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.

June 6, 2025

‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Heartfelt and Mature Feature That Appreciates the Past and Helps Us Move Forward

Ballad of Wallis Island, directed by James Griffiths with writing credits to Tom Basden and Tim Key, surprised me with how heartfelt it was. …

May 26, 2025

In Defense of ‘Mission: Impossible 2,’ A Great Vibes Film

During my Mission: Impossible franchise watch-through before The Final Reckoning, I arrived at Mission: Impossible 2, which, for many people,…

May 8, 2025

‘Tummy Monster’ Review: An Exciting Glimpse into Scottish Cinema’s Future

I have always believed in supporting homegrown films, especially when it is a first feature from a budding director. So when I heard about Tu…

May 6, 2025

‘Parthenope’ Review: A Character Journey that Goes Nowhere

Paolo Sorrentino is a director who has always been interested in the idea of beauty, specifically female beauty, and how it transfixes indivi…

May 1, 2025

‘Freaky Tales’ Review: A Fun Love Letter to Exploitation Cinema

When watching Freaky Tales from Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, both of whom also have writing credits, there is an unapologetic punk energy wrapp…

April 29, 2025

Review: ‘Until Dawn’ has a Love-Hate Relationship with its Source Material

Another entry from PlayStation Studios as Sony aims to adapt their library. Until Dawn was released in 2015 by Supermassive on PlayStation 4,…

April 24, 2025

Jason Bourne: A Franchise Identity Crisis

Back in 2002, The Bourne Identity arrived at an interesting time in the spy genre. Die Another Day, Pierce Brosnan’s fourth outing as James B…

April 15, 2025

‘G20’ Review: Viola Davis’ ‘Die Hard’ Knockoff with Geopolitics

I have always enjoyed inspired Die Hard knockoffs, which 2025 so far has been a year with two: G20 and Fight or Flight. Looking at the recen…

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