Jeremy Mathai
Expertise
Indie Movies, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, "Lord Of The Rings"
- Jeremy has received direct praise from many filmmakers, actors, and other notable industry figures for his exhaustive coverage of hidden gems and diverse storytelling.
- In the lead-up to San Diego Comic-Con 2022, he made good on his lifelong passion for "The Lord of the Rings," achieving a personal high watermark in his career by conducting an exclusive interview with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd.
- Jeremy has established a niche for interviewing directors, stars, and below-the-line movie and TV crew members such as VFX artists, costume designers, music composers, and even actual NASA astronauts.
Experience
Jeremy has been consistently writing professionally online for nearly a decade. After graduating from college and earning his bachelor's degree, his freelancing work in film and television soon caught the attention of /Film. He joined the team's new core of staff writers in June of 2021. Throughout his varied freelancing career, Jeremy contributed to a year-long "The Lord of the Rings" retrospective, and his writing was published on the official "Star Trek" website. His bylines have been featured on various outlets, including IGN, Nerdist, Polygon, and Inverse.
Education
Jeremy graduated Dowling College with a bachelor's degree in science, which he has since turned into a successful career as a pop culture writer.
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Stories By Jeremy Mathai
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Fans of Matt Reeves' The Batman may be surprised that Carmine Falcone, played by John Turturro in the film, is played by another actor in The Penguin TV show.
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In The Rings of Power season 2, Galadriel made another big mistake that could cost her and her allies dearly.
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Agatha All Along makes a more direct reference to Marvel Comics character Nicholas Scratch, but who is that, and how might they come into play in the show?
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Is Agatha All Along more of a pre-Halloween trick or treat? Here's what the early reactions to Marvel's WandaVision spinoff series are saying.
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James Cameron is finally planning his next non-Avatar movie ... which he'll get around to just as soon as he's done making Avatar sequels.
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Disney+ is adding a series of new channels, including one devoted to Marvel and Star Wars media. Here's how this will impact the streamer.
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Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out at the eleventh hour on multiple films, one of which led to James McAvoy giving one of his best performances instead.
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Five years after the show's divisive finale, Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has once again weighed in with his feelings about the series' ending.
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Few movies in recent memory have a better grasp of what coming of age is really like than My Old Ass, starring Aubrey Plaza & Maisy Stella. Here's our review.
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Venom: The Last Dance will feature one of the most powerful forces of evil in the entire Marvel legendarium. Here's the lowdown on the villain.
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As we saw in fifth episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, invisibility does not come without a cost in Tolkien's fantasy world.
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If Sir Ian McKellen is to be believed, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will repeat franchise history (for better or worse).
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The legendary James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader and did so much more through his long, acclaimed career, has died at age 93.
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Orlando Bloom may reprise Legolas for the Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum, but his tease about how he may return has stirred up controversy.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Dune. Two very, very different movies. And yet, they have something in common.
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Hey, millennial goth kids! You can finally stream the Beetlejuice cartoon!
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The Rings of Power season 2 introduced characters who were only briefly mentioned in Peter Jackson's film trilogy – and their story could end in tragedy.
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It's safe to say this wasn't what we had in mind as a first look at the main character design in Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man movie.
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Peter Jackson's extended edition of The Two Towers features a scene that's remarkably similar to a moment that happens in the latest Rings of Power episode.
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The Smile 2 trailer features a surprise Drew Barrymore appearance, marking the Scream veteran's return to horror ... in a sense.
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James Gunn has reportedly approached a big-name Marvel and DC veteran about playing Hal Jordan in the DC Universe's Green Lantern TV series Lanterns.
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Frequently funny and consistently stylish, Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, is an enjoyable enough crime comedy. Here's our review.
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In season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Celebrimbor unveils a new invention that will play a significant role in The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Ridley Scott's director's cut of Napoleon has arrived and it features a whole lot of brand-new (and, by the sound of it, rather important) footage.
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The Lord of the Rings fans will remember the crystal ball-like palantír from Peter Jackson's movies, but here's how it factors into The Rings of Power season 2.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has revealed what became of Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) after the epic battle at the end of season 1.
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A photo from the MCU's Fantastic Four movie reboot suggests Ebon Moss-Bacharach's Thing will be an extremely comic-accurate version of the superhero.