Devin Meenan
Expertise
Film History, Marvel Comics, Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Devin makes a habit of tracking every movie he watches for the first time each year and bringing the count up the following year.
- While writing for /Film, Devin interviewed Dan Perri, title sequence designer for "Star Wars," "Taxi Driver," and a dozen other classic films.
- Devin's essay on Charles Laughton's "The Night of the Hunter" was published in print by Film Matters Magazine, "The Magazine For the Future Film Scholars."
Experience
Devin's writing ranges from entertainment criticism to news reporting. To pursue his passion, he first wrote movie reviews recreationally at Letterboxd and for his university's student paper, "The Denisonian." He has since taken up freelancing and has written for IGN, Comic Book Resources, Film Matters Magazine, and of course /Film.
Education
Devin holds a Bachelor of Arts in cinema and English. He graduated cum laude from Denison University, located in Granville, Ohio.
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Stories By Devin Meenan
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A Spider-Verse veteran joins several Time Variance Authority agents from the Loki TV show in the new Marvel comic book mini-series TVA.
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The Mummy is the latest classic Universal horror monster to be reimagined as part of Skybound's ongoing Universal Monsters comic book series.
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Creature Commandos, like other James Gunn projects, isn't afraid to get weird, with episode 3 featuring two of DC's strangest villains ever.
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Say Nothing is one of the best shows of 2024. It also features an actor you almost certainly didn't realize played a notable Marvel movie character.
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Chris Evans is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Avengers: Doomsday, but how will his return play out? Let's discuss the possibilities.
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Harrison Ford was offered a role in Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of Cape Fear, but he passed because the role wasn't the one he wanted.
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From terrific indie titles to exciting re-imaginings of Marvel and DC characters, here's our ranking of the 10 best new comic books of 2024.
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Attack on Titan has been banned in China and other countries for reasons that go well beyond the level of violence in the anime/manga.
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Batman: Caped Crusader creator Bruce Timm rejected earlier plans for a straightforward revival of Batman: The Animated Series, for one simple reason.
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/Film was given an exclusive first look at Marvel's Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 and Nick Fury is sporting a new, classic look.
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Creature Commandos is essentially a sequel to James Gunn's The Suicide Squad. Here's how the DC Universe series connects to and resembles that film.
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'Liam Neeson-led action movie' is basically a genre these days, and this 2015 gangster thriller is proving to be extremely popular on Netflix.
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As much as Creature Commandos recalls The Suicide Squad, the DC Universe series also bears a strong resemblance to a famous horror superhero comic.
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Stephen King might be best known for his horror novels, but a certain American Vampire tempted him to dip into the world of comic books
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There have been many killers in the Scream franchise, but Ghostface is voiced by the same actor in every movie. Here's the face behind the phone.
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Some pretty big elements of the Transformers backstory and lore were invented by two legends who worked for Marvel comics.
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When it came time to make Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, one of the voice actors from the original Fullmetal Alchemist was recast. Here's why.
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Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai might be the most remade movie of all time, and Star Trek: Enterprise wasn't the first Star Trek show to use the plot.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest star Harris Yulin tried to push for a major rewrite on one of the show's all-time best episodes.
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Michael Richards became deeply concerned about his future on Seinfeld after his character, Kramer, was excluded from an episode.
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Music legends ranging from Lady Gaga to most of the Beatles have guest-starred on The Simpsons. However, one music icon keeps passing on the show.
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There are a few anime shows in IMDb's list of top 100 TV episodes, but the highest-rated is an episode of Vinland Saga.
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Sleeping Beauty sleeps for far too long in Briar, a dark fantasy comic that reimagines one of Disney's most famous princesses.
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The X-Men prepare to carry out a rescue mission in our exclusive preview of Marvel's X-Men #8, taking them to the mutant prison of Graymalkin.
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Star Trek Into Darkness' scheming Admiral Marcus wasn't the first villainous character Peter Weller played in the Star Trek franchise.
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Darkseid represents the ultimate evil of the DC Universe ... but had a butterfly flapped its wings differently, he could've been a Marvel Comics villain.
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The horror comic The Me You Love In The Dark begs comparison to multiple Stephen King works, including one of his greatest haunted house stories.