Unborn but Forgotten
January 1st, 2006 | by Matt McAllister
It’s fair to say that the whole J-horror phenomenon grew tired a good few years ago, but here we have
Author Archives: Matt McAllister
Atash
November 25th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
Deep within an isolated dustblown valley a Palestinian family are slowly wasting their lives away. The taciturn head of their
Factotum
November 17th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
Based on Charles Bukowski’s second novel and incorporating elements of his short stories, Factotum is essentially a movie about following
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-rabbit
October 14th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
I have to admit that I wasn’t exactly foaming at the mouth over a Wallace and Gromit movie. Sure, I’d
Room 36
September 16th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
Lurid. The word could almost have been invented to describe Jim Groom’s blackly comic slice of pulp fiction. In fact
Sahara
August 20th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
Bolted together from the pages of Clive Cussler’s best-selling novel, Sahara is part old-fashioned boys-own-adventure and part bang-up-to-date stunt extravaganza.
The Last Mitterrand
July 28th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
Francois Mitterrand was one of the most intriguing and controversial figures of 20th Century French politics. The extent of both
3 Iron
July 15th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
After the international acclaim that greeted The Isle and particularly Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring, there was always going to
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
June 25th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
The daily routine of a lower-middle class tenement block is put the test with the arrival of a diffident young
Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice
June 1st, 2005 | by Matt McAllister
Yasujiro Ozu’s movies sound infinitely tedious to describe. Not a lot happens. There are no big set-pieces. They come saddled
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