Articles by Matt Bobkin

Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 Days in Prison over College Admissions Scandal

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2019

In March, 50 Americans were indicted for their alleged participation in a college admissions scheme in which parents paid businessman Willi...

'Hustlers' Is Tons of Fun, But a Little Morally Suspect

Directed by Lorene Scafaria

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2019

Beneath the theatrics and humour, there's a lot to think about with Hustlers. Based on Jessica Pressler's 2015 New York Magazine article ab...

'The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance' Is Stunning but Exhausting

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2019

The Dark Crystal was supposed to take Jim Henson's work to a whole new level. The Muppets creator's 1982 film combined the puppet wizardry...

TIFF Review: 'Black Conflux' Is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Movie Undone by Its Own Premise

Directed by Nicole Dorsey

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2019

There's so much that Black Conflux gets right that it's a downright shame to see all the work come undone in its final moments.   The film...

Richard Linklater's Next Film Will Take 20 Years to Shoot

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2019

Richard Linklater took 12 years to shoot coming-of-age film Boyhood, but his next film is set to break that record. The director's upcoming...

Whitney

Forever Turned Around

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2019

Smith Westerns could've been the peak for guitarist Max Kakacek and drummer Julien Ehrlich; the buzzy Chicago band disbanded at the height...

Spoon's Britt Daniel

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2019

A lot has changed in the music industry over the last 25 years, but at least one thing has stayed the same: Spoon are fucking cool. The Aus...

Whitney Made New Album 'Forever Turned Around' the Same Way They Survived Smith Westerns — With Friendship

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2019

Whitney have something to say to you. On sophomore album Forever Turned Around, the Chicago-based folk rockers have penned first-person ple...