Sexy Beast

Sexy Beast

11th July 2015 @matcoop 0

I watched this again recently, it’s a real actor’s film (although it’s not clear who the Sexy Beast of the title is) Winstone has never […]

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

6th July 2015 @matcoop 0

I’m not a massive fan of Ron Howards’ films. I never have been, but I adore Cinderella Man. I can’t think of many better films […]

repo man

Repo Man

4th July 2015 @matcoop 0

The pressure of maintaining a filmmaking career shows on the work of punk filmmaker Alex Cox. Sid and Nancy is a wonderful film, but Repo […]

Withnail and I

Withnail and I

8th June 2015 @matcoop 0

The funniest British film ever made in my opinion. Written almost 20 years before it was finally made by George Harrison’s Beatles funded company Hand […]

The Firm

The Firm

6th June 2015 @matcoop 0

This is the TV movie The Firm directed by Alan Clarke in 1989 and badly, very badly remade in 2009. Clarke was THE best director […]

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

2nd June 2015 @matcoop 0

Okay, the second film I want to write about is Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire from 1984. On my 40th birthday while on holiday, I forced […]

Matthew Cooper

Script report service

23rd May 2015 @matcoop 0

I get asked about doing script reports a lot. A script report generally outlines your plot, looks at what works and what doesn’t and highlights […]