Walter Metz
SIU ReviewsWalter Metz is a Professor of Film Studies in the Department of Cinema and Photography at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He teaches film, television, theater and photography history, theory and criticism.
His movie critiques are a featured segment of SIU Reviews on WSIU Public Radio. As a researcher, Walter is interested in the relationship between popular media forms, such as the television sitcom and the Hollywood blockbuster film, and high, canonical literature. His book on Gilligan's Island was published by Wayne State University Press in March 2012. He is currently writing a manuscript about Dr. Seuss and the animated films made at Pixar Studios.
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In this edition of SIU Reviews... If you've been considering going to see the new psychological thriller Joker, movie critics Walter Metz and Namarata… -
The Upside is a comedy-drama remake of a French film that is loosely based on a true story of a paralyzed billionaire who develops an unlikely friendship… -
Netflix is out with its latest installment of the sci-fi series Black Mirror. This time around a young programmer starts to question reality when he… -
The escapades of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return to the silver screen in a slightly different adaptation of Sir Aurthur Conan Doyle's classic works.… -
If you're looking for something to binge watch this winter, You might want to check out The Romanoffs - a new Amazon Prime series from the creator of… -
If you have yet to see the new bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody, then film critic Walter Metz has some insight into the movie - that chronicles the life and… -
Steven Spielberg's latest movie is the Science Fiction virtual reality adventure Ready Player One. The movie is based on Ernest Cline’s novel of the same… -
The next generation of Producer, director, and artist David Lynch’s 1990 groundbreaking series Twin Peaks continues to confound viewers and critics alike.… -
Twin Peaks: The Return continues to twist and turn its way through the TV landscape… And film Critic Walter Metz continues his look at the new Showtime… -
SIU Reviews film critic Walter Metz continues his look at director David Lynch's new Showtime series Twin Peaks: The Return. Twin Peaks: The Return is…
