Nathan Mattise
Ars Technica
Scranton, PA, United States
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Past articles by Nathan:
The Every: When Big Tech rules all, don’t say Dave Eggers didn’t warn us
Bestselling author talks latest "sequel," in which humanity cedes control to tech. → Read More
Iké Boys review: If you love kaiju so much, why not just be one?
Clever use of animation, deep affinity for shows that inspired it carry this indie genre film. → Read More
Mad God: What happens when the best practical VFX artist, ever, writes a film?
VFX legend's love letter to practical effects and monster creation is be-a-u-tiful. → Read More
It’s a Summer Film! is the most fun we’ve had “at” the movies in years
Stream this samurai-loving genre mashup when you can. Speaking of: ATTENTION US DISTRIBUTORS. → Read More
Happiness is a warm algorithm in the near-future flick, Tiong Bahru Social Club
In this Fantasia Fest film, happiness algorithms dictate terms of community living. → Read More
Strawberry Mansion: A great sci-fi premise with trippy, arthouse execution
In this film, society can track dreams, so of course someone's out to monetize 'em. → Read More
Dread Pirate Roberts escaped development hell: Making Silk Road work as a film
"There's so much we had to leave out. Really, what this needs is a six-hour limited series." → Read More
Circling—or cycling—the track at F1’s famous Circuit of the Americas
Be warned: Calves needed to climb all 133 feet of Turn 1 if you're using a road bike. → Read More
Sweet Tooth is hopeful post-apocalyptic fare—but beware its Walking Dead vibes
It's light(ish) but includes masks, disease-driven death, and humans being bad to each other. → Read More
Amazon reportedly wants to acquire MGM, the film studio of James Bond and Rocky
Does this at least mean we can watch No Time To Die at home soon? → Read More
Invincible S1 has a superpower: Blending genres at lightspeed
Not even Smallville could combine YA drama and superhero DNA this well. → Read More
Office default Calibri will join Clippy, Internet Explorer in Windows retirement
"Calibri in Office" could almost drive (15 years old), but a new sans serif will soon emerge. → Read More
DC’s Rorschach: A detective walks into a world shaped by squids and superheroes
During COVID-19, Rorschach has been something to look forward to each month. → Read More
The Emoji Story: You should never have this much fun learning about Unicode
"800M people could use a period emoji right now. How many people are talking about broccoli?" → Read More
Hop aboard the pandemic’s most famous ship—the Diamond Princess—in The Last Cruise
A staffer sums it up (before knowing the damage): "The walking dead, a dystopian situation.” → Read More
Can you make a comedy set during COVID-19? Recovery takes the idea for a drive
Director: "I want people thinking it’s a Marvel movie. And that Timothee Chalamet is in it." → Read More
YouTuber Patrick (H) Willems has thoughts on movies—lots of thoughts
In this edition of "Personal History," we talk with Willems about his YouTube comments. → Read More
Mother to Earth: When an NES prototype lands on eBay and inspires a documentary
Kickstarted movies can go down pretty narrow rabbit holes, but this is some real hyperfocus. → Read More
GamersNexus’ Steve Burke overclocks his YouTube channel’s best comments
Learn the true secrets of thermal paste application from the Six Billion Hertz Man. → Read More
More Disney 2021 plans: Kate McKinnon as Elizabeth Holmes, Y: The Last Man on FX
Wait... they got Mahershala Ali to revive Blade, too? → Read More