Matt Pais“We Regret to Inform You That You Are So, So Expelled”Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wilson,Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
Matt PaisChallenge: Write a new piece of short fiction during every 15-minute morning commute for six monthsIn fact, that’s the test I gave myself. The result is “This Won’t Take Long: 100 Very Short Stories of Dangerous Relationships, Impaired…Mar 18, 2019Mar 18, 2019
Matt PaisinApplaudienceMy 10 favorite movies of 2016Nothing made sense anymore in 2016. What was possible changed constantly, sometimes gloriously (Cubs) and often tragically (many obvious…Dec 20, 2016Dec 20, 2016
Matt PaisThe elegant silliness of ‘The Accountant’When thinking of an actor who radiates intelligence, only one name comes to mind:Oct 12, 2016Oct 12, 2016
Matt PaisI wanted serious or crazy. I got stupid.Remember earlier this year when people protested McDonald’s mozzarella sticks being hollow? They signed up for something cheap and just…Oct 5, 2016Oct 5, 2016
Matt PaisAgain: Stop gawking at Margot RobbieAfter all the justified disgust at Vanity Fair’s drooling, sexist profile of Margot Robbie, I thought the folks at “Saturday Night Live”…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Matt Pais‘Masterminds’ should go straight to the Brew and ViewThe thing about “Bottle Rocket,” Wes Anderson’s charmingly easygoing debut feature about stupid criminals that somehow came out 20 years…Sep 29, 2016Sep 29, 2016
Matt PaisSully nailed it, but ‘Sully’ blows itSeeing as the entire incident, including rescue, took less than half an hour and everyone knows everything turned out great, perhaps…Sep 8, 20161Sep 8, 20161
Matt PaisReally thought Paul Giamatti was beyond thisAn insipid addition to the sci-fi subgenre of ambitious morons admitting they fucked up right before they die, “Morgan” occasionally plays…Aug 30, 2016Aug 30, 2016
Matt PaisOy storyWhat a relief that the creative, warped minds of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (the hilarious “Pineapple Express” and 4-star “Superbad”) are…Aug 11, 2016Aug 11, 2016