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

Two Brutally Honest Kids’ Review of ‘Elio’

1 week ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

Here’s what two kids with no filter think of the latest Pixar movie.
A Brutally Honest Kid’s Review of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

One young movie lover weighs in on the new remake.
Neil Patrick Harris Is the New Voice of Deadpool, and Ryan Reynolds Is Taking the News Really Well

2 weeks ago | 929nin.com | Matt Singer

Neil Patrick Harris is the new Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds is absolutely and totally fine with that. Bear in mind, Harris is not playing Deadpool in a new film; he's actually the voice of Deadpool in the upcoming Deadpool VR video game. But few actors are more closely associated with a comic-book character than Reynolds is with Deadpool. At this point, he is Deadpool in the minds of most fans. But that's not the case in this particular game.
The Worst Movies of 2025 So Far, According to Letterboxd

2 weeks ago | 929nin.com | Matt Singer

At the midpoint of 2025, how many films have you seen? A couple? A couple dozen? Maybe 100 if you're a real movie nerd? (No shade intended; as of this writing I've watched 165 movies. I actively aspire to real movie nerd status.)That's nothing. According to the cinephile website and social media app Letterboxd, their database of 2025 film titles includes 19,954 different entries. Almost 20,000 films (and TV shows)! And I've only seen 165? I've been slacking off.
Great ’80s Movies That Got Bad Reviews

2 weeks ago | popcrush.com | Matt Singer

Some movies become consensus favorites almost instantly after their initial release in theaters. They gross hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, or they’re hailed by critics around the globe, or they win Academy Awards that cement their legacy for all of time. Kids buy their merchandise, or wear their T-shirts, or eat their elaborately themed tie-in menus. Other films take a more circuitous route to legendary status.
Neil Patrick Harris Is the New Voice of Deadpool

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

Neil Patrick Harris is the new Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds is absolutely and totally fine with that. Bear in mind, Harris is not playing Deadpool in a new film; he’s actually the voice of Deadpool in the upcoming Deadpool VR video game. But few actors are more closely associated with a comic-book character than Reynolds is with Deadpool. At this point, he is Deadpool in the minds of most fans. But that’s not the case in this particular game.
The Worst Movies of 2025 So Far, According to Letterboxd

2 weeks ago | screencrush.com | Matt Singer

At the midpoint of 2025, how many films have you seen? A couple? A couple dozen? Maybe 100 if you’re a real movie nerd? (No shade intended; as of this writing I’ve watched 165 movies. I actively aspire to real movie nerd status.)That’s nothing. According to the cinephile website and social media app Letterboxd, their database of 2025 film titles includes 19,954 different entries. Almost 20,000 films (and TV shows)! And I’ve only seen 165? I’ve been slacking off.
Great ’80s Movies That Got Bad Reviews

2 weeks ago | mega993online.com | Matt Singer

Some movies become consensus favorites almost instantly after their initial release in theaters. They gross hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, or they’re hailed by critics around the globe, or they win Academy Awards that cement their legacy for all of time. Kids buy their merchandise, or wear their T-shirts, or eat their elaborately themed tie-in menus. Other films take a more circuitous route to legendary status.
‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Teaser Reveals Premiere Date

2 weeks ago | mega993online.com | Matt Singer

Stranger Things 5 — the final season of Netflix’s blockbuster sci-fi series — has its official release date. Or make that release dates. The final season of the series consists of eight episodes spread out across three chunks that will be available at different points during the fall and winter of 2025. They are.. Four episodes on November 26. Three episodes on Christmas Day. The series finale on New Year’s Eve.
Starfighter' Casts Mia Goth as Villain

3 weeks ago | 929nin.com | Matt Singer

In the grand tradition of Darth Vader, the Emperor, and Kylo Ren, meet the latest villain: Mia Goth, the star of X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. Goth will appear opposite Ryan Gosling in the recently announced Star Wars: Starfighter, a standalone film that is being directed by Deadpool & Wolverine 's Shawn Levy.