Matt Connolly
Matt Connolly is an assistant professor of film studies in the department of English at Minnesota State University, Mankato. His scholarly writing on LGBTQ film history has been published in Cinema Journal and Spectator. His reviews and essays on film have appeared in Film Comment, Slant Magazine, and other publications. He has written for Reverse Shot since 2008.
By Matt Connolly
| May 27, 2008
Prince Caspian is all shallow iconography: a parade of portentous images just nondescript enough to have Narnia newbies like myself wondering what exactly the big deal is.
By Matt Connolly
| March 27, 2008
If Demi Moore in constant motion is your idea of cinematic bliss, by all means: go see Flawless. This dramatically inert, ideologically muddled film possesses little worthy of praise, but it undeniably offers plenty of Moore striding purposefully through echoing marble hallways.
By Matt Connolly
| February 24, 2008
David Rice, the protagonist at the center of Doug Liman’s Jumper, possesses the mysterious ability to teleport anywhere at whim. We quickly discover, however, that he exploits his limitless potential for decidedly narrow purposes.