John Wick: Chapter 4 — Review on Meet Me at the Movies

In this segment from Meet Me at the Movies, Noel and Thomas Manning review the fourth installment in the John Wick franchise. Directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves in the lead role, this nearly three-hour behemoth of an action film is sure to shock and delight fans of the series around the world. […]

Kathryn Newton Interview — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

In this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning talks to actress Kathryn Newton about her role as Cassie Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Newton looks back at her impressive résumé of on-screen parents throughout her filmography (Frances McDormand, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, and now Paul Rudd), and also gets […]

Junkie XL Interview — Three Thousand Years of Longing

In this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning chats with Grammy-nominated artist and film composer Tom Holkenborg, AKA Junkie XL, to discuss his work on the George Miller-directed Three Thousand Years of Longing. Holkenborg takes us into a detailed look of his process as a full-contact composer and talks about […]

Nami Melumad interview — Meet Me at the Movies

In this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning sits down with composer Nami Melumad to talk about her career of a decade-plus in the film and music industry. Melumad has collaborated with Oscar-winner Michael Giacchino on multiple projects, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder. Additionally, Melumad […]

Top Gun: Maverick is truly special

The success of Top Gun: Maverick is like something we have not seen in the cinematic landscape in many years. It is universally beloved. Critics and fans, cinephiles and casual moviegoers, young and old, rural and urban — practically everyone in the world adores Tom Cruise’s latest go-for-broke spectacle. Now more than two months since […]

Jordan Peele’s Nope displays the power and importance of original storytelling

My initial reaction as the credits rolled on Jordan Peele’s third feature film, Nope, was that I wished the extraordinarily talented writer, director, and producer would return to a smaller scale of filmmaking and storytelling along the lines of his 2017 debut, Get Out. However, as I have continued to reflect upon the experience of […]

Interview with composer Tom howe — Ted lasso

The Run-Down on Movies manager and Meet Me at the Movies co-host Thomas Manning recently interviewed composer Tom Howe about his work on the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso. Watch/listen as Howe speaks about the evolution of his creative relationship with Marcus Mumford, the unique rhythm of making music for comedy, the character arc […]

The Black Phone might answer the call for some horror fans, if you keep your expectations in check

Directed by Scott Derrickson in his first feature film since the Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Doctor Strange in 2016, The Black Phone is finally seeing a theatrical release after a couple years of Covid-related delays and conflicts. Adapted from Joe Hill’s short story of the same name, this movie finds Derrickson returning to his horror […]

Let’s all rally for malignant

We are excited to welcome guest contributor Andrew J. Eisenman to the team here at The Run-Down on Movies. In his first piece, Eisenman walks us through the process of the newly added Oscars Fan Favorite Award, and specifically makes a case for James Wan’s “Malignant” to take home the prize. Last week, the Academy […]

Venom: Let There Be Carnage might fit the bill for fans of comedy, horror, and beyond

As a follow-up to the 2018 film “Venom” directed by Ruben Fleischer, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” sees legendary motion-capture performance actor Andy Serkis settling into the director’s chair, with Tom Hardy returning as the titular antihero. Based on Marvel Comics, this particular corner of the universe is under the Sony umbrella, whereas the majority […]