Posts By Matthew Turner
EIFF film review: The Gig Is Up
August 22, 2021 | Matthew Turner
This revealing, sobering and important documentary examines the human cost of the global gig economy.Read More
CODA review: A feel-good treat
August 13, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A gifted singer is torn between pursuing her passion and disappointing her deaf family in this delightful remake of French hit La Famille Bélier.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Time Will Tell (2018)
August 5, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A troubled teen discovers that stressful situations cause time travelling sleeping fits in this low-budget drama.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Son of Batman (2014)
August 1, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Batman discovers he has a son and trains him to be the new Robin in this animated adventure based on the New 52 continuity.
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VOD film review: Summer of Soul
July 30, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Questlove’s stunning documentary unearths spectacular concert footage from the near-forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.Read More
Disney+ UK TV review: Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends
July 25, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Spider-Man teams up with his super-powered friends in this entertaining series of shorts for kids.Read More
VOD film review: Black Medicine
July 17, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Antonia Campbell-Hughes shines in this frustratingly flat Irish thriller about an underworld medic trying to save a young runaway.Read More
The Witches of the Orient review: An entertaining sports documentary
July 16, 2021 | Matthew Turner
This highly entertaining sports documentary tells the inside story of the 1964 Japan Olympic female volleyball team.Read More
Jumbo review: A touching offbeat romance
July 10, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Noemie Merlant plays a woman who falls in love with a fairground ride in this strange and surprisingly touching romance.Read More
First Cow review: A superlative period drama
July 9, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Two men use a landowner’s cow for their business venture in Kelly Reichardt’s superlative period drama about male friendship, capitalism and creativity.Read More
