They Live

17th July 2016 @matcoop 0

Stop wait, you mean I’ve never written a blogpost on They Live? Inconceivable, how did I overlook that? They Live was made back in 1988, […]

Trumbo

16th July 2016 @matcoop 0

Trumbo is a great film for writers and especially screenwriters. Following the later life of one of America’s greatest script writers for hire the film […]

Sober

25th June 2016 @matcoop 0

In 1997/98 I wrote a script called Sober. Sober was the tale of two friends – one was a hard working young father; the other […]

Cellar Dweller

19th June 2016 @matcoop 0

As a UK script consultant I get a lot of work from low budget filmmakers who usually want me to look over their scripts for […]

Affliction

21st May 2016 @matcoop 0

Paul Schrader’s Affliction is a hunting trip into dark territory, it’s a better film than just about anyone has made in any country for years […]

Light Sleeper

8th May 2016 @matcoop 0

Paul Shrader has never lost his love for Bresson and Light Sleeper for me is the closest he’s got to matching the master. It’s a […]

Awaydays

1st May 2016 @matcoop 0

Six films to go, and I should finish this list of 100 films you must see (while avoiding the obvious) before I jet off on […]