Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Expertise
New Hollywood Cinema, Westerns, Soundtracks
- In 2005, Jeremy created the website Collider with Steve Weintraub and "American Pie" producer Warren Zide.
- His first book, "George Clooney: Anatomy of an Actor", was published by Phaidon Press and is available wherever fine books are sold. His second book, "When It Was Cool", a memoir about his experiences as a pioneering online journalist, is due later this year.
- He was the co-host of the popular "Twin Peaks" podcast "Fire Talk with Me" with Allie Goertz.
Experience
Jeremy Smith is an entertainment writer with over two decades of experience that stretches back to the infancy of online journalism. He found his love for film criticism on Usenet forums in the mid-1990s, and quarreled his way into a staff position at Ain't It Cool News under the nom de plume "Mr. Beaks." Jeremy has previously written for film and pop culture websites like Collider, Yardbarker, and Ain't It Cool News and legacy media publications like Variety, New York, and Cahiers du Cinéma. Additional credits include Vice, Fangoria, Thrillist, Polygon, Backstory Magazine, Birth.Movies.Death, CHUD, Creative Screenwriting, Endcrawl and DVD Journal.
Education
Jeremy earned a BFA in theatre arts and drama from Ohio University. His scholastic achievements earned him an internship at the legendary Circle Repertory Theatre, where he continued his theatrical education under the supervision of Austin Pendleton and Milan Stitt.
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Comedy Movies
By Jeremy Smith
The stand-up comedy community is currently in upheaval over some of its most popular talents' decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
The sequel to The Social Network is getting an all-new cast. Here's why Andrew Garfield won't be returning as Eduardo Saverin.
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Thriller Shows
By Jeremy Smith
Ryan Murphy's Monster series about American killers for Netflix has proven very popular, but here's why he isn't considering Luigi Mangione for season 4.
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Clint Eastwood doesn't think films should treat the audience like they're stupid, and one important rule keeps his movies from 'playing down.'
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Comedy Movies
By Jeremy Smith
This crime comedy starring Columbo himself, Peter Falk, would've fallen apart at the last minute for legal reasons if it hadn't been for Back to the Future.
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Superhero Movies
By Jeremy Smith
This superhero tentpole (which is currently streaming on Tubi) might've been a box office disappointment, but it has a steadfast defender in Christopher Nolan.
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Noah Centineo is taking over the role of John Rambo from Sylvester Stallone in a new prequel movie, and Sly knows exactly what he wants to see in the film.
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William Shatner has always loved being the center of attention, which didn't make life easy for his Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home co-star Catherine Hicks.
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Comedy Shows
By Jeremy Smith
Denzel Washington has mostly avoided television (with one major exception), but he nearly broke that rule early in his career by auditioning for The Jeffersons.
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Denis Villeneuve's James Bond movie is still a ways off, but the latest casting rumor bodes well for the film's approach to the latest iteration of 007.
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Spider-Man helped put Tom Holland on the map, but he proved his talent as an actor four years earlier in this historical drama.
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Steven Spielberg has made a habit out of handing the directorial reins on war movies over to Clint Eastwood instead, including on this Oscar-winning film.
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Drama Shows
By Jeremy Smith
Even though it was a ratings juggernaut after it premiered in 1983, NBC canceled The A-Team by 1985. How did it happen, and why?
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
According to its director, the 2025 film adaptation of a classic novel and musical wouldn't even have happened if Jennifer Lopez wasn't in the cast.
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Disney hadn't initially planned on highlighting Jeff Bridges' appearance in Tron: Ares with its marketing, but the Oscar-winning actor forced the studio's hand.
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One TikTok user's Star Wars obsessed dad is making waves with his array of all things memorializing the franchise. Hardcore collectors, prepare to be jealous.
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Thriller Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Marlon Brando had a very good reason for rejecting a role that would eventually go to Burt Reynolds and become one of the best films of Reynolds' career.
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Thriller Movies
By Jeremy Smith
The Bourne Identity almost became a movie well before Matt Damon played Jason Bourne, and it would've paired a Hollywood legend with a notably picky director.
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Drama Shows
By Jeremy Smith
Twin Peaks creators David Lynch and Mark Frost considered making a spin-off centered on Sherilyn Fenn's Audrey Horne, but it became something else entirely.
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Denzel Washington was once offered the lead role in this sci-fi box office hit about artificial intelligence, but turned it down for a valid reason.
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Can't we go one year without a ridiculous entertainment merger that would be disastrous for movie fans? Anyway, Paramount wants to buy Warner Bros.
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Spike Lee has revealed his pick for the greatest living actor, and it's someone he has plenty of working experience with.
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Sigourney Weaver is practically synonymous with the Alien franchise thanks to playing Ellen Ripley, and she finally made her thoughts known on Alien: Earth.
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Horror Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Stephen King was inspired to write The Long Walk thanks to this American President's desire for U.S. citizens to stay healthy.
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Drama Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Just when you thought Orson Welles' classic film, The Magnificent Ambersons, had suffered enough, in comes the AI company Showrunner to inflict more harm.
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Comedy Movies
By Jeremy Smith
Broad comedies aren't exactly Clint Eastwood's forte, so you can understand why his agent was worried about the actor starring in this eventual box office hit.
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One studio executive disagrees with the sentiment that there's enough of an audience for the many movies that get made. Do they have a point? Let's discuss.
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