Jeff Ewing
School
University Of Oregon, Eastern Washington University
Expertise
Film History, Horror And Monster Movies, DC Comics
- Jeff is a Rotten Tomatoes-certified film critic and a member of the Critics Choice Association.
- He's an experienced after-show host and interviewer, having interviewed Oscar-winners like Bong Joon-ho and Aaron Sorkin, talented genre filmmakers like Takashi Miike, Barbara Crampton, and David Bruckner, and award-winning comic creators like Brian Michael Bendis.
- Jeff is the founder/host/producer of the monster podcast Humanoids from the Deep Dive that covers films, TV, and folklore, and has had a number of talented filmmakers on as guests.
Experience
Jeff has been a writer on pop culture topics for around 14 years, starting with contributions in various Pop Culture and Philosophy books (Terminator, Jurassic Park, Frankenstein, etc.) before co-editing Alien and Philosophy and Stranger Things and Philosophy. He currently writes for Looper and /Film, with prior writings in Forbes, Shudder's THE BITE, and in university press texts and textbooks. Jeff is also a story expert and screenwriter with a background in script coverage for festivals like the Austin Film Festival.
Education
Jeff has a Master's in Sociology from the University of Oregon, with a focus on theory; he has a Bachelor's in Philosophy from Eastern Washington University.
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Stories By Jeff Ewing
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From "Greed is good" to "Rosebud," here are some classic, misunderstood lines from Hollywood films including "Jerry Maguire" and "Groundhog Day."
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Here are some of the most misunderstood movie moments in history.
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In the ever-expanding DC Extended Universe, there are a number of storylines, plot points, and narrative threads that have disappeared without explanation.
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Japanese anime has given us some incredibly scary and disturbing creatures. Here are some anime monsters that are absolutely terrifying.
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Summer is the perfect time for scary creature features. Here are the greatest summer monster movies of all time ranked.
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Since the dawn of the nuclear age, mutation has been a staple of sci-fi. Here are some of the best TV mutations we've ever seen.
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Since the 1950s, and that era's concerns over nuclear technology, mutants have been a horror/sci-fi staple. Here are the best movie mutations we've ever seen.
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From a great needle drop to some strange character choices, these are the best and worst things in Black Widow.
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Few heroes have as diverse and menacing a group of enemies as Batman, and here are the best and worst Bat-villains we have yet to see on the big screen.
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Although they may seem too bizarre for the movies, here are some truly weird Marvel characters that could actually appear in the MCU.
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Here's the history of Ross Geller, both before and throughout the series' events.
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From school days to a job at Central Perk, her baby and many loves, here is the entire timeline of Rachel Greene, as played on "Friends" by Jennifer Aniston.
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Here's what each entry in the "Predator" series means in the context of the franchise, including what it adds to the bigger-picture mythos.
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Mortal Kombat is a fun movie some of its plot threads, character actions, and major scenes suffer from plot holes that can't easily be brushed aside.
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From game of Thrones to The Shield, Justified to The Expanse, here are Metacritic's highest rated action TV shows of all time.
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Jared Leto's Joker has walked a long, strange path through the DCEU. We're here to explain it to you, from Suicide Squad to the Snyder cut.
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From their mythical origins to their incredible powers, here's everything you need to know about DC's Mother Boxes.
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Yes, he conquers worlds, and yes, he's hell-bent on universal domination, but that definitely isn't all there is to Darkseid.
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Sarah Paulson is one of American Horror Story's brightest stars. We're here to celebrate her many AHS performances by ranking them from worst to best.
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Here are the best dramas of 2021 -- the films we'll be talking about all year and beyond.
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Bloopers can take a movie from good to great. These horror movie bloopers actually manage to improve upon their original scenes.
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During all these years, numerous storylines, and countless changes, The Walking Dead probably couldn't help but leave a host of important unanswered questions.
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Godzilla has been a fixture on our screens for decades, but there's still plenty of stuff most people don't know about the history of the franchise.