Matt Monagle
@monagle.bsky.social
Freelance film critic. Co-founder of Certified Forgotten (www.certifiedforgotten.com), a writer-owned horror publication. Find my work at IGN, Polygon, Inverse, Dicebreaker, and more.
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if someone punches your neighbor and you go to protect them, that does not make you a protester. that makes you someone who protects your neighbor.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
if someone punches your neighbor and you go to protect them, that does not make you a protester. that makes you someone who protects your neighbor.
Wasn’t sure I’d get a chance to see Hoop live now that she lives in the UK. Delighted to see her in my FIRST year back on the East Coast.
January 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Wasn’t sure I’d get a chance to see Hoop live now that she lives in the UK. Delighted to see her in my FIRST year back on the East Coast.
Hey, we're all just either taking turns piling onto posts or being incredulous about people piling onto posts. That's the sickness, baby.
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Hey, we're all just either taking turns piling onto posts or being incredulous about people piling onto posts. That's the sickness, baby.
Here's the lesson: write about what you like! Sometimes you get lucky!
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Here's the lesson: write about what you like! Sometimes you get lucky!
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Oh! Barnes & Noble has Arrow 50% off right now, so it's a great time to buy!
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Oh! Barnes & Noble has Arrow 50% off right now, so it's a great time to buy!
(That said, this was not a piece commissioned by Arrow Films for the Limited Edition. They secured permission from The Playlist to republish a piece I wrote in 2020, which you can read at the link below. So it's kind of a bit of stolen valor, but whatever.)
'Narc': Revisiting Joe Carnahan's Story About The Fallout Of Police Violence
In bringing a heavy dose of existential dread to the police procedural, Joe Carnahan's 'Narc' has proven itself a cop film that matters.
theplaylist.net
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
(That said, this was not a piece commissioned by Arrow Films for the Limited Edition. They secured permission from The Playlist to republish a piece I wrote in 2020, which you can read at the link below. So it's kind of a bit of stolen valor, but whatever.)
hi @hellgatenyc.com this feels right up your alley
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
hi @hellgatenyc.com this feels right up your alley
Bet. Opens 1/30 and you’ll get a full breakdown.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Bet. Opens 1/30 and you’ll get a full breakdown.