Matthew Thrift

Matthew Thrift is a freelance film writer and actor. He contributes to Little White Lies, The Guardian, bfi.org.uk and is editor of UK film blog, Cinephile.

Articles by Matthew Thrift

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10 great sci-fi horror films

From Alien to Under the Skin, we chart some of the modern era’s most terrifying fusions of sci-fi and horror.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Lists
Jack Palance: 10 essential films

From iconic villainy in Shane and Le Mépris to his Oscar-winning turn in City Slickers, we celebrate the finest performances by Jack Palance, who was born 100 years ago this month.

Friday, February 22, 2019

Lists
What’s the best year a director ever had?

From the director who in one year had three films in the running for the major Oscars to the pioneering woman who released, oh, 13 pictures in 12 months…

Friday, January 25, 2019

Features
10 great Christmas comedies

If only Christmas crackers had jokes like these…

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Lists
Five films to watch to get ready for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma

Roma will be in select cinemas from 29 November and on Netflix from 14 December.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Lists
Where to begin with Jean Rollin

Your next obsession: the erotic fantasy-horror cinema of Jean Rollin

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Features
Five films to watch if you’re loving The Haunting of Hill House

Some onward viewing for anyone who’s lapping up Netflix’s nine-hour Halloween hogger The Haunting of Hill House.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Lists
‘When Emmanuel Lubezki saw Aquarela, he sent me his hat’ – Victor Kossakovsky on his colossal ode to water

Shot at 96 frames per second at remote locations across the globe, Aquarela is a monumental new documentary about the elemental power of ice and water. Russian director Victor Kossakovsky tells us how he did it.

Monday, October 15, 2018

Interviews
10 great threequels

Which are the franchises that nailed their third part?

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Lists
15 rare times when a director made great films in five or more different decades

Is a classic a decade a tall order?

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Lists