Posts By Matthew Turner
VOD film review: Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
March 30, 2019 | Matthew Turner
This superbly made documentary paints an affectionate and moving portrait of the man behind the Frank Sidebottom mask.Read More
Time Travel Thursdays: Abby Sen
March 28, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Abir Chatterjee stars as a time-travelling TV producer in this underwhelming Bollywood drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
March 23, 2019 | Matthew Turner
This mish-mash of the classic short story and Tchaikovsky’s ballet has its moments but is missing the Disney magic.Read More
Interview: Bing Liu talks Minding The Gap
March 22, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Oscar-nominated doc Minding the Gap is an intensely personal story about three former skater kids whose lives are all touched, in different ways, by the subject of abuse. With the film in cinemas and on VOD from today, we spoke … Read More
VOD film review: America Adrift
March 19, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Luna Lauren Velez leads this engaging but flawed drama about a family struggling with the youngest son’s heroin addiction.Read More
VOD film review: Streaker
March 14, 2019 | Matthew Turner
A schoolteacher organises a streaking ring for gambling purposes in this charming, funny Swiss comedy.Read More
VOD film review: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
March 13, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement make a delightful double-act in Craig Hosking’s follow-up to The Greasy Strangler.Read More
VOD film review: Three Identical Strangers
March 9, 2019 | Matthew Turner
A feel-good story about triplets separated at birth takes a sinister turn in this compelling documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Border
March 9, 2019 | Matthew Turner
This one-of-a-kind genre mash-up from the writer of Let the Right One In is a delightfully strange original.Read More
Why Call My Agent! should be your next box set
March 3, 2019 | Matthew Turner
The more high-profile stuff might get all the attention, but French comedy Call My Agent! (aka Dix Pour Cent) has quietly become one of the very best TV shows on Netflix. A huge success in its native country, the show … Read More
