Matthew Roe

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Matthew Roe is a Baltimore-based film critic and award-winning filmmaker, who has contributed to over 100 various films, videos and web series, and is the founder of the independent production company Heaven’s Fire Films. He writes dedicated columns titled Psycho Pompous and Anarchic Cinema for CommunitySoul.net on film history and theory. Top Films From Contemporary Film Auteurs: Bekmambetov (Nochnoy dozor), Herzog (Fitzcarraldo), Miike (Audition), Haneke (Funny Games), Lynch (Mulholland Dr.), Johnson (Brick), Clark (Kids), Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream), Tarantino (Inglorious Basterds), Anderson (There Will Be Blood), Coyula (Memorias del desarrollo).

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Dark Money | Review

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Matthew Roe - October 1, 2018

Follow The Money: Reed’s Financial Exposé Is Highly Significant Yet Somewhat Clumsy The rise of unregulated campaign finance in American elections coinciding with the collapse...

Hal | Review

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Matthew Roe - September 19, 2018

My Friend Hal: Scott Redefines the Showbiz Doc With Show-Stopping Debut Feature Hal Ashby was one of the finest cinematic craftsmen who ever lived, with...

Crime + Punishment | Review

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Matthew Roe - August 23, 2018

Do The Crime Or Take Your Punishment: Maing Exposes Inherent Abusive Police Culture The ever-present reality of police overreach in the United States has hit...

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection | Review

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Matthew Roe - August 21, 2018

It’s Your Serve: Faraut Extends the Cut With McEnroe Metacinematic Retrospective John McEnroe has been considered (and possibly always will be) one of the greatest...