Gregory’s Girl

23rd April 2016 @matcoop 0

Films about growing up and being an awkward teen seem to be the domain of US teen films in the 1980s. However, another film from […]

Along Came Polly

12th April 2016 @matcoop 0

I say to myself that I’m not massive fan of Ben Stiller, except that I seem to own copies of Along Came Polly and While […]

Halloween

9th April 2016 @matcoop 0

With only nine films to go, the task of writing about 100 films you must see (and avoiding the obvious ones) gets that much harder. […]

Wrong Arm of the Law

9th April 2016 @matcoop 0

I had a chat with a director friend on Twitter recently about good British comedy movies. My mate mentioned Rita, Sue and Bob too – […]

The Phantom Tollbooth

6th April 2016 @matcoop 0

In this series of 100 blogposts about films you must see I’ve written about comedy movies, dramatic films, horror films, action films and even the […]

The Deadly Spawn

2nd April 2016 @matcoop 0

The Deadly Spawn was made in the early 80s on a very low budget and is essentially a homemade horror movie. I believe the total […]

Best Seller

31st March 2016 @matcoop 0

Best Seller is now the sort of movie you might find on late night TV, extended by tons of adverts. It’s a shame, as while […]

Se7en aka Seven

31st March 2016 @matcoop 0

Seven is one of the more obvious films to write about, but I just can’t resist talking about this film. It’s got one of the […]

Billy Bathgate

26th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant, I’ve turned more than a few books into screenplays. Billy Bathgate from 1991 was a great award winning book, and most […]

Creepshow

25th March 2016 @matcoop 0

Creepshow is great fun, written by Stephen King and inspired by E.C Comic books of the 50s. The film is directed with tongue firmly in […]