Nathan Mattise
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Nathan Mattise is an Austin-based editor with Conde Nast's Ars Technica. His film writing has appeared in Texas Monthly, Wired, and The New York Times Kids Edition. When he?s not at an Alamo Drafthouse or working through screeners, he plays in a bocce league and trains for endurance races.
Iké Boys (2021)
100%
“The performances carry the film's slower moments, particularly Gandhi as Vik since that character has a little more internal conflict to navigate than his pal Shawn.” –
Ars Technica
Oct 19, 2021
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Stuber (2019)
43%
“Sit back, relax, and enjoy the comedic ride(share)-it's a major-studio original comedy.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 29, 2021
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
92%
“Perfectly enjoyable...” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Skyfall (2012)
92%
“The film blended those new impulses with the franchise's old flourishes so well...” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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The Social Network (2010)
96%
“A perfectly poignant and cautionary tale about how the biggest influencers in tech began and continue to operate today.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
97%
“The film offers extremely satisfying set pieces and action, plus ultimately some reveals that change how we previously understood our main character.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Drive (2011)
93%
“Nicolas Winding Refn had an extremely distinct vision and saw something different in rom-com heartthrob Ryan Gosling. And when those two things collided, damn, was it cool.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
93%
“A new hope (for Star Wars faithful).” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Snowpiercer (2013)
94%
“It's just as interested in examining topics like climate change, class, and cultural disparity as it is in revealing just how the film's core team navigates a never-stopping hell train to take on the bad guys.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Her (2013)
95%
“Maybe love can take many forms. And maybe tech can ultimately just be a tool when put into perspective; maybe it can help us positively evolve as humans. Exploring our still-in-progress relationship with it at least makes for one helluva film...” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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John Wick (2014)
86%
“The original John Wick showed beloved icon Keanu Reeves still had plenty of action in him post-Matrix.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
84%
“Taking a familiar yarn and telling it in a way that has you on the edge of your seat? That's storytelling modern George Lucas would die for.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Coco (2017)
97%
“It's just about a perfect combination of heart and authenticity (to a culture and place) in a story that delivers laughs, gasps, and sniffles in ample amounts.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Get Out (2017)
98%
“A film from a highly influential new filmmaker that makes audiences think deeply about life, but it does so through a uniquely conscious horror lens.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Roma (2018)
96%
“Roma represents a major shift in the movie world.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Marvel's the Avengers (2012)
91%
“The 2010s will undeniably go down as the decade of superheroes...” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Gravity (2013)
96%
“If you want utter spectacle in the most realistic way possible, Alfonso CuarĂ³n's Gravity may have been the in-theater experience of the decade.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Logan (2017)
93%
“Logan took a hero long familiar to film-goers and turned the tropes of a superhero film into a Western that comments on universal themes like aging and the human condition in the process.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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The Martian (2015)
91%
“The Martian somehow made the intricacies of growing crops in space exciting, continuing the trend of excellent science fiction that leaned heavily into the science.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Wonder Woman (2017)
93%
“It showed a female-led comic book conquest was worth doing, especially when it leveraged well-executed period-piece elements with delightful sidekick chemistry...it proved everything didn't have to be dark and brooding in order to reach an audience.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Black Panther (2018)
96%
“[It] showed not only was there audience appetite for a big-budget black superhero flick, but there was appetite for one that grappled with modern societal challenges like isolationism, oppression, and technological disparity.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
94%
“The true superteam event releases marked something slightly different and spectacular...End Game over the original Guardians by a hair...” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Hidden Figures (2016)
93%
“Hidden Figures puts the familiar period-piece lens on an overlooked part of space history without glossing over the ugly bits while still feeling hopeful for what science and technology can achieve when the best and brightest can participate” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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Arrival (2016)
94%
“Arrival just might be the overall best movie of the decade with the way it cleverly examines what we believe while simultaneously delivering a tense, gripping sci-fi story.” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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First Man (2018)
87%
“It turns out a great space movie does not have to involve intergalactic war...we all underrated First Man, folks...” –
Ars Technica
Jul 28, 2021
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