Matt Olien's Movie Reviews

About Matt Olien's Movie Reviews

Television producer Matt Olien doubles as Prairie Public's resident movie critic, and uses his background in film studies and extensive knowledge of movie history to review a current film. Stay tuned until the end, where he's quizzed with obscure Oscar trivia.

Publisher

Prairie Public

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Sept 2023

Latest episode

1 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

85 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Aug 2025

   Eddington

   Film critic Matt Olien reviews Ari Aster’s pandemic Western Eddington, plus thoughts on Happy Gilmore 2 streams and a new round of Oscar trivia.

2. 

   23 Jul 2025

   AJ Goes to the Dog Park

   Dog parks are great, right? But what if some misguided mayor wanted to turn the dog park into a blog park? That's the premise behind Fargo-filmed comedy AJ Goes to the Dog Park, which is screening nationwide.

3. 

   10 Jul 2025

   F1 The Movie

   Matt Olien reviews F1, a fast-paced documentary that captures the drama, speed, and behind-the-scenes intensity of Formula 1’s top drivers, teams, and rivalries.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

60

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