Matthew McKernan

Matthew McKernan

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  • 2014Writing since

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.

Published articles

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Still the Water

A film of love, life and death on the island of Amami, south of the Japanese mainland, Still…

By Matthew McKernan
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Return to Sender

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

By Matthew McKernan
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Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs is the new film from Tsai Ming-liang and another example of "Slow Cinema" that seems to…

By Matthew McKernan
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Glassland

Glassland is the new film from Gerard Barrett, whose first feature Pilgrim Hill won plenty of praise in 2013. This…

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Robot Overlords

Jon Wright’s Robot Overlords is the latest in a string of science fiction films that attempt to beat…

By Matthew McKernan
Berlinale

Der Geldkomplex

It's hard to know what to think about a film like Der Geldkomplex, largely because it isn’t very…

By Matthew McKernan
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The November Man

The November Man is a spy thriller with Pierce Brosnan, who obviously wants to try out his own…

By Matthew McKernan
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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 short film Eu…

By Matthew McKernan
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Extraterrestrial

Extraterrestrial is a horror film with a mission: filmmakers The Vicious Brothers (actually named Colin Minihan and Stuart…

By Matthew McKernan