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Freelance Writer

Matt Glasby is a freelance film and TV journalist. You can find his work on Total Film - in print and online - as well as at publications like the Radio Times, Channel 4, DVD REview, Flicks, GQ, Hotdog, Little White Lies, and SFX, among others. He is also the author of several novels, including The Book of Horror: The Anatomy of Fear in Film and Britpop Cinema: From Trainspotting To This Is England.

Latest articles by Matt Glasby

Camp 14: Total Control Zone review

By Matt Glasby published 30 September 13

Life after a death camp

Documentaries

Bring Me The Head Of The Machine Gun Woman review

By Matt Glasby published 28 September 13

A risible Chilean Grindhouse wannabe

Adventure Movies

The Rise review

By Matt Glasby published 15 September 13

Ritchie meets Meadows in the industrial north? Maybe...

Comedy Movies

Metro Manila review

By Matt Glasby published 15 September 13

It’s a concrete jungle out there…

Documentaries

uwantme2killhim? review

By Matt Glasby published 2 September 13

Bryan Singer produces a true-life tale of troubled teens

Horror Movies

Hammer Of The Gods review

By Matt Glasby published 28 August 13

A savage but unsatisfying Viking ruck

Action Movies

You're Next review

By Matt Glasby published 22 August 13

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Horror Movies

Upstream Colour review

By Matt Glasby published 22 August 13

The Tree Of Life meets Babe

Action Movies

The Dyatlov Pass Incident review

By Matt Glasby published 12 August 13

A film crew heads into the mountains to solve a mystery

Comedy Movies

Breathe In review

By Matt Glasby published 9 July 13

Lessons in love...

Action Movies

Black Rock review

By Matt Glasby published 2 July 13

What started out as a girls weekend end in a fight for survival

Animation Movies

Blood review

By Matt Glasby published 17 May 13

A crisp little Brit-thriller, that doesn't quite escape its TV origins

Movies

A Hijacking review

By Matt Glasby published 26 April 13

A ruthlessly plausible thriller

Fantasy Movies

Everybody Has A Plan review

By Matt Glasby published 26 April 13

Viggo Mortensen is a dead ringer...

Animation Movies

The Look Of Love review

By Matt Glasby published 17 April 13

Would you like me to lapdance for you?

Fantasy Movies

The ABCs Of Death review

By Matt Glasby published 16 April 13

A is for a mixed blood-bag

Romance Movies

Evil Dead review

By Matt Glasby published 12 April 13

She said, there’s something in the wood shed…

Adventure Movies

Rebellion review

By Matt Glasby published 12 April 13

Writer/director/star Mathieu Kassovitz finds himself in a stalemate

Biography Movies

Trance review

By Matt Glasby published 22 March 13

Danny Boyle’s headtrip

Adventure Movies

Sleep Tight review

By Matt Glasby published 18 February 13

You won't, after this eerie chiller

Fantasy Movies

The Bay review

By Matt Glasby published 15 February 13

Grosser each day, home and away…

Action Movies

Hollow review

By Matt Glasby published 21 January 13

Michael Axelgaard directs this British found-footage thriller

Comedy Movies

Chained review

By Matt Glasby published 18 January 13

Tense serial killer thriller from Jennifer Chambers Lynch

Action Movies

Django Unchained review

By Matt Glasby published 18 December 12

Tarantino's wild beast of a Southern

Horror Movies

Is It Just Me... Or Are DVD Commentaries A Waste Of Time?

By Matt Glasby published 16 December 12

Insightful illumination or inane chatter?

Movies

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