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Matt Sulem

Entertainment and Food Writer

Matt Sulem has been writing and editing professionally for more than a decade. He has worked for BubbleBlabber, The Sportster, and The Daily Meal, among other publications, but has called Yardbarker home since 2006. Matt’s writing combines a love for nostalgia with a passion for promulgating interesting, informative, and lesser-known facts about pop culture. And he’s always down to share a solid slow cooker, air fryer, or dessert recipe. Matt currently lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife and young son. 

EXPERTISE:

Horror films, comedy movies, sitcoms, cartoons, and all things food.

Instead of red: 20 pasta sauces that aren’t marinara

Don’t get us wrong, we love   classic tomato marinara sauce, but once in a while you just want to switch things up—especially when you eat pasta as much as we do.

Sick of soup? Try these 20 other slow-cooker recipes

Slow cooker recipes hold a special place in our food-loving heart—they’re easy, great for meal-prep, and don’t require you to stand over a stove—but there’s only so many times you can make soup.

Protein-packed foods that will help fuel your muscles

People tend to get a bit more sedentary in the wintertime—especially in the midst of a global pandemic—which is why it’s especially important now to stay active, whether that’s getting your steps in, upping your cardio workouts, or continuing your strength training.

20 herbs & veggies that you can grow inside

If you got into gardening during the pandemic (come on, who didn’t?) you don’t have to stop just because the traditional growing season ended. In fact, numerous vegetables and herbs can be grown just as successfully indoors using either an indoor garden kit (such as an Aerogarden) or just a sturdy container, soil, and seeds.

Superfoods you should be eating right now

The following 20 foods are especially healthy, and in our minds (and stomachs), worthy enough to earn the designation of “superfoods.”

20 fat-burning foods that can help you shed the quarantine 15

If you’re looking to get back in shape before summer, then adding some cardio, getting your steps in, and eating a healthy diet are crucial. Maximize your results with these 20 fat-burning foods.

20 popular snacks that you should try making in your air fryer

More and more people are figuring out that air fryers can mimic the results of deep fryers without oodles of oil and the risk of kitchen fires. They’re also realizing that everything tastes better when cooked in an air fryer.

The 25 greatest roles of Al Pacino's career

In honor of Alfredo James Pacino’s 80th birthday, here are the actor’s 25 greatest roles.

Usher in Mardi Gras with these movies set in Louisiana

Whether they’re period pieces, comedies, horror films or neo-noirs — and take place in the city of New Orleans or on the waters of Bayou Country — you, too, can help usher in Mardi Gras with these 22 movies set in Louisiana.

The best portrayals of U.S. presidents in film and TV

The United States has had 45 different presidents, and each one has been portrayed in at least one movie or TV show, so we decided to look at everyone and come up with the best. Here are, in our opinion, the best portrayals of real U.S. presidents in film and TV.

25 of Kevin Costner's greatest film roles

To reflect on the legendary actor’s four-decade-long career and celebrate his 65th birthday, here are the 25 best roles of Kevin Costner’s career.

The 25 best buddy cop movies

After a 17-year wait, the world will finally get a third installment to the “Bad Boys” franchise. “Bad Boys for Life” will hit theaters on Jan. 17, and of course it will feature the return of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as best friends and police officers Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.

The 20 best films to stay in and watch on New Year’s Eve

Regardless of how your 2019 was, we want you to enter 2020 with a positive mind, so we’ve amassed some of our favorite feel-good films for you...

Smokin': Our 20 favorite Jim Carrey roles

In honor of one of the funniest comedians to ever grace the silver screen, here are our 20 favorite Jim Carrey roles.

Surprising facts about the 2020 Grammy nominees

The Grammys are just around the corner, on Jan. 26, so study up with these 20 surprising facts about the 2020 Grammy nominees.

Dying from laughter: The 25 most memorable horror comedies

Whether it’s due to a witty script, ridiculous plotlines and characters or over-the-top violence and gore, we love to snicker, shudder and scream all at the same film. Eschewing lighthearted films that are also too light on the frights, here are 25 great horror comedies to watch this Halloween.

The most memorable modern black-and-white films

Considering only live-action films presented entirely or almost entirely without color, and released in or after 1970, here are the 25 best modern movies made in black and white.

The 25 best “Weird Al” Yankovic parody songs

Some of his tunes are originals, but the Prince of Parodies is obviously best known for lampooning other artists. Even when just considering the latter group of songs, picking the greatest is no easy task, but we’re just the oddballs to tackle it.

The 20 best bad movies of all time

Here is a list of films that are both terrible and terribly entertaining. What we feel are the 20 best bad movies of all time.

Garden (State) Variety: The 25 best musical acts from New Jersey

Bruce Springsteen is best known for hit songs like “Born to Run,” “Dancing in the Dark,” “Glory Days” and “Born in the U.S.A,” but he’s also known as one of New Jersey’s favorite sons...

The 25 best prison movies of all time

To celebrate 25 years of "Shawshank," here are the 25 best prison movies of all time.

The cast of 'Saved By the Bell': Where are they now?

Since there were such a large number of characters, we chose to focus on ones who appeared in at least a handful of episodes. With that, here is the “Saved by the Bell” version of “where are they now?”

Beyond 'Friends': The best roles of the cast of 'Friends' outside of the show

The entire “Friends” main cast (Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer) have had notable credits before, during and after the sitcom aired from 1994 to 2004. Here’s a look at the best roles of the cast of “Friends” outside of the show.

The 20 best found-footage horror films

It’s downright scary to think that it's been more than 20 years since the release of “The Blair Witch Project,” arguably the most iconic found-footage film in history.

The cast of 'Seinfeld': Where are they now?

On July 5, 1989, comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David introduced the world to “Seinfeld.” This NBC comedy defied the traditional sitcom model by basically being about nothing, provided breakout roles for the main cast and yada, yada, yada.