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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Before Captain America: Brave New World arrives, Marvel Comics' Sam Wilson: Captain America #2 will see Sam battle the Red Hulk on the printed page.
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The new Marvel comics series centered on Storm from X-Men has her facing off against a villain who has yet to debut in the MCU.
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Nosferatu director Robert Eggers was considering three big names to play Count Orlok before making a great call by casting Bill Skarsgård in the role.
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Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of The Outsiders and its sequel TV series starred two different actors in the role of Ponyboy Curtis.
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Gotham City might be fictional, but it's tied to a real-world location in DC Comics, and various cities have played Gotham on the big screen.
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Bruce Springsteen has never been shy about his love of movies, and has worn that love on his sleeve in the form of his music.
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There's one comic book-based superhero TV series that ranks higher than all the rest on IMDb, even decades after its original run.
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One of the most beloved episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine also had a deeply personal meaning to (and impact on) its star, Tony Todd.
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The DC Animated Universe featured a string of interconnected cartoon shows that aired in the '90s and '00s. Here's the best way to go about watching them.
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Family Guy was the first show creator Seth MacFarlane ever pitched, so when it was canceled the first time, he had an atypical reaction.
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Our exclusive preview of the new issue of Marvel Comics' What If...? gives the Fantastic Four a Disney makeover ahead of the First Family's MCU debut.
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That '90s Show is yet another Netflix Original to get the axe after only a few seasons, but what inspired the streamer to end the legacyquel series?
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One of the best anime series ever produced has returned to Netflix to kick off 2025. Here's why it deserves to get priority in your queue.
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Ben Affleck made some changes when adapting the novel Prince of Thieves to make The Town, including changing the location for a major robbery scene.
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1922's Nosferatu was an unauthorized Dracula adaptation, but there's a reason Robert Eggers used Count Orlok instead of Drac when he remade the horror classic.
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Acclaimed mecha anime Neon Genesis Evangelion is not just a coming-of-age story, but it also reckons with one of animation's more infamous tropes.
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Megatron's origin story has been told numerous times before, but Transformers: One cut out a crucial element - his life as a gladiator.
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The Penguin may have subtly laid the groundwork for The Batman Part II to focus on a notorious group of evil-doers from the DC Comics universe.
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Only one Star Wars actor cameoed in Family Guy's parody episodes of the franchise, and it's, surprisingly, not the first one you'd likely guess first.
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Transformers: Prime broke all the rules with its zombie robots, in an homage to horror comedy The Return of the Living Dead.
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Zoe Saldana has starred in some of the highest-grossing movies of all time, but her first box office hit almost made her quit Hollywood.
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The Avengers plot a daring heist at an intergalactic auction, but then they run into someone unexpected: Felicia Hardy aka Black Cat.
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Watchmen is one of the most celebrated graphic novels of all time. Only it's not a graphic novel, and creator Alan Moore hates that term.
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A sentient alien superhero costume? A magical girl with transforming clothes? Kill la Kill combines the best of Sailor Moon and Marvel's Venom.
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Do you remember the 2009 animated movie Astro Boy, featuring Nicolas Cage? There's a good chance you don't, since it was a huge flop.
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In 2003, Clint Eastwood directed a powerhouse drama based on a popular crime thriller novel that also inspired Gillian Flynn when she was writing Sharp Objects.
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Rumors and set photos indicate that James Gunn's Superman movie could feature DC Comics villain Ultraman, Superman's evil doppelganger.