Posts By Matthew Turner
Emergency review: Timely, tense and funny
May 28, 2022 | Matthew TurnerA night of chaos ensues when two Black students attempt to help a passed-out white girl in this tense and funny campus comedy.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Destination: Planet Negro! (2013)
May 26, 2022 | Matthew TurnerThree African-Americans from 1939 accidentally time travel to 2013 in this sci-fi comedy satire.Read More
The Innocents review: One of 2022’s best horror films
May 20, 2022 | Matthew TurnerThis Norwegian chiller about three young children gaining special powers is one of the best horror films of 2022.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws 2 (1978)
May 9, 2022 | Matthew TurnerJaws 2 doesn’t improve on the greatest shark movie ever made, but it’s a decent sequel and an enjoyable creature feature in its own right.Read More
Batman: Looking back at Columbia’s 1943 series
May 8, 2022 | Matthew TurnerColumbia’s exciting 1943 Batman serial is fascinating for its degree of influence, but has some unfortunate problems.Read More
Great Freedom review: A powerful drama
May 7, 2022 | Matthew TurnerFranz Rogowski plays a gay German repeatedly arrested for “deviant practices” in this powerful prison drama.Read More
VOD film review: Casablanca Beats
April 30, 2022 | Matthew TurnerFiction and documentary are blurred in this engaging musical drama about hip hop students and their teacher.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: The Final Countdown (1980)
April 28, 2022 | Matthew TurnerKirk Douglas and Martin Sheen headline this disappointing thriller about a modern-day Navy warship getting transported to Pearl Harbour in 1941.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Eye of the Beast (2007)
April 11, 2022 | Matthew TurnerJames Van Der Beek takes on a giant squid in this surprisingly decent creature feature.Read More
Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Looking back at Spidey’s 90s adventures
April 10, 2022 | Matthew TurnerFaithful to source material and character, John Semper’s long-running animated Spider-Man series remains one of Spider’s best screen adaptations.Read More