Author: Matt Shiverdecker

Pop culture obsessed queer in ATX. Freelance film & music writer. Member of GALECA and the Austin Film Critics Association. Former Music Director/On-Air Host at WOXY.com.
Charming Rom-Com ‘Love at First Sight’ Lands on Netflix (Review)
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Charming Rom-Com ‘Love at First Sight’ Lands on Netflix (Review)

'Love at First Sight' is an adaptation of a hit YA novel that finds the fickle finger of fate pointing directly at two strangers who meet at the airport. Narrated by Jameela Jamil ('The Good Place'), the film is charmingly slight, but fun to watch. The original novel is called 'The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight,' which is such a better title and, yet, you probably would be less likely to pick that off the Netflix menu. Haley Lu Richardson ('The White Lotus,' 'Columbus') is Hadley, who is on her way to England for the second marriage of her father (Rob Delaney). It's a special event that she has very mixed feelings about. She's still smarting from her parents divorce and not particularly excited to cross the pond to watch her dad get married to a woman she has never...
Jennifer Lawrence Delivers Plenty of Laughs in Raunchy ‘No Hard Feelings’ (Review)
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Jennifer Lawrence Delivers Plenty of Laughs in Raunchy ‘No Hard Feelings’ (Review)

With four Academy Award nominations and one win (for 'Silver Linings Playbook') under her belt, 'a hard-R teen comedy' No Hard Feelings' is not the first place you might expect to find Jennifer Lawrence. Inspired by an actual 2013 Craigslist ad, Lawrence stars as Maddie. She is a young thirtysomething struggling to keep it together in Montauk, New York. When the government starts knocking to collect back taxes on the house she inherited from her late mother, Maddie takes a local couple up on an unusual offer. Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) is a socially awkward teenager who has grown up coddled and comfortable. He has so experience with dating or sex. His desperate parents (Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti) take out a Craigslist ad looking for a woman to show him the ropes before...
What to Watch: September 2023 Streaming Preview
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What to Watch: September 2023 Streaming Preview

If you’re looking for something new on streaming in September we’ve got you covered. Check out some of our picks for what you should add to your September streaming watchlist! What are you most excited to see? Newly Available on VOD this September The Elephant Six Recording Co. (available now) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (PVOD, available now) The Adults (PVOD, September 5) Strays (PVOD, September 5) Landscape With Invisible Hand (PVOD, September 8) Barbie (PVOD, September 12) Final Cut (September 12) The Unknown Country (September 12) Dreamin' Wild (September 26) https://youtu.be/PCzXf5ZiE3k?si=E5VzX62RRvKb72kU *PVOD titles are fresh from theatrical release and generally rent or sell digitally for $19.99 (or higher). All ...
‘Bottoms’ is an Instant Comedy Classic (Review)
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‘Bottoms’ is an Instant Comedy Classic (Review)

While promoting her debut film 'Shiva Baby,' director Emma Seligman talked about how her next movie would be a "campy queer high school comedy in the vein of 'Wet American Summer but more for a Gen-Z queer audience." She has delivered with a wildly outrageous film called 'Bottoms.' PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebari) are hopelessly disliked at their high school. It's not because they are openly gay, but actually because they're "ugly and untalented." The two are desperate to lose their virginity before going off to college, but can't get any girls to look their way. That all changes once they form a "fight club" to attract the attention of some popular cheerleaders in their senior class. The unorthodox extracurricular activity brings the girls to them, but can they close...
Prime Video Finds a Hit in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ (Review)
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Prime Video Finds a Hit in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ (Review)

Since launching on August 11, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' has become the most streamed movie globally on Prime Video in its premiere weekend. And within a few days, it apparently has become one of the most-watched romantic comedies in the history of the streaming service. How did that happen so fast? Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine star in Prime Video's 'Red, White & Royal Blue' It helps that the film is an adaptation of the wildly successful 2019 young adult novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston. It is the directorial debut of Matthew Lopez, a Tony-nominated playwright. Taylor Zakhar Perez stars as Alex Claremont-Diaz. His mother Ellen (played by Uma Thurman rocking a raucously ridiculous Texas accent) just so happens to be the first female Presid...
What We’re Watching: The Films of William Friedkin
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What We’re Watching: The Films of William Friedkin

Legendary director William Friedkin died of heart failure on Monday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 87. He leaves behind a storied legacy and twenty narrative features, along with a handful of documentaries in his wildly eclectic filmography. Many of his greatest films are available digitally and physically, but only a handful are streaming on subscription services right now. All films below can be rented or purchased from the usual suspects (Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, etc.). Streaming sites noted where applicable. William Friedkin on the set of 'The Exorcist' The Heavy Hitters The Exorcist - Warner Bros. is currently prepping a 4K Ultra HD release of this 1973 horror classic that includes the original theatrical version as well as the extended director's cut. ...
What to Watch: August 2023 Streaming Preview
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What to Watch: August 2023 Streaming Preview

If you’re looking for something new on streaming in August we’ve got you covered. Check out some of our picks for what you should add to your August streaming watchlist! What are you most excited to see? Newly Available on VOD this August Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse (PVOD, August 8) Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (August 8) The YouTube Effect (August 8) Cobweb (August 11) Elemental (PVOD, August 15) Kokomo City (August 15) The Lesson (August 15) No Hard Feelings (PVOD, August 15) Two Tickets to Greece (August 22) The Boogeyman (August 29) https://youtu.be/-OYQNAk_krQ *PVOD titles are fresh from theatrical release and generally rent or sell digitally for $19.99 (or higher). All dates subject to change. Criterion Chann...