Matinee With Matt

Dec 10, 2024 | matineewithmatt.com | Matthew Creith

Matthew Creith4 minutes ago3 min read"I hear Bob is playing electric."Bob Dylan has always prided himself on being an enigma. A musical genius behind hits such as "Like a Rolling Stone" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'," the Minnesota native arrived in New York City as if by magic to revolutionize the folk music genre. The result, of course, is that Dylan ended up revamping music altogether. It doesn't take a Bob Dylan expert to know the artist is quite an independent being.

Oct 23, 2024 | matineewithmatt.com | Matthew Creith

Matthew Creith18 minutes ago3 min readYou know that moment in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" when Jason Segel's Peter finds himself hopelessly falling for a Hawaiian hotel employee played by Mila Kunis? Peter is elated the morning after what he perceives to be an excellent first date with a woman in customer service while on vacation.

Oct 14, 2024 | matineewithmatt.com | Matthew Creith

Matthew Creith2 minutes ago3 min readIn 2015, director John Crowley explored the lives of young Irish immigrants in 1950s America with the astoundingly romantic "Brooklyn." Taking audiences through the experiences of Saoirse Ronan's demure and wide-eyed Eilis, the film triumphantly gave Ronan room to be both charming and agile in a performance that should have won her the Academy Award.

Aug 17, 2024 | matineewithmatt.com | Matthew Creith

Matthew Creith13 minutes ago2 min readJim Bowden (Timothy McCracken) believes his time has come to receive a much-deserved reward. The longtime English Literature professor and noteworthy writer is obsessed with getting tenure. A unique idea to universities, tenure means job security, academic freedom, and, as Jim puts it: "No judgment from self-righteous douchebags."The only thing standing in his way?

Jul 18, 2024 | matineewithmatt.com | Matthew Creith

Matthew Creith30 minutes ago4 min read"If you feel it…CHASE IT!"Spoiler Alert: No cows were harmed in the making of this film. You know that scene in 1996's "Twister" when Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton strap themselves onto a single pipe and witness an EF5 tornado from within the eye of the beast? Regarded as one of the most outlandish and absurd endings to a disaster movie, Hunt and Paxton held on for dear life to witness spiraling nature in all her glory.