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 […]

Colors

7th May 2016 @matcoop 0

I was very young when I saw this film about L.A. gangs. Typically, for the time, this film about black and Hispanic gang culture actually […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

The Thing

The Thing

19th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant and script writer for hire I get a lot of time to reflect about what types of directors I like. And, […]