
Guy Howie
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About Guy Howie
Guy has written about movies, TV, music and culture since his teenage years, and has worked as an editor for Far Out magazine and Dispatches Europe. With a background in creative writing, publishing, history and classical literature, his writing covers a wide range of eclectic interests.
Industry Focus
Specialisms range from the films of Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, the Coen Brothers, John Hughes, and Paul Thomas Anderson, to coming-of-age comedies, TV sitcoms and crime dramas, as well as both big and small-screen adaptations from other media.
Author Details
Guy hails from Cheshire, in the United Kingdom, and has lived in London, Lisbon and Alexandria (Egypt). He studied for a BA in classics and a Master's in creative writing and publishing, before becoming a full-time author. His publications include movie and TV explainers for Best of Netflix, an essay on Nick Drake's final four songs, and a short story selected for performance by London's Liars' League in 2022.
Favorite Media
Guy's 10 favorite movies of all time are: Rear Window, Dr Strangelove, The Trial, Taxi Driver, Being There, The King of Comedy, Brazil, Withnail and I, Napoleon Dynamite, and You, the Living,.
His favorite TV shows include: The Simpsons, The Office (both US and UK), Arrested Development, Malcolm in the Middle, Schitt's Creek, The Good Place, Only Murders in the Building, Sex Education, Fleabag, Gavin and Stacey, Brass Eye, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Black Mirror, Peaky Blinders, and Ripley.
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This Classic 1962 Western Was The Best & Worst Of John Wayne & John Ford's Movie Partnership
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Charlie Harper's return in the finale of Two and a Half Men made for one of the most memorable TV endings of all time, for better or for worse.

Clint Eastwood's Classic 52-Year-Old Western With 94% RT Score Becomes Global Netflix Hit
Clint Eastwood's enduring popularity has resulted in one of his best Western movies entering the global top 10 of Netflix's movie charts.

The Blacklist's Perfect Replacement Show Is A Mystery Drama That Ran For 5 Seasons
The Blacklist is almost unique as a crime thriller with a highly enigmatic, mysterious protagonist, but one other show shares this in common with it.

6 Worst Season Finales That Ruined Their Shows
Season finales are typically among a show's best episodes, but sometimes they can fall flat, or even worse, ruin an entire series. Here are the worst.

Frasier Was At Its Best When The Sitcom Flipped One Of Its Greatest Comedy Tropes
Niles and Frasier's witty one-liners are Frasier's most recognizable comedy trope, but the show knew exactly when and how to subvert it.

Christopher Nolan’s First Movie Is Perfect For Alfred Hitchcock Fans
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"Couldn't Stop Crying Until The Credits Were Over": Hideo Kojima Gives Glowing Reviews To Two Great, Underseen 2024 Movies
When video game auteur Hideo Kojima, we listen, and Kojima has some interesting things to say about two underrated and overlooked 2024 movies.

Harry Potter's Very First Scene Makes A Fantastic Beasts Plot Hole Even Harder To Ignore
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone immersed us in the wizarding world from the off, which makes Fantastic Beasts even more of a letdown.

What The Blacklist’s Last 2 Seasons Did To One Of Its Best Characters Was Unforgivable
The Blacklist seasons 9 and 10 introduced dramatic changes to the show's story that affected the arc of one key character particularly badly.

Peaky Blinders' Shocking Tommy Twist Proved Polly’s Importance To The Shelby Family
Polly Gray was the bedrock of the Shelby family in Peaky Blinders, and this pivotal plot twist proved why Tommy Shelby was so reliant on his aunt.

Tony Shalhoub's 5 Favorite Monk Episodes (& What They Have In Common)
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2019's Overlooked Sequel To Denzel Washington Crime Thriller Trends On Global Streaming Chart 6 Years Later
Denzel Washington isn't just having streaming success with his own crime movies. He's making success for others via sequels of his own streaming hits.

"You Gotta Get Me In": How Bill Burr Got Cast In Breaking Bad After Becoming A Fan Of The Show
Bill Burr doesn’t make his entrance until Breaking Bad season 4, but the stand-up comedian had been eyeing a role on the show for a while.

Clint Eastwood's 2018 Crime Drama Featuring His Real-Life Daughter Is Now A Hit On Netflix
Clint Eastwood's movies have an excellent track record on Netflix, and his 2018 true-story crime drama is the latest to hit the platform's top 10.

Steven Spielberg "Always" Watched This AMC Period Drama That Aired For 8 Years
Steven Spielberg isn't just a legendary filmmaker and movie-lover but an avid fan of television, too, including this show he couldn't get enough of.

"He Was Iceman:" Tom Cruise Discusses The Power Of Val Kilmer's Top Gun: Maverick Cameo 3 Years Later
Tom Cruise has been speaking about Val Kilmer's performance in his final movie role as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick, following the actor's death.

Jude Law’s The Young Pope Show Got This Key Detail Right About The First American Pope
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Creed's Fate In The Office Was The Ultimate Karma For His Very First Storyline
Creed Bratton became a fan favorite in The Office, but he still got what he deserved in the end for something he did 8 years earlier in the sitcom.

Lisa Kudrow’s First TV Show After Friends Was Strangely Similar To Matt LeBlanc’s Career After Joey
After Friends, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc went in different directions, but Kudrow's best work featured strange parallels with LeBlanc's career.