Matthew Thrift

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10 great Hollywood gangster films of the 1930s

As the James Cagney classic The Roaring Twenties arrives on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, we remember Hollywood’s great decade of street-smart hoodlums and censor-baiting violence.

By Matthew Thrift

10 great Hollywood gangster films of the 1930s
5 things to watch

5 things to watch this weekend – 16 to 18 February

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 16 to 18 February
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10 great films from Columbia Pictures

By Matthew Thrift

10 great films from Columbia Pictures
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10 great motor racing films

By Matthew Thrift

10 great motor racing films
Where to begin

Where to begin with kaiju monster movies

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with kaiju monster movies
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5 things to watch this weekend – 27 to 29 October

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 27 to 29 October
Interviews

Walter Hill: stories from 50 years of Hollywood action filmmaking

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
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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
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5 things to watch this weekend – 18 to 20 February

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 18 to 20 February
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5 things to watch this weekend – 11 to 13 February

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 11 to 13 February
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5 things to watch this weekend – 4 to 6 February

By Matthew Thrift

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

By Matthew Thrift

10 great disaster films
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5 things to watch this weekend – 28 to 30 January

By Matthew Thrift

5 things to watch this weekend – 28 to 30 January
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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
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10 great films set in classical Japan

By Matthew Thrift

10 great films set in classical Japan
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Where to begin with Clint Eastwood

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Clint Eastwood
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10 great films set in medieval Japan

By Matthew Thrift

10 great films set in medieval Japan
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Where to begin with Mike Leigh

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Mike Leigh
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Where to begin with Jaume Collet-Serra

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Jaume Collet-Serra
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Where to begin with Paul W.S. Anderson

By Matthew Thrift

Where to begin with Paul W.S. Anderson
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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
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