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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After Battlestar Galactica ended in 2010, there were two attempts to keep the franchise going with prequel shows - but neither made it very far.
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Years before the X-Men movies, Sir Patrick Stewart and Famke Janssen shared an onscreen screen in the Star Trek: TNG episode 'The Perfect Mate.'
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The final battle with The Avengers battling a swarm of Ultron's robots was quite challenging to pull off, but does it measure up to the MCU's other great shots?
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Which state is Springfield in? The Simpsons has deliberately avoided resolving this mystery, but the show has had some fun with it.
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Young Justice's failure to sell enough superhero toys led to Cartoon Network canceling the DC series after just two seasons.
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A creepy portrait that haunts the background of Pet Sematary is based on real nineteenth-century paintings of children who died in infancy.
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X-Men '97's series bible contained what supervising producer/head director Jake Castorena defined as the X-Men's ethos: they must be an allegory for prejudice.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and End of Evangelion both find room for hope in fatalism.
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X-Men '97 episode 2, 'Mutant Liberation Begins,' suggests the show is drawing from Chris Claremont's defining run on the X-Men comics (like the '90s cartoon).
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To mark the 15th anniversary of the Battlestar Galactica finale, /Film spoke with several folks who worked on the show about how its final season came together.
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The Sith have seemingly been vanquished, but darkness is stirring among the Jedi in the first trailer for Star Wars series The Acolyte.
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Some members of the original X-Men voice cast are reprising their roles in X-Men '97, while others are returning as new characters.
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Disney's Bambi seemingly inspired the even darker Japanese animated movie Ringing Bell, which itself helped give rise to the Vinland Saga anime.
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With its sordid mysteries and grim crime tales, Batman: The Animated Series was packed with homages to film noir.
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Marvel's X-Men comics have been challenging the status quo in exciting ways, but they're about to be dragged backwards in the interest of brand synergy.
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When James Cameron was gearing up to make The Terminator, the folks at Orion Pictures had a very specific request for casting.
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Toph started a metalbending academy, Zuko discovered the truth about his mother, and Azula returned. A lot happened in the Avatar: The Last Airbender comics.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender references anime like Trigun in the season 3 episode 'Nightmares and Daydreams' - and these homages are more than just skin-deep.
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From Cowboy Bebop to One Piece to Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix is going all-in on live-action anime adaptations. Which show could (and should) be next?
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Does Fire Nation Prince Zuko's scar represent his good side or his bad side in Avatar: The Last Airbender? It's not as obvious as it seems.
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Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer took home more Oscars than any other film at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
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The 22-year-old Billie Eilish is now the youngest two-time Oscar winner in history.
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Jonathan Glazer used his acceptance speech for The Zone of Interest to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was the presumed winner of the Best Animated Feature Oscar, but Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron took home the gold.
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One of the very best original Star Trek episodes went through some changes during production, and problems arose.
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Some of the folks who worked on Star Trek: The Next Generation were not happy with the Romulan redesign.
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The influential artist and writer behind Dragon Ball and its spin-offs has passed away, and Akira Toriyama leaves behind a massive legacy.