Jeremy Smith
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Expertise
New Hollywood Cinema, Westerns, Soundtracks
- In 2005, Jeremy created the website Collider with Steve Weintraub and "American Pie" producer Warren Zide.
- His first book, "George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor", was published by Phaidon Press and is available wherever fine books are sold. His second book, "When It Was Cool", a memoir about his experiences as a pioneering online journalist, is due later this year.
- He was the co-host of the popular "Twin Peaks" podcast "Fire Talk with Me" with Allie Goertz.
Experience
Jeremy Smith is an entertainment writer with over two decades of experience that stretches back to the infancy of online journalism. He found his love for film criticism on Usenet forums in the mid-1990s, and quarreled his way into a staff position at Ain't It Cool News under the nom de plume "Mr. Beaks." Jeremy has previously written for film and pop culture websites like Collider, Yardbarker, and Ain't It Cool News and legacy media publications like Variety, New York, and Cahiers du Cinéma. Additional credits include Vice, Fangoria, Thrillist, Polygon, Backstory Magazine, Birth.Movies.Death, CHUD, Creative Screenwriting, Endcrawl and DVD Journal.
Education
Jeremy earned a BFA in theatre arts and drama from Ohio University. His scholastic achievements earned him an internship at the legendary Circle Repertory Theatre, where he continued his theatrical education under the supervision of Austin Pendleton and Milan Stitt.
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Stories By Jeremy Smith
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If you've ever wondered what constitutes 'Oscar season' and when film award pundits start paying attention, we're here to explain how it all works.
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The IMDb ratings for Yellowstone are pretty good overall. However, there's one episode where creator Taylor Sheridan pushed his luck a little too far.
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Jason Moma won't just be playing Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, he'll also be helping revive a scrapped Supergirl/Lobo comic plotline.
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Before she became a bonafide TV sitcom star, Leah Remini played a noteworthy multi-episode role on Saved By the Bell season 3.
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Making sense of how a movie gets nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars may seem confusing at first, but with ranked choice voting, there is an answer.
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Certain Stephen King stories have been adapted more than once, including one that was turned into a mostly forgotten TV movie by a beloved Star Trek writer.
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Producers don't always listen to directors, but if Tom Cruise says Martin Scorsese needs more money to pull off a shot for his crime thriller, they do.
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Brian De Palma's Casualties of War is one of the biggest flops of his career, but this Vietnam War film deserves a reappraisal.
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While Christmas episodes are a staple of long-running TV franchises like Star Trek, the sci-fi property has its own way of embodying the holiday's ideals.
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Gilligan's Island managed to soften its typical zaniness with a touch of heart in the show's first (and only) Christmas episode.
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Sure, you could watch Christopher Nolan's movies in chronological order but if you ask us, there's a better way to experience his filmography.
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Christopher Nolan has a consistently strong filmography, where even his worst ranked film on Rotten Tomatoes is better than a majority of films in existence.
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Universal has finally announced the details of Christopher Nolan's next film, and we're all in for a film of epic proportions in 2026.
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Everybody loves Denzel Washington, but the actor had a few misfires in the 1990s, and he has his own unique explanation for that.
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Kevin Costner didn't exactly leave Yellowstone on the greatest of terms, as he reminded everyone with his response to the season 5 finale.
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Trying to find a last-minute Christmas gift? Stephen King thinks this book by Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty is the perfect stocking stuffer.
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Gerard Butler has found his way onto Max's top streaming charts thanks to a 2018 action crime thriller that's got a sequel arriving soon.
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Antoine Fuqua was red-hot after directing Training Day, but he had a bad experience working with Bruce Willis on his followup film, Tears of the Sun.
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William Shatner has long enjoyed poking loving fun at Star Trek, starting with his role in an otherwise mostly forgotten comedy sequel.
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Frank Darabont, director of The Shawshank Redemption and more, was supposed to helm this pulpy crime thriller from 2009, but things didn't work out.
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Judd Nelson experienced a meteoric rise in the 1980s, but hasn't been in a major movie in at least 15 years. Here's our examination of his career arc.
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Kevin Costner held the legendary actor Burt Lancaster in high-esteem, so he paid tribute to the late actor with a Waterworld moment shortly after he died.
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China banned Martin Scorsese's The Departed, which won Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, from being shown theatrically in the country. Here's why.
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Clint Eastwood rarely plays characters outside his comfort zone, so it took a little convincing to get him to headline this crime thriller.
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Ridley Scott's historical epic Gladiator 2 is coming to digital home release in time for Christmas, with a physical release date slated for next year.
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NBC might have canceled Seinfeld shockingly early in its run had sitcom veteran and A-list filmmaker Rob Reiner not stepped in.
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Former president Barack Obama has shared his 10 favorite movies of 2024, including Dune: Part Two, Anora, and All We Imagine As Light.