Posts By Matthew Turner
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 13 (Canaries)
March 6, 2015 | Matthew TurnerThis week’s episode opens with a startling sequence of the two Canaries (Laurel and Sara) battling each other. As teasers go, it’s pretty effective… until Peter Stormare’s name crops up on the opening credits a few seconds later, causing any … Read More
VOD film review: Bonobo
March 4, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Matthew Hammett Knott Cast: Tessa Peake-Jones, Josie Lawrence, James Norton, Eleanor Wyld Certificate: 15 Watch Bonobo online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk
Co-written and directed … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 12 (Uprising)
February 27, 2015 | Matthew TurnerAs was widely expected, this week’s episode sees Oliver’s return to Starling City, neatly wrapping up the Brick storyline in three episodes and providing some clear direction on where the rest of the season is headed. What perhaps wasn’t so … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 11 (Midnight City)
February 20, 2015 | Matthew TurnerAfter showing us the severity of Oliver’s post-cliff-hanger injuries last week, it would have been a bit lame if the show had brought him back to Starling City just one episode later, so Midnight City duly shows us just how … Read More
VOD film review: Finding Vivian Maier
February 17, 2015 | Matthew TurnerPart detective story and part portrait of an artist, this documentary about the now-celebrated photographer is a fascinating watch.Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 10
February 13, 2015 | Matthew TurnerLet’s face it, it would have been nigh-on impossible to top Arrow’s glorious mid-season finale, which, in case you needed reminding, left Oliver Queen run through with a sword and kicked off a cliff by Ra’s al Ghul. After that … Read More
VOD film review: Two Night Stand
February 13, 2015 | Matthew TurnerA mixed bag that suffers from an uneven tone but is saved by the chemistry between its leads.Read More
Interview: Daniel Ribeiro (The Way He Looks)
February 9, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDaniel Ribeiro’s The Way He Looks, based on his 2010 short film, is a coming-of-age story that follows a blind high school student in Brazil, who is taking his first steps towards both independence and sexuality.
We sit down with … Read More
VOD film review: Still Life
February 6, 2015 | Matthew TurnerA moving, understated drama with a terrific central performance from Eddie Marsan.Read More
VOD film review: The Way He Looks
February 5, 2015 | Matthew TurnerA genuinely romantic coming-of-age drama that ranks with the best teen movies.Read More