After getting fired from his job, a 30something paralegal finds a new gig as a "manny" for a wealthy family in this SXSW ...

A review of 'Fantasy Life' , the writing and directing debut of Matthew Shear who also stars in this NY-centric comedy about ...

Take a moment to think about how many professional opportunities would have to slip through your fingers before you seriously ...

Narrative Feature Competition Director: Matthew Shear Logline: After losing his job as a paralegal, Sam Stein suffers a panic ...

Nicely shot by cinematographer Jackson Hunt with a constantly moving camera, Bunny has a talented leading man in Stark whose ...

Matthew Shear makes an auspicious feature debut with a portrait of an actress (Amanda Peet) and her babysitter who feel as if ...

Fantasy Life's Matthew Shear, Amanda Peet & Alessandro Nivola discuss mental health, blending comedy with reality & Battlestar Galactica at SXSW 2025.

With Amanda Peet in a remarkable star turn, it marks a promising debut for writer-director Matthew Shear. The younger man in question is Sam, also played by Shear. Though he was once a law school ...

SXSW: Frequent Noah Baumbach collaborator Matthew Shear makes his directorial debut with an anxious film that wears its influences on its sleeve but nevertheless sticks the landing. Take a moment ...

Actor-turned-director Matthew Shear makes an auspicious feature debut with a buoyant portrait of an out-of-work actress and her babysitter who feel as if they’re drowning. Seen as a bystander to ...

Amanda Peet won the Special Jury Award for Performance for the film "Fantasy Life," and Annapurna Sriram's "Fucktoys" won the ...