Author Archives: Matt McAllister

Alejandro Jodorowsky Interview

May 7th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Cave-dwelling dwarfs, circus performers who worship an armless god, excrement that turns into gold… When you see a picture by


Left Bank

May 6th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Truth be told, Left Bank is the kind of movie where it’s best to go in knowing as little as


Black Book

April 30th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Following the relative disappointment of the bloated Hollow Man, Paul Verhoeven has returned to the less special effect-heavy Dutch movies


Re-Animator

April 20th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

When Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator arrived in 1985, it set a benchmark in horror-comedy that few films have matched since. The


Streamers

March 31st, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Robert Altman is best remembered for his acclaimed 1970s pictures (M*A*S*H, Nashville, The Long Goodbye, McCabe & Mrs Miller) and


Jamón, Jamón

March 25th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Although perhaps not quite as well known on these shores as his fellow countryman Pedro Almodovar, the movies of Bigas


The Hills Have Eyes 2

March 20th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Last year’s remake of The Hills Have Eyes took everyone by surprise. Alexander Aja faithfully recreated Wes Craven’s 1977 classic,


Mulholland Drive: Special Edition

March 5th, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Mulholland Drive opens with jaunty couples dancing the jitterbug against a white background. The tone is toe-tappingly upbeat, joyful and


2 Epic

February 1st, 2007 | by Matt McAllister

Low-budget science-fiction is as integral to the genre as much as the multi-million dollar space operas that clog up cinemas



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