Matthew Allan

Final year student at Glasgow Caledonian University studying a BA Hons in International Marketing. I have written for the edit student paper and my connection with film probably started with my Dad introducing me to Collateral, Rambo, and Terminator 2 maybe at too young age…but anyway.

March 11, 2026

Director James McAvoy Discusses ‘California Schemin’ at The Glasgow Film Festival

The Rolling Tape was kindly invited to the roundtable of California Schemin’, featuring actor-director James McAvoy and the cast: Seamus …

March 10, 2026

Review: Glenn McQuaid’s Campy Horror, ‘The Restoration at Grayson Manor,’ Explores Queer Repression

Glenn McQuaid’s The Restoration at Grayson Manor takes audiences to Grayson Manor, where restoration is afoot. However, during the restoratio…

March 10, 2026

Review: ‘The Convenience Store’ is a Supernatural Horror that Shows Promise but Repeats Itself

The Convenience Store from Jirô Nagae follows Tazuru Yukino (Kotona Minami), a college student who works night shifts at a Konbini. However, …

March 10, 2026

‘The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford’ Review: A Local Man’s Stubbornness Turns Him Into Public Enemy Number One

The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, from director Sean Robert Dunn, follows local man Kenneth (Peter Mullan), who is obsessed with his ances…

March 6, 2026

‘Couture’ Review: Angelina Jolie Leads a Look into Fashion’s Most Important Week

Alice Winocour’s Couture (2025) takes us to Paris Fashion Week as we follow the American filmmaker Maxine Walker (Angelina Jolie), young mode…

March 6, 2026

‘The Last One for the Road’ Review: A Night Out of Misadventure in the Quest for the Perfect Last Drink

Francesco Sossai’s The Last One for the Road is an Italian feature that follows Carlobianchi (Sergio Romano) and Doriano (Pierpaolo Capovill…

March 6, 2026

Review: Vasily Chuprina’s Debut Feature ‘Jailbroken’ is a Whodunit That has a More to its Mystery Expected

Jailbroken, directed by Vasily Chuprina, is a one-location film set entirely in a prison cell. We follow Joe (Bryan Larkin), who needs to get…

March 6, 2026

Actor Bryan Larkin Discusses His Latest Film ‘Jailbroken,’ Premiering at Glasgow Film Festival

Scottish Correspondent Matthew Allan sat down with Bryan Larkin to discuss his work on Vasily Chuprina’s directorial debut, Jailbroken, showi…

March 5, 2026

Review: ‘Rose of Nevada’ Shows the Horror of Being Damned if You Do or Damned if You Don’t

This review contains spoilers, so be sure to watch the film before reading! In Rose of Nevada, Mark Jenkin takes us to a coastal villa…

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