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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If you only know Professor X from the Marvel live-action X-Men movies, you might need his fiance, Lilandra, explained.
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Was Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige behind Kamala Khan's (temporary) death in the comics? Marvel Comics says no, but a comics writer claims otherwise.
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Horror-thriller manga/anime Monster was heavily inspired by the 1960s TV series The Fugitive, but its story became so much more than that.
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Psycho wasn't the only black-and-white 1960 horror movie with a then-unconventional structure. The more obscure City of the Dead had the same twist.
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'Hellfire' from The Hunchback of Notre Dame is arguably the best Disney villain song, although an earlier version was even more lascivious.
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Image, the company behind the Invincible comics, was founded as counter-programming to the Marvel/DC duopoly, with titles spanning a vast array of genres.
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Francis Ford Coppola took inspiration from the same director who inspired George Lucas on Star Wars.
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Ryan Gosling is relieved to see that Avatar: The Way of Water uses an original font instead of Papyrus ... until he takes a closer look.
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'You're gonna need a bigger boat' is famously known as a bit of improvisation from Jaws star Roy Scheider, but there's more to it than that.
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In space, no one can hear you scream. But here on Earth you can read our footage reaction of Alien: Romulus from CinemaCon 2024.
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At CinemaCon, we saw a 3D clip and some new footage from Transformers One, the animated Transformers prequel that's coming to theaters this fall.
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The latest episode of Marvel's X-Men '97, 'Remember It,' just brought Nightcrawler back at a time when the X-Men could really use the character.
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We saw some bloody footage from Wolf Man at CinemaCon 2024!
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The first season of X-Men '97 just swerved hard with episode 5, 'Remember It' - but if you're familiar with the comics, you may have seen this coming.
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Did the latest trailer for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes reveal a massive twist?
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Jeremy Allen White is in talks to play the Boss in a movie about the making of Bruce Springsteen's best album.
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Immaculate and The First Omen are both films about American nuns who fly off to a new life in Italy and fall into a web of forced birth conspiracy.
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The Cartoon Network series Transformers: Animated never made it to season 4. Here's why.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is ultimately an action story with fights that flawlessly mix color, motion, and sound. Here are its five best action scenes.
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Suicide Squad Isekai may only be the beginning of DC Comics branching out into anime. Here are five other DC properties that should follow suit.
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Want to read some Marvel comics but intimidated by the vast number of them? Newcomers can jump right in with these new Ultimate superhero comics.
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In Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, young chimpanzee Noa (Owen Teague) will venture out into the Forbidden Zone, a concept from the original trilogy.
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X-Men '97 is exploring a relationship between Rogue and Magneto, but this isn't unprecedented; the pair have a romantic history in Marvel's comics.
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Who is X-Men '97's Goblin Queen, and why does she call herself Madelyne Pryor? The answers lie in the comics ... and that story is fairly complicated.
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Sinister and The Black Phone director Scott Derrickson is developing a new take on the classic '50s novel turned Noir film, The Night of the Hunter.
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Sydney Sweeney's Immaculate was inspired by one of the greatest horror films ever made.
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Disney's 21st century success has largely come from acquired properties like Star Wars and Marvel, and it looks like anime is now a major target.