All articles by Matthew Thrift

Interviews

Walter Hill: stories from 50 years of Hollywood action filmmaking

From his beginnings running safety and security on the Bullitt car chase, the legendary writer and director looks back over a career in the driving seat of American genre cinema.

By Matthew Thrift

Walter Hill: stories from 50 years of Hollywood action filmmaking
Lists

A great horror film from every year, from 1922 to now

By Anton Bitel, Michael Blyth and others

A great horror film from every year, from 1922 to now
Where to begin

Where to begin with Erich von Stroheim

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Erich von Stroheim
10 great

10 great body horror films

By Matthew Thrift

10 great body horror films
Lists

Deep cuts: 10 lesser-known Satyajit Ray films

By Matthew Thrift

Deep cuts: 10 lesser-known Satyajit Ray films
Where to begin

Where to begin with Mike Hodges

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Mike Hodges
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 18 to 20 February

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 18 to 20 February
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 11 to 13 February

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 11 to 13 February
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 4 to 6 February

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 4 to 6 February
10 great

10 great disaster films

By Matthew Thrift

10 great disaster films
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 28 to 30 January

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 28 to 30 January
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 7 to 9 January

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 7 to 9 January
Where to begin

Where to begin with the Shaw Brothers

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with the Shaw Brothers
Where to begin

Where to begin with Ernst Lubitsch

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Ernst Lubitsch
10 great

10 great films set in classical Japan

By Matthew Thrift

10 great films set in classical Japan
Where to begin

Where to begin with Clint Eastwood

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Clint Eastwood
10 great

10 great films set in medieval Japan

By Matthew Thrift

10 great films set in medieval Japan
Where to begin

Where to begin with Mike Leigh

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Mike Leigh
Where to begin

Where to begin with Jaume Collet-Serra

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Jaume Collet-Serra
Where to begin

Where to begin with Paul W.S. Anderson

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Paul W.S. Anderson
10 great

10 great films about the American frontier

By Matthew Thrift

10 great films about the American frontier
Interviews

“Every movie is in some way a road movie”: Monte Hellman looks back

By Matthew Thrift

“Every movie is in some way a road movie”: Monte Hellman looks back
Where to begin

Where to begin with Tsui Hark

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Tsui Hark
Where to begin

Where to begin with John Ford

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with John Ford
10 great

10 great Japanese winter films

By Matthew Thrift

10 great Japanese winter films
Lists

Stanley Tucci: 10 essential performances

By Matthew Thrift

Stanley Tucci: 10 essential performances
Where to begin

Where to begin with John Sayles

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with John Sayles
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 14 to 16 August

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 14 to 16 August
10 great

10 great Japanese summer films

By Matthew Thrift

10 great Japanese summer films
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