Articles By: Kevin Matthews
Kevin Matthews lives in Edinburgh and has done for some time. He loves it there and he loves movies, especially horrors. No film is too awful to pass through his cinematic haze.
The Divide (2011)
After missing out on this movie at EIFF 2011 (fellow Flickfeaster John took that one, and his review is here) I have been wanting to see The Divide for quite some time. Most of the reviews I saw, without reading them in depth, seemed to be positive and I was pleased to see Michael Biehn [...]
May 17th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
Dark Shadows (2012)
The viewers who went to see Dark Shadows during its opening weekend almost all agreed on one thing – it was pretty poorly represented by the trailer that came out some time ago. The trailer emphasised the comedy elements and kept things pretty light and . . . . . fluffy. Thankfully, the movie is...
May 14th, 2012 | Feature, Film Reviews | Read More
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
The Mission: Impossible movie franchise has been a consistently great source of fun for action fans. The first film had a couple of classic set-pieces, the second film may be the weakest of the lot but still had lots of fun moments and the third film was a blistering return to top form. This instalment,...
May 9th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
The Awakening (2011)
It’s funny how things work out sometimes. I spent a long time eagerly awaiting the release of The Woman In Black and then ended up very disappointed so then I turned to another British ghost movie that was released recently and I got my hopes up that this one, despite many reviews to the contrary,...
May 9th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
Yakuza Weapon (2011)
I like a crazy Japanese movie as much as the next man. In fact, I’ve seen and enjoyed more than most and like to think that I’m more than just a part-time dabbler in the prolific output from that great land. However, I am still also very much a novice – I find it hard [...]
May 5th, 2012 | DVD Reviews | Read More
Jonah Hex (2010)
Quickly slated and dismissed by the majority of moviegoers when it was released, Jonah Hex turns out to be a surprisingly enjoyable movie based around a lesser-known comic book character. Mixing some supernatural elements (e.g. the central character can talk to the dead whenever he takes hold of them)...
May 2nd, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
As soon as this remake of the popular Swedish movie was announced you could hear the hissing of dissent, the sharpening of knives and the flicking of thesaurus pages as people tried to find new words to construct old and familiar complaints. Yet there was also something different about this one, something...
April 30th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
At this moment in time, I have to say that I’m pretty much in league with all of the other males being dragged along to the cinema to see these movies. I sit there thinking “why, why, why?” and then I plot ways for my good lady to make it up to me. In my [...]
April 26th, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
Trust (2010)
Ah, the internet. It brings us such pleasure, connects us in so many ways (you’re even using it right now to read this very review) and if we’re being honest it’s almost impossible to imagine the world without it now. Yet it also allows people to prowl around, protected by anonymity,...
April 22nd, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
Life As We Know It (2010)
Perhaps it’s the fact that she seems to get herself a bad reputation, perhaps it’s the fact that she’s not a very good actress, perhaps it’s the fact that her choice of movie roles, quite frankly, suck but there’s just something easy to dislike about Katherine Heigl. I can’t...
April 21st, 2012 | Film Reviews | Read More
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rachelandbella: liked love the comps...
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Kevin Matthews: Haha, for some reason I LOVE this pic that you've chosen, Robin. Well selected, sir. :-)...
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Tue Sorensen: And, the giraffe belly at the end is obviously fake......
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Patrick Gamble: saw this at Berlin, a friend basically described the synopsis as - Girl dreams of touching a giraffe's belly - 90 gruell... -
Tue Sorensen: :-) OK, I don't even know that word! Can you give me a couple of examples of where it has been used?...
