Devin Meenan
Expertise
Film History, Marvel Comics, Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Devin makes a habit of tracking every movie he watches for the first time each year and bringing the count up the following year.
- While writing for /Film, Devin interviewed Dan Perri, title sequence designer for "Star Wars," "Taxi Driver," and a dozen other classic films.
- Devin's essay on Charles Laughton's "The Night of the Hunter" was published in print by Film Matters Magazine, "The Magazine For the Future Film Scholars."
Experience
Devin's writing ranges from entertainment criticism to news reporting. To pursue his passion, he first wrote movie reviews recreationally at Letterboxd and for his university's student paper, "The Denisonian." He has since taken up freelancing and has written for IGN, Comic Book Resources, Film Matters Magazine, and of course /Film.
Education
Devin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and English. He graduated Cum Laude from Denison University, located in Granville, Ohio.
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Stories By Devin Meenan
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The tragedy of Clone Commander Bly the Unquestioning began in a comic book before his appearance in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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Episode 7 of Marvel's X-Men '97 showed that not all of the mutants died on Genosha, but will they join the X-Men?
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The latest episode of X-Men '97 saw a crossover with the leader of Marvel's most famous superhero team.
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Does Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, really hint at her having a role in Deadpool & Wolverine? Join us as we investigate.
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Upon further inspection, it looks like Deadpool & Wolverine will feature even more Marvel mutants than we thought.
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If you fancy yourself a horror fan, you've gotta get your hands on The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives!
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The new trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine teams up Ryan Reynolds' fourth-wall-breaking jokester and Hugh Jackman's grumpy metal-clawed mutant.
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Though the Cylons were the main baddies of Battlestar Galactica, the show's best villain was Admiral Helena Cain, played by Star Trek alum Michelle Forbes.
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Director Justin Lin wanted to dig deeper into the origins of Krall's army in Star Trek Beyond, but these 'loftier ambitions' had to be set aside.
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Julian Glover had key roles in the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies thanks largely to a combination of luck and neighborly connections.
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The horror movie Abigail was made by people who know their vampire lore, and therefore knew which rules to follow and which rules were worth breaking.
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Go back to where the Transformers began in the first trailer for the animated prequel movie Transformers One.
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If you only know Professor X from the Marvel live-action X-Men movies, you might need his fiance, Lilandra, explained.
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Was Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige behind Kamala Khan's (temporary) death in the comics? Marvel Comics says no, but a comics writer claims otherwise.
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Horror-thriller manga/anime Monster was heavily inspired by the 1960s TV series The Fugitive, but its story became so much more than that.
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Psycho wasn't the only black-and-white 1960 horror movie with a then-unconventional structure. The more obscure City of the Dead had the same twist.
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'Hellfire' from The Hunchback of Notre Dame is arguably the best Disney villain song, although an earlier version was even more lascivious.
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Image, the company behind the Invincible comics, was founded as counter-programming to the Marvel/DC duopoly, with titles spanning a vast array of genres.
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Francis Ford Coppola took inspiration from the same director who inspired George Lucas on Star Wars.
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Ryan Gosling is relieved to see that Avatar: The Way of Water uses an original font instead of Papyrus ... until he takes a closer look.
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'You're gonna need a bigger boat' is famously known as a bit of improvisation from Jaws star Roy Scheider, but there's more to it than that.
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In space, no one can hear you scream. But here on Earth you can read our footage reaction of Alien: Romulus from CinemaCon 2024.
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At CinemaCon, we saw a 3D clip and some new footage from Transformers One, the animated Transformers prequel that's coming to theaters this fall.
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The latest episode of Marvel's X-Men '97, 'Remember It,' just brought Nightcrawler back at a time when the X-Men could really use the character.
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We saw some bloody footage from Wolf Man at CinemaCon 2024!
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The first season of X-Men '97 just swerved hard with episode 5, 'Remember It' - but if you're familiar with the comics, you may have seen this coming.
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Did the latest trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes reveal a massive twist?