Posts By Matthew Turner
Superhero Sundays: Superman vs the Elite (2012)
January 26, 2020 | Matthew Turner
The Man of Steel takes on a super-team who are prepared to kill in this action-packed and provocatively themed adventure.Read More
VOD film review: Hustlers
January 25, 2020 | Matthew Turner
Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu shine in this true crime drama about strippers turning the tables on their Wall St clients.Read More
VOD film review: Dolemite (1975)
January 19, 2020 | Matthew Turner
Stand-up turned actor Rudy Ray Moore stars in this Blaxploitation crime comedy that inspired Dolemite Is My Name.Read More
Why you should be watching Doom Patrol
January 12, 2020 | Matthew Turner
The first season of DC’s offbeat superhero show delivers silly humour, fun characters and crazy comic book plots.Read More
UK TV review: Marvel’s Runaways: Season 2
December 29, 2019 | Matthew Turner
With engaging characters and a potent cocktail of teen angst and comic book action, this is teen superhero TV at its finest.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
December 29, 2019 | Matthew Turner
The Suicide Squad take centre stage in this refreshingly different, adult-themed animation based on the Arkham Asylum video games.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Time Freak (2018)
December 26, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Asa Butterfield plays a lovesick nerd who builds a time machine to save his relationship in this entertaining comedy.Read More
Amanda: A quietly moving French drama
December 25, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Vincent Lacoste shines in this quietly moving French drama about a 20-something who has to look after his young niece.Read More
VOD film review: The Courier (2019)
December 22, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Olga Kurylenko’s action moves can’t save this tedious thriller.Read More
Interview: Dolemite Is My Name writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
December 14, 2019 | Matthew Turner
With awards season now underway, one of Netflix’s major contenders – alongside The Irishman and Marriage Story – is Dolemite Is My Name (read our review here). The comedy biopic stars Eddie Murphy as floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore, who … Read More
