Posts By Matthew Turner
VOD film review: So Long, My Son
December 7, 2019 | Matthew TurnerWang Xiaoshuai’s epic and emotional family drama explores the far-reaching impact of China’s one-child policy.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Iceman (2014)
December 5, 2019 | Matthew TurnerThree Ming Dynasty guards are frozen in time and wake up in present-day Hong Kong in this disappointing Donnie Yen action comedy.Read More
VOD film review: One Child Nation
December 4, 2019 | Matthew TurnerThe awful history and devasting consequences of China’s population control are explored in this powerful, moving documentary.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Justice League – Doom (2012)
November 24, 2019 | Matthew TurnerThe Justice League take on the Legion of Doom in this action-packed animated adventure.Read More
Interview: I Lost My Body director Jérémy Clapin, writer Guillaume Laurant and producer Marc Du Pontavice
November 23, 2019 | Matthew TurnerThis weekend sees the release of one of the year’s most unusual films: the story of a severed hand setting out to reconnect with its body.
I Lost My Body, which Netflix snapped up following its best film win … Read More
VOD film review: Here Comes Hell
November 12, 2019 | Matthew TurnerAgatha Christie meets The Evil Dead in this enjoyable horror debut from Jack McHenry.Read More
VOD film review: Meeting Gorbachev
November 8, 2019 | Matthew TurnerWerner Herzog meets former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in this engaging, if slightly restrained, documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Harpoon
November 2, 2019 | Matthew TurnerViolence ensues when three horrible people get stranded on a boat in this enjoyable, darkly funny horror.Read More
Time Travel Thursdays: Back to the 90s (2015)
October 31, 2019 | Matthew TurnerA teen tries to save his parents’ marriage in this sweet-natured Thai rom-comRead More
VOD film review: I’ll Take Your Dead
October 29, 2019 | Matthew TurnerDirector Chad Archibald expertly mixes noir and horror for this gripping and emotional thriller.Read More