Matthew Keeley

@matthewjkeeley

Matthew is a writer working in TV development. He studied English Literature and Film and TV at the University of Glasgow and his queer coming-of-age novel, The Stone in My Pocket, was published in 2021. He is also the host of The Traidar: A Traitors Podcast, featured in Hello! magazine. Lastly, Matthew is a cat person.

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Reviews: 260

Other Articles: 11

Pleasance at EICC

Black is the Color of My Voice

Powerful one-woman show captures the essence of Nina Simone

Scottish Storytelling Centre

Miss Lindsay’s Secret

Fascinating historical chronicle of love and loss

PBH Free Fringe [ONLINE]

Dan Webber
Genre Fluid

Comedic poetry show delivers moving moments

Jane Healey
The Ophelia Girls

Captivating literary fiction creates hypnotic atmosphere

Rosie Wilby
The Breakup Monologues

Exploration into the science of heartbreak has both heart and humour

Glasgow's Merchant City

Ghosts

Immersive and educational experience is uneven in its effectiveness

Black Bear

Aubrey Plaza is outstanding despite an uneven, odd script

Gunda

Stark documentation of farm animals sets them in affecting new context

The Toll

Confusing genre-blending Welsh film disappoints

Sunday 11:00 – 12:00

Short film explores aftermath of a life-altering event

Phoebe Wynne
Madam

Promise of mysterious elements let down by passive protagonist

The Mark of the Bell Witch

Folklore documentary fails to engage for long

Bridges to the Past

Interesting docu-short collection exploring the progress of LGBTQ people

Love or Something Like It

Strong collection of short films exploring love, secrecy, and intimacy

Pride and Protest

Documentary spotlights the experience of queer people of colour

Online

Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story

Beautiful music documentary captures a surprising and optimistic story

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