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Matt Wilstein

Matt Wilstein's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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John Mulaney: Baby J (2023) 86% EDIT “The laughs may come ever-so-slightly fewer and farther between... but Mulaney’s willingness to peel back the curtain on his inner turmoil in a way he’s never done before adds a new depth that, by the end, only makes the special funnier.” – The Daily Beast Apr 25, 2023 Full Review Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark (2023) EDIT “Maron digs deep to turn the tragic loss of his partner Lynn Shelton into comedy gold.” – The Daily Beast Feb 11, 2023 Full Review The Family Stone (2005) 52% EDIT “By the end of the film...I always find myself tearing up.” – The Daily Beast Dec 5, 2022 Full Review Jena Friedman: Ladykiller (2022) EDIT “Ladykiller is a perfect introduction to Friedman's specific comedic sensibility, especially for anyone who hasn't been following the ins and outs of her career over the past decade.” – The Daily Beast Oct 1, 2022 Full Review Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) 91% EDIT “One revelation that we see him make in the early part of the documentary is that travel shows could be just as cinematic as his favorite films...” – The Daily Beast Jul 16, 2021 Full Review Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (2019) 100% EDIT “American life felt pretty weird last spring when Wanda Sykes decided to call her latest Netflix special Not Normal. Now it is seriously far from normal. With that in mind, there's almost something reassuring about Sykes' comic takes...” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Ramy Youssef: Feelings (2019) 100% EDIT “There's something oddly calming about watching him slowly deliver devastating jokes in front of a brightly-lit crowd in his debut special on HBO.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh (2019) 100% EDIT “For such a dark subject, it has no business being as hilarious as it is. Gulman is just that talented.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019) 96% EDIT “OK, this one is more 1970s-style variety show than stand-up special, but it is delightful.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! (2019) EDIT “The Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng uses his outsider perspective (his family is Malaysian but he grew up in Singapore and New Hampshire before going to university in Melbourne) to reveal everything...” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning (2020) 71% EDIT “It might just make you want to get off your couch and take action.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (2020) EDIT “This one is really nothing but fun.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review EDIT “No, Maria Bamford probably isn't going to calm you down (she's dealing with her own mental health struggles). But her latest special is so consistently funny that you might just forget how freaked out you are.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review EDIT “Warning: This is the type of comedy special that will also likely make you cry.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Marc Maron: End Times Fun (2020) 71% EDIT “This special is not exactly comforting, but it is oddly prophetic and super dark in all the best ways.” – The Daily Beast Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Running With Beto (2019) 91% EDIT “Modigliani manages to create so much narrative tension that you start to wonder if this young, energetic, inspiring candidate might be able to pull it off in the end.” – The Daily Beast Mar 10, 2019 Full Review Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018) 92% EDIT “As refreshing as it is to hear DeGeneres open up in a more nakedly honest way than we are used to seeing, she's at her purest comedically in the special when she returns to the type of observational humor that made her famous in the first place.” – The Daily Beast Dec 18, 2018 Full Review Cameron Esposito: Rape Jokes (2018) 100% EDIT “Esposito has proven that the "future" of comedy is now.” – The Daily Beast Dec 14, 2018 Full Review Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) 100% EDIT “While he may have been brought low as a husband and father, Rock's powers as a comedian have not been diminished.” – The Daily Beast Feb 14, 2018 Full Review
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