Liam Gaughan-Senior Author

Liam Gaughan

Senior Author

February, 2017
Classics, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese
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About Liam Gaughan

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many screenings as he can, Liam is always watching new movies and television shows. 

In addition to reviewing, writing, and commentating on both new and old releases, Liam has interviewed talent such as Mark Wahlberg, Jesse Plemons, Sam Mendes, Billy Eichner, Dylan O'Brien, Luke Wilson, and B.J. Novak. Liam aims to get his spec scripts produced and currently writes short films and stage plays. He lives in Allentown, PA.

Favorite Media

Liam's favorite movies include 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shawshank Redemption, The Departed, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and the Star Wars franchise. His favorite shows include Twin Peaks, Succession, Mr. Robot, Mad Men, The Wire, and The Sopranos.

Industry Experience

Liam holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and has over ten years of experience writing about entertainment media. His bylines include Dallas Observer, Dallas Morning News, Slashfilm, Taste of Cinema, Central Track, MovieWeb, Rebel Scum, and About.com among others.

Latest

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5 Movie Trilogies That Ended Poorly

They concluded with dissapointment.

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Every Guy Ritchie War Movie, Ranked

It's one of the genres he's best at.

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Every Best Picture Winner Since 2020, Ranked

It has been an exciting, but uneven era for the Oscars.

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‘The Simpsons’ Best Homer and Marge Episode Is Still Untouchable 35 Years Later

It is also one of the best flashback episodes, hands-down.

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26 Years Later, the Gritty Colin Farrell War Movie You've Never Seen Is Officially Streaming

It's an underseen gem.

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55 Years Later, These Are the 10 Best Movies of 1971

A pivotal, transitional year for cinema.

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Guy Ritchie’s 8-Episode Action Series Is One of the Most Unforgettable Shows on Netflix

Ritchie works best on the small screen and this Netflix show proves it.

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HBO’s Thriller Series That Inspired ‘Lanterns’ Is a 10/10 Crime Masterpiece

It's a completely gripping mystery.

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23 Years Later, This Western Thriller Is Officially Finding New Life on Streaming

Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett team up on the wide open plains.

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6 Major Streamers Just Made the Same Move, and It Could Change How We Find TV Shows

Streaming marketing is undergoing a complete upheaval.

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Kyle Chandler's Gritty 3-Part Netflix Crime Thriller Is a Hidden Gem on Streaming

In the wake of 'Friday Night Lights,' Chandler gave one of the best performances of his career.

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HBO’s 10-Part World War II Epic Went Even Darker Than ‘Band of Brothers’

The horrors of HBO’s acclaimed war epic weren’t invented for television.

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7 Years Later, Jon Bernthal’s 26-Episode Crime Thriller Is Finding New Life on Streaming

It's a brutal but thrilling action show.

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10 Addictive Crime Shows That Are Impossible To Stop Watching

It's hard to press pause!

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'John Wick' Meets 'Fargo' in HBO Max's New #1 Streaming Smash

This action thriller is anything but normal.

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This Near-Perfect Streaming Hit Is a Sequel That's Better Than the Original Movie

36 years was worth the wait.

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13 Years Later, Matt Damon's Gritty Sci-Fi Thriller Finds Redemption on Streaming

This cyberpunk tale is more relevant than ever.

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39 Years Later, the Ridley Scott Thriller You've Never Seen Is Officially Streaming

It's his most underrated film.

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4 Star Wars Disney+ Shows That Completely Let Down the Franchise

'Star Wars' has always struggled with the smaller scale of television.

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31 Years Later, the Greatest Crime Thriller of All Time is Climbing the Streaming Charts

"For me, the action is the juice."

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