Matthew McKernan

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Smart Ass

Smart Ass is a French comedy-drama about a group of students who start a school prostitution ring. It…

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Norte, The End of History

There is very little that cinema should not do: any innovation or experiment ought to be welcomed as…

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Miss Violence

In 1997 Michael Haneke made a psycho thriller called Funny Games that exhorted the audience to leave the…

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Keeping Rosy

Keeping Rosy is a difficult film to write about, since it is highly recommended that you go to…

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Battle Company: Korengal

Following on from 2010’s Restrepo, Battle Company: Korengal returns to the same themes and the same soldiers interviewed…

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Of Horses and Men

Of Horses and Men posits that man and beast are closer than they realise: in a series of…

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Knocked for Six

Knocked for Six is an Australian comedy about a group of cricketers who go on tour in India.…

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Miss and the Doctors

Miss and the Doctors (original title, Tirez la Langue, Mademoiselle) is a comedy-drama from French writer-director Axelle Ropert.…

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Camille Claudel 1915

It may be advantageous to be familiar with Bruno Dumont’s cinema before going to see Camille Claudel 1915 since…

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