Matthew McKernan

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Matthew is a freelance (or just unemployed) film critic from Belfast and a graduate of film studies at Queen's University. He started a blog a few years ago called FilmWhinge and he has been whinging ever since. He has also written a novel and a collection of short stories, and is looking for a publisher.

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      The World of Astley Baker Davies
      ★★★★★

      The World of Astley Baker Davies is a retrospective of the work of Mark Baker...

      Matthew McKernan 30th August 2015
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      Still the Water
      ★★★★★

      A film of love, life and death on the island of Amami, south of the...

      Matthew McKernan 26th July 2015
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      Return to Sender
      ★★★★★

      In 1962, Elvis Presley released a jolly song called Return to Sender. Faced now with...

      Matthew McKernan 26th May 2015
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      Stray Dogs
      ★★★★★

      Stray Dogs is the new film from Tsai Ming-liang and another example of “Slow Cinema”...

      Matthew McKernan 1st May 2015
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      Glassland
      ★★★★★

      Glassland is the new film from Gerard Barrett, whose first feature Pilgrim Hill won plenty of praise...

      Matthew McKernan 11th April 2015
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      Robot Overlords
      ★★★★★

      Jon Wright’s Robot Overlords is the latest in a string of science fiction films that...

      Matthew McKernan 27th March 2015
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      Der Geldkomplex
      ★★★★★

      It’s hard to know what to think about a film like Der Geldkomplex,...

      Matthew McKernan 13th February 2015
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      The November Man
      ★★★★★

      The November Man is a spy thriller with Pierce Brosnan, who obviously wants to try...

      Matthew McKernan 2nd November 2014
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      The Way He Looks
      ★★★★★

      The Way He Looks is writer-director Daniel Ribeiro’s feature debut. Adapted from his own 2010...

      Matthew McKernan 29th October 2014
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      Extraterrestrial
      ★★★★★

      Extraterrestrial is a horror film with a mission: filmmakers The Vicious Brothers (actually...

      Matthew McKernan 27th October 2014