Max Eidelman-Contributor

Max Eidelman

Contributor

Contributor Since May, 2024
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About Max Eidelman

Max is a feature writer for Collider, focusing on movies and TV. Since graduating from the University of Vermont, Max has written for local newspapers and academic resources. He has also written book that he aims to see published.
When he is not writing, Max plays drums in a band and works 9-5 as a paralegal.  

Favorite Media

Max is a bookworm, with a soft spot for oldies. His Favorite authors are William Faulkner and Thomas Pynchon. Even if he finds them equally frustrating as entertaining.
Max turns to the Lord of the Rings trilogy and cheesy romcoms when he wants to watch a movie, and his desert-island TV show is Freaks and Geeks. He is a student of Spongebob and Michael Scott.

Industry Experience

Max began writing for Collider in 2024. His focus is on movies and television.

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After ‘No Country for Old Men,’ Tommy Lee Jones Adapted Another Cormac McCarthy Story With Grim, Searing Results
Movie Features

A 90-minute journey from redemption to oblivion without leaving a kitchenette.

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Lily-Rose Depp's face being cradled by Count Orlok's hand in Nosferatu.
This OG Vampire Scared the Dickens Out of Readers 200 Years before Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
Horror

Before Nosferatu, even before Dracula, there was ... Lord Ruthven?

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The Coen Brothers Made 'No Country for Old Men's Anton Chigurh Even More Psychotic Than Cormac McCarthy Did in The Novel
No Country for Old Men

"This is turnin' into a hell of a mess, ain't it, Sheriff?"

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Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho showing off the book the movie is based on
Guadagnino Can't Just Remake Mary Harron's 'American Psycho' — He Needs To Reinvent It
American Psycho

There's a new American Psycho coming to town, but can he match Harron's iconic monster?

Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe as Ron and Harry in the Forbidden Forest looking up with scared expressions in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
This Haunted Event Should Have Been in the Harry Potter Films
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

This ghostly party could have made 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' that much better.

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This Deep-Cut Tolkien Villain Is Even Worse Than Sauron
The Lord of the Rings

This ancient foe was so sinister that even Sauron feared her.

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Shelley Duvall in The Twilight Zone
Shelley Duvall Broke Our Hearts in This 'Twilight Zone' Episode
TV Features

Shelley Duvall may be remembered for 'The Shining," but that is not her most emotional performance.

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Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho showing off the book the movie is based on
'American Psycho' Book to Film Comparison: How the Movie Brought Patrick Bateman to the Screen
American Psycho

When the book 'American Psycho' came out, it appalled readers. Director Mary Harron saw its genius and turned into a satirical movie masterpiece.