Matthew McKernan

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
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    Literature
    Down But Not Out: The Nine Lives of Jack Lacy by Jack Lacy
    ★★★★★
    Matthew McKernan 30th July 2014
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    Movie
    Smart Ass
    ★★★★★

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

    Matthew McKernan 25th July 2014
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    Norte, The End of History
    ★★★★★

    There is very little that cinema should not do: any innovation or experiment ought to...

    Matthew McKernan 23rd July 2014
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    Miss Violence
    ★★★★★

    In 1997 Michael Haneke made a psycho thriller called Funny Games that exhorted the audience...

    Matthew McKernan 19th June 2014
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    Theatre
    Keeping Rosy
    ★★★★★

    Keeping Rosy is a difficult film to write about, since it is highly recommended that...

    Matthew McKernan 13th June 2014
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    Movie
    Battle Company: Korengal
    ★★★★★

    Following on from 2010’s Restrepo, Battle Company: Korengal returns to the same themes...

    Matthew McKernan 9th June 2014
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    Of Horses and Men
    ★★★★★

    Of Horses and Men posits that man and beast are closer than they realise: in...

    Matthew McKernan 5th June 2014
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    Knocked for Six
    ★★★★★

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

    Matthew McKernan 3rd June 2014
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    Miss and the Doctors
    ★★★★★

    Miss and the Doctors (original title, Tirez la Langue, Mademoiselle) is a comedy-drama from...

    Matthew McKernan 29th May 2014
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    Movie
    Camille Claudel 1915
    ★★★★★

    It may be advantageous to be familiar with Bruno Dumont’s cinema before going to see...

    Matthew McKernan 27th May 2014