Posts By Matthew Turner
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 4
November 6, 2015 | Matthew TurnerThis week’s episode was all about Captain Lance, which essentially meant it was a welcome showcase for the great Paul Blackthorne. As such, it offered some compelling emotional moments and, in true Arrow fashion, addressed a couple of lingering issues … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 3
October 30, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Say what you like about this episode’s various flaws (and there are many), at least this season of Arrow has learned from the mistakes of Season 3 and is barrelling ahead like nobody’s business, plot-wise. Hopefully, … Read More
VOD film review: Howl
October 27, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Paul Hyett Cast: Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Sean Pertwee Certificate: 18 Watch Howl online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk / Eircom / Google … Read More
UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 2
October 24, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
The second episode of Arrow’s fourth season continues the forward momentum established last week, with things moving quickly in the case of two main storylines and plenty of character development for all the key players. The … Read More
VOD film review: Paper Planes
October 24, 2015 | Matthew TurnerAn unashamedly feel-good Australian children’s movie that knows exactly which buttons to press.Read More
VOD film review: Hollywood Trash
October 22, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Phil Volken Cast: Jed Rees, Jon Huck, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Steven Bauer Certificate: 12A Watch Hollywood Trash online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
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UK TV recap: Arrow Season 4, Episode 1
October 21, 2015 | Matthew TurnerWarning: This contains spoilers.
Now that we’ve had a bit of time to think about it, it’s fair to say that Season 3 of Arrow was not its best season. It often seemed like they were either dragging their feet … Read More
VOD film review: Night of the Living Deb
October 21, 2015 | Matthew TurnerA welcome addition to the zom-com genre with a star-making central performance from Maria Thayer.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Lazarus Effect
October 20, 2015 | Matthew TurnerThis low-budget horror squanders its potential with generic jump-scares.Read More
VOD film review: The Sand
October 19, 2015 | Matthew TurnerA satisfying serving of creature feature fun.Read More