Posts By Matthew Turner
Westworld: A look back at the Michael Crichton movie
September 11, 2016 | Matthew Turner
In 1973, Michael Crichton created Westworld, a sci-fi movie about a robotic theme park gone wrong. Now, with the HBO TV series based on the movie on our screens, here’s the low-down on Crichton’s original 1973 film:
So what’s Westworld … Read More
VOD film review: Florence Foster Jenkins
September 8, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Meryl Streep strikes the perfect wrong note in Stephen Frears’ amiable tragi-comic biopic.Read More
VOD film review: ChickLit
September 5, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Four men set out to write an erotic best-seller in order to save their local pub in this tepid and underwhelming comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Kids in Love
August 26, 2016 | Matthew Turner
This shallow coming-of-ager is like being forced to trawl through the Instagram accounts of the worst people in the world.Read More
Interview: Weiner directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg
August 24, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Many politicians have seen their careers careen off the tracks, but few instances have been captured so completely on film as the incisive and painfully funny Weiner. With unprecedented access to Anthony Weiner, his family, and his campaign team as … Read More
VOD film review: Black (2016)
August 19, 2016 | Matthew Turner
This modern Romeo and Juliet tale is brilliantly made, superbly acted and powerfully moving.Read More
VOD film review: 400 Days
August 19, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Director: Matt Osterman Cast: Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Ben Feldman, Dane Cook, Tom Cavanagh, Grant Bowler Certificate: 15 Watch 400 Days online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk Player / eir Vision … Read More
VOD film review: The Trouble With The Truth
August 14, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Director: Jim Hemphill Cast: John Shea, Lea Thompson, Danielle Harris, Keri Lynn Pratt, Rainy Kerwin Watch The Trouble With The Truth online in the UK: iTunes
Written and directed by Jim Hemphill, this engaging US indie unfolds as a single … Read More
VOD film review: The Wave
August 12, 2016 | Matthew Turner
A family attempt to survive a devastating tsunami in this gripping Norwegian disaster thriller from splendidly-named director Roar Uthaug.Read More
VOD film review: The Commune
July 29, 2016 | Matthew Turner
An experiment in communal living takes a fraught turn in this compelling Danish comedy-drama.Read More
