Indiewire – “Watch: Rising Star David Bloom Is a ‘Wannabe’ Cool Kid in This New Trailer”
“Tribeca winner Matthew Manson takes you on a coming-of-age story that will make you swoon.”
New York Press – “Jewish Kid Grows Up on Upper West Side”
“(Wannabe) is a testament to friendship, love and self-acceptance told from the perspective of two adolescents caught in the whirlwind of racial turmoil far beyond their control or understanding”
Movie Maker Magazine / New Filmmakers LA – Interview with Wannabe Writer & Director Matthew Manson
“Filmmaker Spotlight on Matthew Manson, the unbelievably talented writer/director of the short “Wannabe” which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival.”
Heyman Hustle – “How “Wannabe” Stole The Tribeca Film Festival”
Tribeca interview with writer/director Matthew Manson, co-producer John Ramos, and actors David Bloom & Chaize Macklin.
Paste Magazine – “Scrolling Go90”
Review of “Hacking High School,” show-run by Matthew Manson. Called “sharp, smart, punchy comedy [which] feel[s] groundbreaking”
Digital Bolex – “Tribeca’s Wannabe Brilliantly Evokes Coming of Age in the 90’s”
Interview with Writer / Director Matthew Manson and DP Catherine Goldschmidt
The Independent Critic – “”Wannabe” Headed for Life as a Feature Film”
A- Review of writer/director Matthew Manson’s film: “A warm and winning film about friendship, self-acceptance and what it means to come of age in a most transcendent way, Wannabe is the kind of film that leaves you wanting more. Fortunately, more is on the way.”
The Fan Club – “Matthew Manson Interview”
Red Carpet Interview With Writer / Director Matthew Manson
MyNewYorkEYE – Interview
Wannabe called a “must-see” in this Interview with Writer / Director Matthew Manson and star Chaize Macklin
The Young Folks – “Matthew Manson at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival”
Red Carpet Interview with Writer / Director Matthew Manson