Author Archives: Matt McAllister

Aliens of the Deep

February 11th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister

You get the sneaking suspicion that James Cameron may have been some kind of guppy in a previous life. From


Tarnation

January 24th, 2005 | by Matt McAllister

Robert Rodriguez famously scraped together El Mariachi for just $7000, but it seems like a Titanic-sized extravagance when compared with


Final Cut: Take Two

January 1st, 2005 | by Matt McAllister

Short films, when they’re done well, can offer a great calling card for directors. Sure, a lot of the shorts


Mondovino

December 10th, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

The documentary picture has seen something of a renaissance in recent years, perhaps most notably with the critical acclaim poured


Churchill: The Hollywood Years

December 3rd, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

Christian Slater. Neve Campbell. Harry Enfield. Reeves and Mortimer…Hmm. You approach Churchill – The Hollywood Years with a certain apprehension,


Enduring Love

November 26th, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

An adaptation of one of Ian McEwan’s most acclaimed novels, Enduring Love opens with a vivid realisation of the book’s


Shark Tale

October 23rd, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

There’s no denying that the CG family comedy is nowhere near as novel as it once was. For all its


The Bourne Supremacy

August 12th, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

The original Bourne Identity may have been blighted by a well publicised troubled shoot and shuffled to an initially leisurely


Thunderbirds

July 23rd, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

Ah yes, those familiar noises of remake territory. Cast and crew expound on how they felt compelled to respect the


50 First Dates

January 21st, 2004 | by Matt McAllister

The interminably sweet Sandler and Barrymore re-teamed six years after the mammoth success of The Wedding Singer – what could



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