Joe Pantoliano speaks during New York Comic Con 2025's The Cast of 'The Matrix' panel on October 12 As Pantoliano tells it, he made the "mistake" of telling the film's writer-director siblings the ...

What makes a hero or a villain in the eyes of the world? It’s seemingly an easier question to answer in fictional contexts, such as The Matrix and the role of Joe Pantoliano’s infamous “traitor” ...

Most film historians consider 1999 a watershed year for cinema. Not only did more indie films break into the mainstream, but the scope of what a blockbuster could be began to shift radically. The ...

The Matrix star Joe Pantoliano has said he was "lied" to by the Wachoskis about his character Cypher's fate. Speaking at New York Comic Con, Pantoliano revealed that he had specifically requested the ...

I'm a follower of pop culture from gaming, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, film, and TV for over 30 years. I grew up reading magazines like Starlog, Mad, and Fangora. As a professional writer for over 10 ...

There were plenty of movies that mixed science fiction and action movies made before The Matrix, some of which are great. However, when The Matrix arrived in theaters in 1999, its impact was so ...

Who could forget Cypher, Joe Pantoliano's sneaky, backstabbing jerk in the Wachowski sisters' "The Matrix"? The actor was made for playing villains like this (in addition to portraying hot-headed, ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...