Jeremy Mathai
Expertise
Indie Movies, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, "Lord Of The Rings"
- Jeremy has received direct praise from many filmmakers, actors, and other notable industry figures for his exhaustive coverage of hidden gems and diverse storytelling.
- In the lead-up to San Diego Comic-Con 2022, he made good on his lifelong passion for "The Lord of the Rings," achieving a personal high watermark in his career by conducting an exclusive interview with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd.
- Jeremy has established a niche for interviewing directors, stars, and below-the-line movie and TV crew members such as VFX artists, costume designers, music composers, and even actual NASA astronauts.
Experience
Jeremy has been consistently writing professionally online for nearly a decade. After graduating from college and earning his bachelor's degree, his freelancing work in film and television soon caught the attention of /Film. He joined the team's new core of staff writers in June of 2021. Throughout his varied freelancing career, Jeremy contributed to a year-long "The Lord of the Rings" retrospective, and his writing was published on the official "Star Trek" website. His bylines have been featured on various outlets, including IGN, Nerdist, Polygon, and Inverse.
Education
Jeremy graduated Dowling College with a bachelor's degree in science, which he has since turned into a successful career as a pop culture writer.
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Stories By Jeremy Mathai
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Batman's absence in The Penguin might seem like a glaring issue, but producer Matt Reeves has a pretty logical explanation for why he doesn't show up.
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The character who died in The Penguin's season 1 finale was always doomed, though the circumstances of their death changed as the show developed.
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Netflix released several streaming titles that deserved more attention in October 2024, ranging from political thrillers to twisted crowd-pleasers.
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Hiro Murai, Donald Glover's frequent collaborator and one of the best TV directors out there, is tackling a pretty cool-sounding movie for A24.
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Yellowstone season 5 part 2 kicked things off with a major death, and fans have understandably strong feelings about what went down.
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The series Dune: Prophecy and Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies will have a direct connection thanks to a certain type of sci-fi tech.
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Dune: Prophecy, a disappointing example of franchise expansion dressed up as prestige TV, feels too much like a Game of Thrones knockoff. Here's our review.
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The Penguin is a spin-off of The Batman, but unlike the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC made sure fans could enjoy each project separately without any homework.
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The final episode of The Penguin takes a quick moment to remind us all that Batman is still lurking around Gotham somewhere.
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One of the last scenes in The Penguin finale introduces a connection to a major character from Matt Reeves' The Batman movie.
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Rumor has it Warner Bros. has big plans for Barry Keoghan's Joker from The Batman, and they extend well beyond The Batman: Part II.
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The only thing weirder than Kevin Costner's largely forgotten 2008 election comedy Swing Vote is the bizarre lawsuit it led to.
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The sci-fi horror film Time Cut is topping the charts on Netflix while also courting a fair amount of controversy on social media.
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The latest episode of The Penguin accomplishes what might be its best creative decision yet by subverting a very familiar TV trope.
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You'll never believe it, but Ridley Scott's Gladiator II isn't the most historically accurate film ever made according to a major historian.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks has featured yet another Star Trek: Voyager deep-cut, this one referencing the show's best episode.
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Clint Eastwood's Juror #2 is vintage Eastwood and one of the most invigorating theatrical experiences of 2024. Here's our review.
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Marvel Studios has revealed lots of new footage from a host of upcoming shows, but we're most excited about the details in the Daredevil: Born Again footage.
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A certain 2024 film that became a shockingly huge flop at the box office has a newfound defender in its corner: Quentin Tarantino.
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The trailer for Luca Guadagnino's Queer highlights Daniel Craig's career-best performance in the filmmaker's sweeping love story.
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Christopher Nolan considered casting Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker in The Dark Knight. Here's why the filmmaker went with Heath Ledger instead.
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Agatha All Along creator Jac Schaeffer has thrown cold water on a fan theory involving a connection between a major Marvel character and the show.
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Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 not only has an official release date, but it's also set to go up against another Holland-led tentpole at the box office.
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Despite fan theories that Venom: The Last Stand would feature a major multiverse twist, that's not the case for Sony's Marvel threequel.
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One of the Venom 3 post-credits scenes seems designed to give Sony's Spider-Man Universe its own Thanos moment. But does it work?
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A sequel to Russell Crowe's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World remains a long shot, but a prequel is closer than ever to happening.
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Coralie Fargeat's jaw-dropping body horror film The Substance will be available to stream at home very soon. Here's how you can watch it.