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Blindsided, Start with Half, Last Year at Marienbad, & Alphaville | Film Review
November 10, 2019
Matthew Roe
Blindsided, Start with Half, Last Year at Marienbad, & Alphaville | Film Review
November 10, 2019
Matthew Roe

A blind thriller, edibles bridging generations, the French New Wave, and Mathieu Kassovitz's "La Haine". Matt spotlights YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms, and responds to recent comments!

November 10, 2019
Matthew Roe
Night of the Living Dead, The Eye, The Amazing Spiderman, & Drive | Film Review
November 3, 2019
Matthew Roe
Night of the Living Dead, The Eye, The Amazing Spiderman, & Drive | Film Review
November 3, 2019
Matthew Roe

Savini's remake, classic Chinese horror, Spiderman crossovers, and Refn's retro thriller. Matt spotlights Critical Kid, Accented Cinema, Novagats and Implicitly Pretentious, and responds to recent comments!

November 3, 2019
Matthew Roe
Ad Astra, Joker, William Friedkin & Midsommar | Film Review
October 12, 2019
Matthew Roe
Ad Astra, Joker, William Friedkin & Midsommar | Film Review
October 12, 2019
Matthew Roe

Pitt in space, Phoenix loses his mind again, LAMBs debating Friedkin, and Ari Aster's nightmare comedy. Matt spotlights Tony Cogan, Style is Substance, Screened and In/Frame/Out, and responds to recent comments!

October 12, 2019
Matthew Roe
1984, Together, Millennium Actress, Film Noir, FMA & Godzilla | Film Review
October 6, 2019
Matthew Roe
1984, Together, Millennium Actress, Film Noir, FMA & Godzilla | Film Review
October 6, 2019
Matthew Roe

George Orwell's Oceania, Ryan Oksenberg, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Matt spotlights Jeffrey Stillwell, StoryStreet, and The Thought Theater, and responds to recent comments!

October 6, 2019
Matthew Roe
Babylon, Ingmar Bergman, and Movies of the Month | Film Review
August 24, 2019
Matthew Roe
Babylon, Ingmar Bergman, and Movies of the Month | Film Review
August 24, 2019
Matthew Roe

Rastafari in Thatcher's England, the filmography of a master filmmaker, and discussing some favorite films. Matt spotlights Eyebrow Cinema, and responds to recent comments!

August 24, 2019
Matthew Roe
Battleship Potemkin, A Chinese Ghost Story, and KOFFIA | Film Review
August 17, 2019
Matthew Roe
Battleship Potemkin, A Chinese Ghost Story, and KOFFIA | Film Review
August 17, 2019
Matthew Roe

Soviet propaganda, the Shaw Brothers, and Korean action thrillers. Matt spotlights Alex Lines, Style is Substance, EastAsianCinemaClub, and responds to recent comments!

August 17, 2019
Matthew Roe
Mothra, Stoke, and Gummo | Film Review
August 10, 2019
Matthew Roe
Mothra, Stoke, and Gummo | Film Review
August 10, 2019
Matthew Roe

Giant moths, volcanoes, and one of the most notorious cult films. Matt recaps his most recent review, spotlights Bobby LePire and SwissFrench Films, and responds to comments!

August 10, 2019
Matthew Roe
Life After Love, The Friend, Thirst, and Mississippi Burning | Film Review
August 3, 2019
Matthew Roe
Life After Love, The Friend, Thirst, and Mississippi Burning | Film Review
August 3, 2019
Matthew Roe

Cars, the undead, and the struggle for civil rights. Matt recaps his most recent reviews, spotlights coldcrashpictures, and responds to comments!

August 3, 2019
Matthew Roe
Realms, Funny Games, and Bollywood Inquiry | Film Review
July 20, 2019
Matthew Roe
Realms, Funny Games, and Bollywood Inquiry | Film Review
July 20, 2019
Matthew Roe

Hallucinations, home invasion, and a column on Bollywood. Matt also spotlights the LAMB and reacts to fan comments!

July 20, 2019
Matthew Roe
Dacryphilia + Hematolagnia, Only Trumpets, and Soul Team Six | Film Review
July 13, 2019
Matthew Roe
Dacryphilia + Hematolagnia, Only Trumpets, and Soul Team Six | Film Review
July 13, 2019
Matthew Roe

Matt spotlights the latest Shane Ryan short, Tristan Scott-Behrends' "very true queer fairytale," and Blaxploitation distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment. Also a spotlight on Disney's villainous behavior and reactions to fan comments!

July 13, 2019
Matthew Roe
Hideaki Anno, Southern Pride, Night of the Creeps, and Crucial 21st Century Cinema | Film Review
July 6, 2019
Matthew Roe
Hideaki Anno, Southern Pride, Night of the Creeps, and Crucial 21st Century Cinema | Film Review
July 6, 2019
Matthew Roe

Matt's latest editorials for the Anime News Network and this week's review and movie spotlights.

We will begin spotlighting user comments next week, so give us some great ones to read out!

July 6, 2019
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Django Unchained" (2012)
December 28, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Django Unchained" (2012)
December 28, 2012
Matthew Roe

Reviewing the new Quentin Tarantino film "Django Unchained".

December 28, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Skyfall" (2012)
November 19, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Skyfall" (2012)
November 19, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 2012 Sam Mendes film, "Skyfall".

November 19, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D" (2012)
November 17, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D" (2012)
November 17, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 2012 Michael J. Bassett film, "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D".

November 17, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "The Master" (2012)
September 23, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "The Master" (2012)
September 23, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 2012 Paul Thomas Anderson film, "The Master".

September 23, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | Bengies Night #1
September 7, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | Bengies Night #1
September 7, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review a dusk-till-dawn screening of "ParaNorman", "The Odd Life of Timothy Green", "The Bourne Legacy" and "The Expendables 2" which played at Bengies Drive-In Movie Theater in Baltimore, MD.

September 7, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012)
July 31, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012)
July 31, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 2012 Christopher Nolan film, "The Dark Knight Rises".

July 31, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Cabin in the Woods" (2012) & "The Avengers" (2012)
July 2, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Cabin in the Woods" (2012) & "The Avengers" (2012)
July 2, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 2012 Drew Goddard film "Cabin in the Woods" and the 2012 Joss Whedon film "The Avengers".

July 2, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Sleeping Beauty" (2011)
May 8, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Sleeping Beauty" (2011)
May 8, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 2011 Julia Leigh film, "Sleeping Beauty".

May 8, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Bully" (2001) - UPDATED
March 28, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Bully" (2001) - UPDATED
March 28, 2012
Matthew Roe

I update my 2009 review of the 2001 Larry Clark film "Bully"

March 28, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "House of Games" (1987)
January 28, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "House of Games" (1987)
January 28, 2012
Matthew Roe

I review the 1987 David Mamet film, "House of Games"

January 28, 2012
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
December 24, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
December 24, 2011
Matthew Roe

I review the 2011 David Fincher film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".

December 24, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom" (1975) & "A Serbian Film" (2010)
December 2, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom" (1975) & "A Serbian Film" (2010)
December 2, 2011
Matthew Roe

I review the 1975 Pier Paolo Pasolini film "Salò, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom" and the 2010 Srdjan Spasojevic film "A Serbian Film".

December 2, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Kidulthood" (2006)
August 24, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Kidulthood" (2006)
August 24, 2011
Matthew Roe

I give my initial, unscripted thoughts during a reexamination of Menhaj Huda's "Kidulthood".

August 24, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "American High School" (2009)
August 22, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "American High School" (2009)
August 22, 2011
Matthew Roe

I give my initial, unscripted thoughts on Sean Patrick Cannon's "American High School".

August 22, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Deadline" (2009) & "Downfall" (2004)
August 15, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Deadline" (2009) & "Downfall" (2004)
August 15, 2011
Matthew Roe

I give my initial, unscripted thoughts on Sean McConville's "Deadline" starring Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch and Marc Blucas, and Olvier Hirschbiegel's "Downfall" starring Bruno Ganz

August 15, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Altered States" (1980) & "Imprint" (2007)
June 22, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Altered States" (1980) & "Imprint" (2007)
June 22, 2011
Matthew Roe

I give my initial, unscripted thoughts on Ken Russell's controversial, mind-bending "Altered States" and Takashi Miike's banned-from-Showtime, disturbing "Imprint".

June 22, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Sucker Punch" (2011)
March 25, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Sucker Punch" (2011)
March 25, 2011
Matthew Roe

I briefly review the 2011 Zach Snyder film "Sucker Punch".

March 25, 2011
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "30 Days of Night" (2007)
January 14, 2010
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "30 Days of Night" (2007)
January 14, 2010
Matthew Roe

I review David Slade's 2007 film "30 Days of Night".

January 14, 2010
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Bully" (2001)
November 6, 2009
Matthew Roe
Film Review | "Bully" (2001)
November 6, 2009
Matthew Roe

I review the 2001 Larry Clark film "Bully".

November 6, 2009
Matthew Roe
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