The Rookie (1990)

6th September 2020 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant and script writer for hire as guilty viewing pleasures go The Rookie (1990) must be right up there, and I’ll try […]

Birth (2004)

30th May 2020 @matcoop 0

As the busiest UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business I’m a big fan of director Jonathon Glazer. ‘Sexy Beast’ is a great fun movie, and ‘Under the Skin’ is a masterpiece I think. Birth (2004) falls somewhere in between and maybe down the cracks as well.

Triple Frontier (2019)

24th May 2020 @matcoop 0

As the hardest working UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business, I found myself watching Triple Frontier (2019) on NetFlix this week, in fact, I’ve watched it twice in the last seven days. Did I enjoy it? Read on to find out…

Rescue Dawn (2006)

9th May 2020 @matcoop 0

Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn from 2006 sits alongside his version of Bad Lieutenant (2009) which are both essentially ‘Hollywood’ films, but with that distinct Herzog […]

Ivan’s Childhood (1962)

14th April 2020 @matcoop 0

As a script writer for hire and UK script consultant, I try to see everything worth seeing, from new releases to old silent films. Sometimes, films or directors manage to slip by my radar, I’m only human after all.