Matt Goldberg

The Great Outdoors can be a fearsome foe. Matt Goldberg runs down some of the best tales of survival the genre has to offer, from The Revenant to The Edge and beyond.

Stories of gods, monsters and heroes blazing through antiquity have made for some of our most memorable and exciting blockbusters—in honor of The Odyssey, Matt Goldberg looks at twenty films that blur history and fantasy, creating a distinct crop of cinematic myths.

Whether in a lead role or supporting turn, the great Sam Neill made the most of any part. Matt Goldberg highlights a selection of the late actor’s best performances, and the Letterboxd community’s love for each.

As Raiders of the Lost Ark turns 45, Matt Goldberg examines how Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford crafted a new icon inspired by the heroes of their youth.

As Disclosure Day approaches, Matt Goldberg looks back at how director Steven Spielberg reappraised blockbuster filmmaking with his alien invasion sensation War of the Worlds.

From haunting ghost stories to the immediacy of current events, we look at ten excellent movies from women filmmakers streaming now on BFI Player.

With Testament entering the Criterion Collection, director Lynne Littman and star Jane Alexander discuss the impact of their harrowing and heartfelt 1983 drama.

With The Man Who Wasn’t There arriving today on 4K UHD from the Criterion Collection, Matt Goldberg investigates how the Coen Brothers took a spin on classic noir with their singular blend of existential dread and swift retribution.

A stalwart presence in cinema for six decades, Robert Duvall brought a fearsome grace to his roles that made them terrifying, tender and always memorable. Matt Goldberg highlights a selection of the actor’s best performances, and the Letterboxd community’s love for each.

With five new Canadian features in North American theaters now, Matt Goldberg offers double feature pairings for each with older titles highlighting the country’s cinematic heritage.

Sports movies can create the glory of victory or the bitter taste of defeat, but they can also be silly, stupid and hilarious as players strive to become champions. Matt Goldberg highlights a starter pack of twenty of the most winning sports comedies.

An actor who became a director that never wanted to overshadow his movies, Rob Reiner always imbued his work with heartfelt humanity, and the Letterboxd community celebrates a giant of American cinema.

A giant of Japanese cinema and theater, we look back at some of the Letterboxd community’s favorite Tatsuya Nakadai films.

Everyone could use a good scare, but sometimes you don’t want to jump headlong into the hard stuff. Matt Goldberg suggests some PG-13 horror films that provide a useful bridge into the genre—without the R-rated material.

Japanese director Akira Kurosawa looms large over film history, but no matter the size of his canvas, he never lost sight of human frailty or what we owe to each other. Matt Goldberg offers a syllabus for those looking to explore the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists.

With This Is Spinal Tap coming back to theaters for its “golden” 41st anniversary, Rob Reiner tells Matt Goldberg about the film’s legacy, why he wants people to see it with a crowd, and teases the sequel, The End Continues.

With the Final Destination series turning 25 this year and the arrival of Final Destination Bloodlines , Matt Goldberg speaks to filmmaker James Wong and looks at the best deaths in a horror series that recognizes the Grim Reaper as the greatest slasher of all time.

As Constantine turns twenty and arrives on 4K Blu-ray, director Francis Lawrence talks to Matt Goldberg about the film’s cult status, casting Tilda Swinton and Peter Stormare as an angel and a devil, and how his world-building means there’s a Hell-version of Disneyland.

As Interview with the Vampire turns 30, Matt Goldberg sinks his teeth into the film’s exhilarating sexual energy and scene-stealing Tom Cruise performance.

As National Treasure turns 20, Matt Goldberg examines how the Nicolas Cage hit marked not only a turning point in the actor’s career, but the beginning of the end for high-concept blockbusters as Hollywood fully embraced IP adaptations.