SIMON MATTHEWS watches the Crazy Gang and wonders whether they’re still funny. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Final Cut: Four Dimensions of Greta (1972)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Robin Askwith, Richard O’Brien and Leena Skoog in a 1970s sexploitation pic. Continue reading
Final Cut: Hammerhead (1968)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the one movie excursion of Charles Hood, a wannabe James Bond. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Election elephants
There’s a whole herd of elephants in the room in this general election. Continue reading
Final Cut: Yellowbeard (1983)
Ahoy, shipmates! SIMON MATTHEWS has things to say about Graham Chapman’s pirate movie, Yellowbeard. Continue reading
Final Cut: Manuela (1957)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches a prime piece of colonial fiction from just before the Winds of Change. Continue reading
Final Cut: Velvet Goldmine (1998)
SIMON MATTHEWS re-watches a glam-rock revival movie. Continue reading
St George: a tribute in tweets
Twitter wishes Sir Keir Starmer a vey happy St George’s Day. Continue reading
Final Cut: Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Is it time to remake the Ealing classic Passport to Pimlico, wonders SIMON MATTHEWS. Continue reading
Final Cut: Eastern Promises (2007)
SIMON MATTHEWS on David Cronenberg’s thriller about the Russian mafia in London. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
SIMON MATTHEWS investigates a murder amidst the ‘prima donna preciousness’ of professional football. Continue reading
Final Cut: Age of Heroes (2011)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Sean Bean and Danny Dyer tough it out in a WW2 movie. Continue reading
