RoleFilm and TV Writer
LocationWenatchee City, Washington, USA
ExpertiseTV, Film, Entertainment, Books
Contribution84 articles published since April 2021

Tyler Howat

Tyler Howat joined Ready Steady Cut in November 2017, publishing over 100 articles for the website. Based out of Wenatchee City, Washington, Tyler has used his education and experience to become a highly skilled writer, critic, librarian, and teacher. He has a passion for Film, TV, and Books and a huge soft spot for Star Trek.

As well as being a critic in films and books, Tyler is the co-host of the podcast Geek Card Check, a show where the hosts rewatch the classics in Film and TV.

Tyler’s primary profession is education, and he’s currently a Teacher of Humanities and Dean of Academics at The River Academy in Wenatchee City, Washington.

Articles by Tyler Howat

You Should Have Left review – a tale of guilt’s haunting steps

June 26 2020

You Should Have Left, written and directed by David Koepp and produced under Blumhouse’s microbudget banner (a favorite studio of mine, uneven and unpredictable as...

The King of Staten Island review – a raw and emotional dramedy

June 13 2020

The King of Staten Island director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Trainwreck, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) has long been the king of the stunted, aimless man-child, and...

Z review – an uneven thriller for Mother’s Day

May 8 2020

This review of Z (Shudder) is spoiler-free. Because I live the trailer-free life, I really thought that Brandon Christensen’s Z (Shudder) was going to be a zombie movie....

Trolls World Tour review – a feel-good diversion from our isolated, fearful lives

April 14 2020

The plot of Trolls World Tour is quite simple: Queen Barb of the Rock Trolls (Rachel Bloom) is flying around to each of the six Troll...

Marriage Story (2019) Review

November 10 2019

Directed by Noah Baumbach, we review the 2019 Netflix movie Marriage Story, which does not contain any significant spoilers. Marriage Story is a tragedy—there are...

Body at Brighton Rock Review: An Intimate View Of A Character’s Growth

November 2 2019

Body and Brighton Rock is a close, tense nature survival thriller in which an inexperienced park ranger must stay with a body she discovers overnight until...

Joker Second Opinion: An All-Too Real Masterpiece Of The Amoral

October 5 2019

There are MANY spoilers here. With Joker, Todd Phillips presents a world hyperrealistic in its cruelty, cruelty so profound and pervasive that it creates monsters....

Hoax Film Review: Use Those Big Feet To Run Away… From This Movie

September 8 2019

Writer-director Matt Allen’s first feature-length film, Hoax, follows a documentary team as they hunt for the likely cause of the disappearances of hikers (who all bite...

It Chapter Two Review: A Satisfying Finale

September 6 2019

I vividly remember sitting in an opening day screening of Andy Muschietti’s IT on a beautiful fall day, two years ago. The climax had hit, the...

City on a Hill Recap: A Fantastic Finale

August 19 2019

This City on a Hill Season 1, Episode 10 recap for the episode titled “Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah” contains spoilers. You can check...

Blinded by the Light Review: Unevenly Profound

August 18 2019

Director Gurinder Chadha, along with writers Paul Mayeda Berges and Sarfraz Manzoor (on whom Blinded by the Light is based), tell the story of Javed...

City on a Hill Recap: The Beginning of the End

August 12 2019

This City on a Hill Season 1, Episode 9 recap for the episode titled “The Deaf Sage of Pompeii” contains spoilers. You can check out...

Quentin Tarantino: A Ranking and Retrospective

August 5 2019

The long history of cinema has given us directors we imbue with a sense of reverence, whose names we utter with hushed tones, whose films...

City on a Hill Recap: A Return To Form… Again

August 5 2019

This City on a Hill Season 1, Episode 8 recap for the episode titled “High on the Looming Gallows Tree” contains spoilers. You can check...

Derry Girls Season 2 Review: The Girls Are Back In Town

August 3 2019

Lisa McGee’s series Derry Girls features four girls and a boy who attend the all-girls Our Lady Immaculate Catholic school in Derry, Northern Ireland during The...

City on a Hill: Feels Like The Middle Of A Trilogy

July 29 2019

This City on a Hill Season 1, Episode 7 recap for the episode titled “There Are No F**king Sides” contains spoilers. You can check out...

The Boys Review: Bloody Superheroes

July 26 2019

Amazon’s newest original series, The Boys, is like a much, much darker version of The Tick. Way darker. But still really funny and incredibly well...

City on a Hill Recap: Turning the other cheek

July 22 2019

This City on a Hill Season 1, Episode 6 recap for the episode titled “It’s Hard to Be a Saint in the City” contains spoilers....

City on a Hill Recap: Living on the Edge of Night

July 15 2019

This City on a Hill Season 1, Episode 5 recap for the episode titled “From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice” contains spoilers. You...

City on a Hill Recap: The Women Get To Speak

July 8 2019

This City on a Hill Episode 4 recap for the episode titled “The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself” contains spoilers. You can...