Jeremy Mathai
Expertise
Indie Movies, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, "Lord Of The Rings"
- Jeremy has received direct praise from many filmmakers, actors, and other notable industry figures for his exhaustive coverage of hidden gems and diverse storytelling.
- In the lead-up to San Diego Comic-Con 2022, he made good on his lifelong passion for "The Lord of the Rings," achieving a personal high watermark in his career by conducting an exclusive interview with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd.
- Jeremy has established a niche for interviewing directors, stars, and below-the-line movie and TV crew members such as VFX artists, costume designers, music composers, and even actual NASA astronauts.
Experience
Jeremy has been consistently writing professionally online for nearly a decade. After graduating from college and earning his bachelor's degree, his freelancing work in film and television soon caught the attention of /Film. He joined the team's new core of staff writers in June of 2021. Throughout his varied freelancing career, Jeremy contributed to a year-long "The Lord of the Rings" retrospective, and his writing was published on the official "Star Trek" website. His bylines have been featured on various outlets, including IGN, Nerdist, Polygon, and Inverse.
Education
Jeremy graduated Dowling College with a bachelor's degree in science, which he has since turned into a successful career as a pop culture writer.
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Stories By Jeremy Mathai
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Kevin Costner may've quit Yellowstone, but you wouldn't know it from watching the new trailer for season 5, part 2. Check it out here.
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The relatively muted buzz around the otherwise well-received Agatha All Along and The Penguin could point to a way forward for Marvel and DC alike.
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Mike Flanagan is adding yet another Stephen King adaptation to his resume: he's set to work on a Prime Video series based on King's debut novel Carrie.
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Here's what we learned about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim at New York Comic Con, and what's exciting about this animated Middle-earth movie.
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Agatha All Along episode 6 name-drops a major Marvel character who's been MIA for a while and reveals the rumors surrounding their disappearance.
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Thanks to the FTC, streaming services like Netflix can no longer use shady methods to discourage subscribers from canceling their memberships.
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Beloved claymation characters Wallace & Gromit are finally making their return to the world of feature films. Check out the new trailer for Vengeance Most Fowl.
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Harrison Ford gave a typically no-nonsense explanation as to why he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Captain America 4.
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Filmmaker Paul Schrader has shared his unfiltered thoughts about Joker: Folie À Deux and, well, let's just say he doesn't love Todd Phillips' sequel.
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The TV series The Penguin has been working hard to separate itself from The Batman movie, but the latest episode features a big movie connection.
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I, Robot director Alex Proyas has mockingly called out Elon Musk for stealing various designs from his sci-fi movie and it's hard to argue with him.
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Are you ready to cry? Here's how you can catch The Wild Robot (only one of 2024's best animated films) on digital, 4K UHD, and Blu-ray.
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From Netflix action extravaganzas to a documentary about a legendary filmmaker, here are the best streaming movies you missed in September 2024.
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The first Smile 2 reactions have critics raving that the horror sequel ups the ante and is even scarier than the original. Read their glowing statements here!
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Another Big Bang Theory spinoff is now in development at Max, complete with a trio of cast members from the original series slated to star.
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The Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 trailer teases the show's final batch of episodes and the various shenanigans to come aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos.
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People have (ahem) thoughts about the ending of Joker: Folie à Deux, star Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips among them.
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Agatha All Along has quietly proven to have a secret weapon, and it's a refreshing change of pace from much of what we've seen in the MCU.
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DC Studios has found its John Stewart for the upcoming Green Lantern series Lanterns in the form of a newly-risen Netflix action movie star.
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Hugh Grant is quite terrifying in the new trailer for Heretic, the upcoming horror film from A24 and directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods.
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Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes doesn't expect he'll helm another James Bond movie, and his reasons for thinking that are quite sound.
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Will Smith and his Bad Boys director Michael Bay are finally reuniting for a new action film, but there's a downside to this news.
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Luca Guadagnino's William S. Burroughs' adaptation Queer features a downright sensational Daniel Craig in a transformative role. Here's our review.
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Joker 2 failed to recreate the box office success or audience approval of the first film. What went wrong? According to a new report, a bunch of stuff.
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As much as Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips and his cast have insisted the sequel isn't a musical, the actual movie tells a different story.
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David Cronenberg fans will not want to miss his latest, The Shrouds, a strange film inspired by the death of his wife. Here's our review.
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If you were curious about whether a key scene from the original Joker really happened or was just a dream, Joker 2 answers that question.