s probably the right call for this sequel to the surprisingly huge film adaptation of the video game franchise.
The Best Movie For Each Letter of the Alphabet

1 week ago | 929nin.com | Matt Singer

Picking the best movie for every single letter of the alphabet: Contrary to the song, it's not quite as easy as 1-2-3. After all, some letters are a lot more popular than others. Just take the letter G. You've got The Godfather, of course. (And The Godfather Part II, for that matter.) There's Ghostbusters, that's a total '80s classic. Few recent movies are better than Get Out. And arguably the most powerful film in the history of motion pictures starts with the letter G: Gymkata.
Disney Wanted Steve Martin to Play Goofy in 'A Goofy Movie'

1 week ago | 929nin.com | Matt Singer

Disney+ has a new feature-length documentary called Not Just a Goof, a look at the making of A Goofy Movie, which has become one of the most improbable nostalgic favorites of the Disney company's '90s output. A big reason why the film remains so beloved, the doc argues, is the passion and perspective of its director, Kevin Lima, who is interviewed at length in the movie.
25 Actors Who Turned Down Huge Roles in Movies

1 week ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

In the 1998 movie Sliding Doors, a woman played by Gwyneth Paltrow narrowly makes it onto a train — and, in an alternate storyline that plays out parallel to the first, misses the train. The whole film goes back and forth between the two Paltrows (the one who caught that subway, and the one who didn’t) showing how this single small action can have enormous consequences on someone’s life.
Disney Wanted Steve Martin to Play Goofy in ‘A Goofy Movie’

1 week ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

Disney+ has a new feature-length documentary called Not Just a Goof, a look at the making of A Goofy Movie, which has become one of the most improbable nostalgic favorites of the Disney company’s ’90s output. A big reason why the film remains so beloved, the doc argues, is the passion and perspective of its director, Kevin Lima, who is interviewed at length in the movie.
The Academy Finally Adds Oscar for Stunts

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

There are Academy Awards for nearly every facet of moviemaking, from directing, to writing to visual effects to costumes to production design. (A new Best Casting Oscar will be given for the first time in 2026.) But there has never been an Oscar for stunts, despite calls from many corners of the industry to add one for many years. At last, the men and women of the stunt world will be honored by the Academy, as the organization announced today that they will finally add an Oscar for stunt design.
The Best Movie For Each Letter of the Alphabet

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

Picking the best movie for every single letter of the alphabet: Contrary to the song, it’s not quite as easy as 1-2-3. After all, some letters are a lot more popular than others. Just take the letter G. You’ve got The Godfather, of course. (And The Godfather Part II, for that matter.) There’s Ghostbusters, that’s a total ’80s classic. Few recent movies are better than Get Out. And arguably the most powerful film in the history of motion pictures starts with the letter G: Gymkata.
‘Sinners’ Review: A Heavenly Horror Film From Ryan Coogler

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

It is simple enough to say a movie is suspenseful, but how do you quantify how suspenseful it is? Here is one way. Ryan Coogler’s new film Sinners generates so much suspense — and then sustains it for so long — that at one particularly anxious point I heard a small snap from my seat.I looked down and realized I had tensed up and squeezed my notebook so hard that I cracked its back cover. (Yes, I take notes during movies, like all extremely cool persons do.)So yeah, Sinners is pretty intense.
'The Last of Us' Already Renewed For Season 3

2 weeks ago | 929nin.com | Matt Singer

The Last of Us Season 2 hasn't premiered on HBO and Max yet, but the cable channel and streaming service have already renewed the hit zombie series, inspired by the best-seling video-game franchise, for a Season 3. Even as it comes ahead of Season 2's premiere, the news is not wildly surprising. The first season of The Last of Us ranked among HBO's biggest shows in history, and the show was designed to adapt the events of both The Last of Us PlayStation games.
20 Actors You Forgot Were in Star Wars

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

It takes a lot of actors to populate an entire galaxy, and sometimes it’s really reassuring to see a familiar face in an alien world populated by creatures whose heads look like burnt taffy. Plus, after nearly 50 years of films, television shows, comic books, and an endless collection of merchandise, an entire generation of actors (not to mention, y’know, half the population of Earth) have grown up loving Star Wars and wanting to be a part of it in some way.