Matt Trzcinski’s career in journalism began in high school when he started writing for local newspapers. He’s been a film critic since 2012 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019 where he specializes in classic rock and pop music. He loves the larger-than-life personalities in both genres, which provide ample fodder in books and interviews for behind-the-scenes information our readers want to know. Matt has expertise in acts such as The Beatles and The Monkees.
Matt is a Tufts University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Studies. In his free time, he participates in the Boston Horror Society, a group devoted to horror films. He also enjoys reading the work of critics including Roger Ebert and Chuck Klosterman and authors J.D. Salinger, Edgar Allen Poe, and Franz Kafka. See more of Matt’s work on Screen Rant, Cinema Axis, Taste of Cinema, American Songwriter, and his Muck Rack profile.
'The Babadook' is one of the most acclaimed horror movies of the 21st century. 'The Babadook' is not totally original, as it cribs elements from Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'.
'Beetlejuice' is one of Tim Burton's most beloved movies. However, Burton made a mistake or two with the original film that could have been corrected in the sequel, 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'.
Classic rock and disco were cross-pollinated a lot. For example, Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" fuses the progressive rock and disco in a bizarre way.
Some of Bon Jovi's classic rock songs are everywhere. However, the "You Give Love a Bad Name" band's songs don't inspire the sort of analysis that other groups do.
Disney brought back Peter Cushing's Grand Moff Tarkin for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'. It was the worst technological decision in 'Star Wars' since Jar Jar Binks.
The Beatles’ songs drew inspiration from the greats. In spite of that, one of the worst songs of all time became a big inspiration for The Beatles' "Hey Jude."
One of the most surprising moments of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ was when Tim Burton decided to bring back a track that's a laughing stock. Furthermore, he used two versions of it!