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Matt Goldberg

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Biography:

Matt Goldberg is an Atlanta-based film critic who previously worked as an editor at Turner Classic Movies and Collider. His work has appeared in The AV Club, The Wrap, Backstage, and more. He previously served as the President of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and is a founding member of the Atlanta Film Critics Circle.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Send Help (2026) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien are outstanding in Sam Raimi's welcome return to horror-comedy.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Mercy (2026) 23% 1/5 EDIT “This largely feels like a demo for Timur Bekmambetov's screenlife gimmick rather than a sci-fi with anything worth saying.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Jan 28, 2026 Full Review The Rip (2026) 80% 3/5 EDIT “Joe Carnahan's crime thriller feels like a nice throwback to '90s genre pictures, but it pulls a few too many punches.” – TheWrap Jan 28, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 93% 4/5 EDIT “The first great film of 2026 explores what it means to retain your humanity in a world gone mad.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Jan 28, 2026 Full Review Greenland 2: Migration (2026) 51% 3/5 EDIT “While not as strong as the first movie, it maintains a strong core thanks to Gerard Butler's steady performance.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Jan 28, 2026 Full Review We Bury the Dead (2024) 86% 3.5/5 EDIT “Zak Hilditch’s movie thrives on matters of grief and closure rather than typical undead thrills.” – TheWrap Dec 31, 2025 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 48% 4/5 EDIT “Although the film has a bit of an episodic structure where the scenes feel more like extended bits, that never stops the movie from ranging from moderately amusing to outright hilarious as our characters bumble in the jungle.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% 3/5 EDIT “At this point, if you get giddy watching the whale-like creature Payakun, then you know 'Avatar' is for you. For everyone else, it’s flashing lights and bright colors.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Ella McCay (2025) 22% 1/5 EDIT “'Ella McCay' is an utter mess with only the faintest glimmers of what a workable movie would have been.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Dec 12, 2025 Full Review Fackham Hall (2025) 74% 3/5 EDIT “'Fackham Hall' serves as a mildly amusing takeoff that’s ultimately as inoffensive and lightweight as the thing it’s mocking.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Dec 4, 2025 Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 91% 4/5 EDIT “When the film wraps, you hope it won’t be another nine years to see the next adventure of Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% 3/5 EDIT “There’s still plenty of excitement to be found in 'Wake Up Dead Man,' but it’s also the weakest of the 'Knives Out' movies thus far. ” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Josh Safdie takes the urgency of his 'Uncut Gems' and refashions it into an American sports drama for the ages.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% 2/5 EDIT “There are still moments where the story pops, but 'For Good' struggles to recreate the magic of the first movie.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Nov 19, 2025 Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% 4/5 EDIT “Funny and heartbreaking in equal measure, 'Jay Kelly' shapes a unique identity by channeling European New Wave cinema combined with outstanding performances from George Clooney and Adam Sandler.” – Commentary Track (Ghost.io) Nov 14, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% 2.5/5 EDIT “Never has director Edgar Wright made a film that felt so anonymous and ill-suited to his gifts.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Nov 13, 2025 Full Review The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) 28% 1.5/5 EDIT “While depicting the wealthy as bored and indifferent to the suffering around them is a good start, there’s a problem when the audience shares that bored indifference to the story you’re telling.” – TheWrap Oct 10, 2025 Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 53% 3/5 EDIT “'TRON: Ares' straps us to the back of a rocket, and we go along for the ride.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Oct 7, 2025 Full Review Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) 91% 3.5/5 EDIT “Of the three features, the final installment feels most in line with the TV series.” – TheWrap Sep 11, 2025 Full Review Caught Stealing (2025) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Within the context of Aronofsky’s filmography, it makes for an interesting retrospective.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Aug 29, 2025 Full Review The Thursday Murder Club (2025) 77% 2/5 EDIT “Chris Columbus’ movie wants to evoke cozy British whodunits but has only polish in place of a personality.” – TheWrap Aug 27, 2025 Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% 4.5/5 EDIT “Cregger wonders how much trauma we’re willing to inflict on the young rather than protecting them as adults should.” – Decoding Everything (Substack) Aug 10, 2025 Full Review The Pickup (2025) 25% EDIT “The Pickup can never escape the sense that it’s algorithmic filler. ” – TheWrap Aug 8, 2025 Full Review Freakier Friday (2025) 73% 7.5/10 EDIT “All Freakier Friday really has to do to live up to the 2003 movie is be sweet and funny, and in that sense it succeeds.” – Paste Magazine Aug 5, 2025 Full Review Heads of State (2025) 68% EDIT “Heads of State isn’t going to make us all magically get along, but it at least functions as a welcome reprieve into a fantasy world where our leaders act heroically and selflessly... because they genuinely want the world to be a better place for everyone.” – TheWrap Jul 3, 2025 Full Review
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