Posts By Matthew Turner
Superhero Sundays: Batman and Mr Freeze – SubZero
September 10, 2017 | Matthew TurnerPrepare for thrills and chills as the dynamic duo take on Mr Freeze (and his trained polar bears) in this superbly animated Batman adventure.Read More
VOD film review: Insyriated
September 8, 2017 | Matthew TurnerHiam Abbass stars as a mother trying to protect her family in this tightly gripping drama set in war-torn Syria.Read More
VOD film review: The Work
September 8, 2017 | Matthew TurnerFascinating and deeply moving, this fly-on-the-wall doc about Folsom Prison’s unconventional group therapy program packs a powerful punch.Read More
Interview: Oliver Laxe talks Mimosas, movies and MUBI
August 27, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThis weekend sees Cannes winner Mimosas arrive in UK cinemas.
Oliver Laxe’s visually stunning, transcendent western was snapped up by subscripton streaming service MUBI earlier this year. Set in a time gone by, it follows a band of travellers … Read More
VOD film review: The Bleeder (Chuck)
August 21, 2017 | Matthew TurnerLiev Schreiber delivers a knock-out performance in this lively and entertaining biopic of boxer Chuck Wepner, aka. “the real Rocky”.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Superman: Doomsday
August 13, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThe Man of Steel faces his greatest challenge in this action-packed, super-violent and powerfully emotional adventure based on a classic comics story.Read More
VOD film review: Tom of Finland
August 12, 2017 | Matthew TurnerAn entertaining but curiously tame biopic of huge influential Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Williams
August 4, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThis documentary about the Williams F1 team blends family history with a straightforward account of Frank Williams’ career.Read More
VOD film review: Land of Mine
August 4, 2017 | Matthew TurnerDirector Martin Zandvliet combines gripping tension and powerful emotion in this accomplished war thriller.Read More
Interview: Shannon Purser talks Stranger Things, Riverdale and Wish Upon
July 28, 2017 | Matthew TurnerThis weekend sees Barb return to our screens, sort of, as Shannon Purser stars in Wish Upon, a new supernatural horror set in a high school. The film is out in cinemas this weekend, hot on the heels of Comic-Con, … Read More