The Monster Squad

4th December 2016 @matcoop 0

Fred Dekker’s The Monster Squad from 1987 is hard to get hold of now. I eventually got my hands a Far Eastern copy and decided […]

Work in progress

21st November 2016 @matcoop 0

I’ve written briefly about what I’m working on at the moment, as a script writer for hire I get all kinds of jobs coming in, […]

Caligula

16th October 2016 @matcoop 0

Well, this might be controversial, but I’d suggest that the infamous Caligula (1979) is worth seeing. The film has had a long troubled history and […]

Argo

16th October 2016 @matcoop 0

As a UK script writer for hire I’ve been hired on some bizarre jobs by some very interesting people, eccentric millionaires wanting to get into […]

Moon

8th October 2016 @matcoop 0

Moon from 2009 is the best science fiction film of the past ten years. Directed by Duncan Jones with intelligence, sensitivity and good taste. Jones […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mac

1st March 2016 @matcoop 0

Back in 1992, the actor John Turturro directed a little film called Mac. I haven’t seen this film in a long while, and I’m not […]

Out of the Furnace

13th February 2016 @matcoop 0

Out of the Furnace from 2013 doesn’t work, people have compared it to The Deer Hunter, but you need to set your expectations a lot […]