New York Jewish Film Festival

Matthew Schuchman

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In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit’s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.
In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit’s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.

“The Zone of Interest” : Exclusive Interview with Cinematographer Łukasz Żal on the Cannes Winning Film

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“A Murder at the End of the World” : Exclusive Interview with Actress Emma Corrin and Co-Creators/Co-Writers Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij

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The Marvels : Video Review / Above the Line vs Below the Line Episode 34

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Review: Wallowing through “Five Nights at Freddy’s”

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NYFF Review: “Ferrari” Loses its Fight for First Place

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NYFF Review: Evaluating “The Zone of Interest”

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NYFF Review: Striking up the Band with “Maestro”

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