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.
Judging by titles alone, one of the best horror movies of the 1990s is 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'. The name was appropriated for a star-studded song.
One of the most well-remembered horror movies of the 1990s is 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'. The movie is just a lesser version of a horror classic.
When you watch a movie called 'Batman', you'd expect the Caped Crusader to take center stage. Tim Burton's 'Batman' took things in a different direction.
Katy Perry's '143' is her attempt to reclaim her position as one of the Queens of Pop. It's not surprising that she’s drawing inspiration from her back catalog.
One of the most acclaimed horror movies of all time is 'The Babadook'. The film is top-notch, but it still incorporates one of the worst cliches in modern movies.
'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.