Matthew Keeley

@matthewjkeeley

Matthew is a writer and teacher who studied English Literature and Film and TV at the University of Glasgow. His debut novel, 'Turning the Hourglass', was released in 2019 and his new coming-of-age novel, The Stone in My Pocket, will be published by The Conrad Press late 2020. He is also a cat person.

www.matthewkeeley.co.uk

Reviews: 154

Other Articles: 5

Pier Kids

Documentary uncovers the lives of New York’s LGBT homeless youth

Women in Motion

Collection of short films focuses on transitions and trauma in women

Sister Tempest

Homage to 70s B-movies takes us on a visual trip

Around the Sun

Philosophy-based romance veers into navel-gazing

Clemency

Part legal thriller, part relationship drama never fully engages

Last and First Men

Meditative sci-fi artpiece is thought-provoking and hypnotic

Vision Portraits

Fascinating documentary about blind artists feels incomplete

Mark Haddon
The Porpoise

Genre experiment from popular author loses any initial engagement

I See You

Despite some clever twists, this eerie thriller remains uneven

Tori Amos
Resistance

Part memoir, part political commentary, Amos’s latest book aims to ‘out-create’ oppression

Clown Funeral [via YouTube]

Things We Chose to Save [ONLINE]

Clown Funeral’s interesting premise becomes lost in a dull plot

Jane Healey
The Animals at Lockwood Manor

Impressive debut unravels its mystery at an engaging pace with a nod to the great du Maurier

Glasgow Film Theatre

Make Up

Eerie coming-of-age drama that manipulates horror tropes

Glasgow Film Theatre

Eternal Beauty

Sally Hawkins captivates in intense character study

CCA

Gay Chorus Deep South

Moving and powerful exploration of hope in the face of discrimination

Glasgow Film Theatre

Moffie

Visceral portrayal of homophobia in 1980s South Africa

Cineworld

Escape From Pretoria

True story thriller is simplistic yet entertaining

Civic House

Little Miss Westie

Insightful documentary explores transgender issues in the Trump era

Civic House

nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up

Documentary on indigenous racism shocks and saddens

Alex Lake
Seven Days

Page turning quality from Alex Lake in this tense race against time

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Middletown

Absurdist study of small town life is confidently acted but challenging

Paisley Arts Centre

Fibres

Witty yet moving exploration of Glasgow’s asbestos crisis

Julie Mayhew
Impossible Causes

Mysterious and evocative literary thriller is a tale of two halves with one half better than the other

CCA

SQIFF Shorts: Queer Scotland

Impressive and bold collection of the best in Scottish short film-making