Posts By Matthew Turner
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 20 (Genesis)
May 12, 2016 | Matthew TurnerArrow negotiates a tricky balance between fun and misery as the season enters its endgame.Read More
UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 10 (Progeny)
May 7, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After three terrific episodes in a row (Marooned, Night of the Hawk and Left Behind), Legends of Tomorrow hits a major stumble with tonight’s outing, which provides largely unsatisfactory outcomes to both its main plot and … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 19
May 7, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
It’s always difficult when a show kills off a main character – you have to strike a tricky balance between giving them an appropriate send-off and keeping the wheels of the show spinning more or less … Read More
UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 9 (Left Behind)
April 30, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
It may have struggled to find its feet in the early stages, but after three superb episodes in a row (Marooned, Night of the Hawk and this week’s Left Behind), Legends of Tomorrow is firing on … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 18 (Eleven Fifty-Nine)
April 30, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
It goes without saying that there will be some pretty hefty spoilers this week, so if you’re an Arrow fan and you’ve somehow made it this far without knowing who gets killed off, then continue at … Read More
VOD film review: Heaven Knows What
April 29, 2016 | Matthew TurnerA powerful drama, strikingly directed and featuring a star-making turn from Arielle Holmes.Read More
UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 8 (Night of the Hawk)
April 22, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Episode 7 of Legends of Tomorrow ended on an exciting cliff-hanger that saw Leonard stranding Mick somewhere in time and apparently killing him with a shot from his cold gun. It will come as a surprise … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 17 (Beacon of Hope)
April 22, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Although it’s been a definite improvement over the doom and gloom of Season 3, this season of Arrow has often struggled to maintain the new, improved (and essentially lifted from The Flash) lightness of tone that … Read More
UK TV recap: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 7 (Marooned)
April 15, 2016 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
After travelling into the future last week, the latest episode of Legends of Tomorrow demonstrates that the sky really is the limit when it comes to the show’s potential, as the crew of the Waverider get … Read More
VOD film review: The Sweeney: Paris
April 15, 2016 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Benjamin Rocher Cast: Jean Reno, Alban Lenoir, Stefi Celma, Sebastien Lalanne, Jakob Cedergren Certificate: 15 Watch The Sweeney: Paris online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play … Read More