Matthew Roe

38 POSTS
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).

Exclusive articles:

Bobbi Jene | Review

Art Meets Life: Lind Illustrates Why It Isn’t As Simple As It Seems The world of modern dance is brutally competitive, artistically challenging, and both...

Luk’Luk’I | 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Review

Understanding the Ignored: Wapeemukwa Misfires But Manages to Deeply Move The line between reality and fiction are difficult to separate in this Wayne Wapeemukwa’s feature...

Trophy | Review

Crocodile Tears?: Clusiau and Schwarz Take Aim at Hunters & Conservationists The ethical debate and moral implications on the industry that is trophy hunting have grown...

Machines | Review

Navigating the sea of weathered faced laborers pulling in twelve-hour work shifts, Rahul Jain embraces the cinéma vérité aesthetic to relay a real time...

Brillo Box (3ȼ Off) | Review

What is Art Now? Skyler’s Personal Take on Warhol is Both Sincere & Insightful Though the merits of pop artist Andy Warhol are still debated...

Breaking

La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...
spot_imgspot_img