Matthew Monagle
School
Columbia University
Expertise
Movie-Themed Tabletop Games, "Alien" Franchise, Folk Horror Films
- For the past five years, Matthew has covered the intersection of tabletop and cinema for /Film.
- As a film contributor to /Film, he has interviewed filmmakers such as Josh and Benny Safdie, Osgood Perkins, and Ruben Fleischer.
- Matthew is a proud member of the Austin Film Critics Association and has served as a jury member for the Austin Asian American Film Festival and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.
Experience
As /Film's self-appointed tabletop expert, Matthew Monagle has written dozens of reviews and interviews that highlight licensed board and role-playing games. His work explores the intersection of fandom and franchise, with detailed explorations of how popular movie franchises like "Alien," "Jaws," and "Godzilla" have been adapted into award-winning tabletop games. When not writing about movies and tabletop games for /Film, Matthew's writing can be found at sites like IGN, Polygon, and Inverse. He is also the co-founder of Certified Forgotten, an independent horror publication that has been paneled in film festivals such as the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and the North Bend Film Festival.
Education
Matthew has an M.A. in film studies from Columbia University.
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Stories By Matthew Monagle
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It's October, so it's the perfect time to catch up with some horror anthologies in various forms: books, comics, and films.
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Silents Synced is screening Nosferatu with Radiohead's Kid A and Amnesiac as the soundtrack, and the results are impressive.
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Fantastic Fest offered a chance to play Dungeons & Dragons at a film fest, the perfect setting for the fantasy tabletop role-playing game.
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Road to Hollywood lets your board game group make a movie.
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We spoke with Godzilla: Tokyo Clash designer Aaron Donogh about bringing Toho's iconic kaiju to the table and why MonsterVerse fans will love the game.
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The game Godzilla: Tokyo Clash reminds you that kaiju attacks are more fun when you're the monster.
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Escape From the Aliens in Outer Space checks every box you need for a game night with lots of players, even those who play casually.
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Our latest roundup of board games inspired by popular media includes games based on DCeased, Rebel Moon, Saw, and more. Do you want to play a game?
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The board game Aliens: Bug Hunt combines dungeon crawler and tower defense mechanics to bring the frantic gunfights of Aliens into a fast and friendly game.
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Can you survive Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Board Game? Plus: everything is Magic: The Gathering now.
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A unique and engaging augmented reality experience.
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Any D&D movie that isn't full of running gags and silly jokes doesn't understand why we play roleplaying games.
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If the new movie has you interested in rolling up a fantasy adventurer, we have good news: there's never been a better time to learn D&D.
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Terminator and The Walking Dead become board games, while Dungeons & Dragons is now a movie.
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Board gamers looking for their latest horror movie-inspired fix have a new option.
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In the latest Cardboard Cinema, the much-beloved Alice Is Missing gets an update, two more Unmatched titles enter the vault, and more.
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Gather around tabletop gamers as we take a look at the best board games of 2022.
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Frontier Scum is a love letter to every incarnation of the Hollywood Western, with very little patience for the genre's more unsavory tropes.
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In this month's installment of Cardboard Cinema, we're breaking down some pretty big news in the world of tabletop.
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Your favorite movie monsters have never been this cute, or this brain-breaking.
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Whether your flavor is old-school cardboard or new-school mechanics, October offers plenty of options for your end-of-year shopping.
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Introducing the Monty Python tabletop RPG, where instead of a dungeon master you'll find a 'Head of Light Entertainment.'
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Death in Space is the perfect gateway drug for horror fans looking for an entry point into the world of tabletop roleplaying games.
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The last week has also brought some exciting news for fans of board games and TTRPGs.
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In this installment of Cardboard Cinema, we explore the nuclear wasteland of the board games Fallout and Fallout: Atomic Bonds.