Leigh Monson
School
Michigan State University College Of Law
Expertise
Movies, TV, Queer Theory
- Leigh has been writing professional film criticism for more than six years.
- Leigh brings a unique and valuable perspective as a non-binary queer person.
- Leigh has been an avid cinephile their entire life.
Experience
Leigh Monson has been a professional film critic and writer for six years, with bylines at What To Watch, Birth.Movies.Death., and Polygon. Attorney by day, cinephile by night, and delicious snack by mid-afternoon, Leigh loves queer cinema and deconstructing genre tropes. If you like insights into recent films and love stupid puns, you can follow Leigh on Twitter, @LeighMonsonPBF.
Education
As a trained attorney, Leigh has valuable experience in crafting an argument and defending their position, which is very applicable to conversations about film and the trajectory of the film industry.
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Stories By Leigh Monson
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With all of the short films officially in theaters as of today, here are the Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts reviewed.
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Ahead of their wide theatrical release this weekend, here are the 2020 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts reviewed.
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Ahead of their proper release in theaters across the country this weekend, here are the 2020 Oscar nominated animated shorts reviewed.
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In our The Flop House interview, podcast co-host Dan McCoy explains the origin story of the beloved bad movie podcast and what comes next.
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Here are the ten best LGBTQ movies of the decade, ranging from big-time Oscar winners to small indies shot on a smarphone.
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The Jojo Rabbit book could not be more different from Taika Waititi's big screen adaptation. Here's what go changed and added.
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In this edition of The Unpopular Opinion, one writer offers up a The Dead Don't Die defense, arguing that the film is hard to like by design.
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Let's talk about that John Wick 3 non-binary character and why their inclusion in this movie feels like a huge moment for many people.
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Laika's fourth film is a masterpiece of love, loss, mothers, fathers, children, and remembrance. This is Kubo and the Two Strings revisited.
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In this edition of The Unpopular Opinion, we offer a Watchmen defense, suggesting that Zack Snyder's film is the best case scenario for an adaptation.
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Five years ago, Phil Lord and Chris Miller proved that even a terrible concept can become a great movie. This is The LEGO Movie revisited.
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Creed II and Rocky IV are connected on a deep, inseparable level...and the former uses this as an opportunity to truly respond to the latter.