Matt Brennan is a Los Angeles Times’ deputy editor for entertainment and arts. Born in the Boston area, educated at USC and an adoptive New Orleanian for nearly 10 years, he returned to Los Angeles in 2019 as the newsroom’s television editor. He previously served as TV editor at Paste Magazine, and his writing has also appeared in Indiewire, Slate, Deadspin and numerous other publications.
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In Screen Gab No. 138, we tell you why ‘The Beast’ is a film worth your time, learn which film and TV shows helped inform AppleTV+’s ‘Dark Matter’ and recommend two series to stream this weekend.
June 28, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 136, we profess our love for ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ recommend two BritBox series to stream and catch up with the showrunner of ‘Bridgerton,’ Season 3.
June 14, 2024
Saluting the production company’s socially committed work, we choose our favorites, including major films like “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Flee” and “Spotlight.”
June 14, 2024
We sat down with the winner of Cannes’ best actor prize to talk about his new movie with Yorgos Lanthimos, Hollywood’s Ozempic craze and his unsettling turn in “Civil War.”
June 13, 2024
In Screen Gab no. 135, we celebrate “Hacks” sticking the landing on Season 3, hear why Bill Pullman decided to play Alex Murdaugh and recommend two movies to stream this weekend.
June 7, 2024
LGBTQ+ representation in film and TV is essential. But the way we’ve come to define, discuss and quantify it leaves out too much of the queer contribution to culture.
June 6, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 134, we recommend a new docuseries about Stax Records, catch up with Gordon Ramsay about his travel show, ‘Uncharted’ and more.
May 31, 2024
We stuffed as many movies into our Cannes schedules as possible during the last two weeks. Though there was much competition, here’s what stayed with us.
May 25, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 133, we break down ‘Abbott Elementary’s’ best platonic relationships, discuss Netflix’s sci-fi actioner ‘Atlas’ and offer weekend picks.
May 24, 2024
‘Armand,’ ‘Bird’ and other top films at Cannes understand that hand-wringing over the dangers of modern childhood glosses over who’s really responsible: adults.
May 22, 2024