Matt Thrift
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Matt Thrift
@matt-thrift.bsky.social
· Nov 18
A Master without a Masterpiece
A recent retrospective maintains that Anatole Litvak is “unjustly overlooked,” but are we making a myth out of mediocrity?
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Had a wonderful time at my first Il Cinema Ritrovato this summer in Bologna. Wrote a few words about the fascinating Anatole Litvak retrospective for MUBI Notebook:
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Ahead of the release of her new film Die My Love tomorrow, here’s my interview piece with Jennifer Lawrence. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/j...
Jennifer Lawrence on Die My Love: “I found the ferocity and the wildness so exciting”
Jennifer Lawrence stars in Lynne Ramsay’s first film in eight years: as a woman grappling with the emotional strain of early parenthood. She tells us about the influence of Cassavetes, her own experie...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ahead of the release of her new film Die My Love tomorrow, here’s my interview piece with Jennifer Lawrence. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/j...
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OUT TODAY!! Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
OUT TODAY!! Shyam Benegal's MANTHAN
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
A new 4K restoration of this potent, political landmark in Indian independent filmmaking, a powerful exploration of gender, class, and caste inequalities. A testament to the enduring power of cinema to inspire social change. www.secondrundvd.com/release_mant...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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on the venice film festival, for mubi notebook: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
Venice 2025 | The Real Thing
Under the marble, the brick: on “The Smashing Machine,” “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” and more.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
on the venice film festival, for mubi notebook: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
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September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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🏠 The Parental Home 🏡
Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025
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Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025
www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...
Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🏠 The Parental Home 🏡
Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025
www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...
Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025
www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...
Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
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come to the cinema for Schanelec's minimalist take on melodrama – and my little introduction about that, cinematic Arianes, and an image of happiness – this Saturday >> ica.art/my-sisters-g...
September 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
come to the cinema for Schanelec's minimalist take on melodrama – and my little introduction about that, cinematic Arianes, and an image of happiness – this Saturday >> ica.art/my-sisters-g...
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***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on December 16th on Blu-ray in the US from #KitParkerFilms (most likely through #VCI): #StrangerOnHorseback (1955)!
NEW 2K RESTORATION! Judge Thorne (Joel McCrea) arrives in a lawless town where feudal landowner Josiah Bannerman (John McIntire) rules with an iron fist.
Coming on December 16th on Blu-ray in the US from #KitParkerFilms (most likely through #VCI): #StrangerOnHorseback (1955)!
NEW 2K RESTORATION! Judge Thorne (Joel McCrea) arrives in a lawless town where feudal landowner Josiah Bannerman (John McIntire) rules with an iron fist.
September 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I adore Stéphane Ly-Cuong's charming musical comedy IN THE NGUYEN KITCHEN, a rare chance to see the Vietnamese-French diaspora portrayed with so much heart and soul. Book here for a screening and a filmmaker Q&A this Saturday at Ciné Lumière, moderated by me! tinyurl.com/9972a3zj
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I adore Stéphane Ly-Cuong's charming musical comedy IN THE NGUYEN KITCHEN, a rare chance to see the Vietnamese-French diaspora portrayed with so much heart and soul. Book here for a screening and a filmmaker Q&A this Saturday at Ciné Lumière, moderated by me! tinyurl.com/9972a3zj
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thrilled to confirm Pia Frankenberg will now be joining, in person, for a post-screening Q&A on Friday 19 September! www.ica.art/frankenberg-...
for the ICA, i've programmed a comprehensive retrospective of Pia Frankenberg's charming, irreverent cinema. it plays Friday 19–Tuesday 23 September across three screenings, contextualised by new writing and an intro on opening night. more info and on sale here! >> www.ica.art/films/in-foc...
August 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
thrilled to confirm Pia Frankenberg will now be joining, in person, for a post-screening Q&A on Friday 19 September! www.ica.art/frankenberg-...
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Went to Terry Gilliam’s house. The result of our 95-minute chat is this career interview, which clocks in at just under 5,000 words and is the longest single piece of written journalism I’ve had published in my career. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/t...
“Hollywood has been very timid these days”: Terry Gilliam on his 50-year directing career
From the dystopian visions of Brazil and Twelve Monkeys to the surreal odyssey of The Fisher King, Terry Gilliam has spent half a century defying cinematic convention. In this wide-ranging interview,...
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July 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Went to Terry Gilliam’s house. The result of our 95-minute chat is this career interview, which clocks in at just under 5,000 words and is the longest single piece of written journalism I’ve had published in my career. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/t...
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Our biggest project of the year so far... Our ZOLTÁN HUSZÁRIK Box Set has landed!! A thing of beauty! Special pre-order webstore price £34.99 - out 28 July tinyurl.com/msbzx6zv Also Amazon UK tinyurl.com/5bfmtrhp + @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our biggest project of the year so far... Our ZOLTÁN HUSZÁRIK Box Set has landed!! A thing of beauty! Special pre-order webstore price £34.99 - out 28 July tinyurl.com/msbzx6zv Also Amazon UK tinyurl.com/5bfmtrhp + @rarewaves.bsky.social @diabolikdvd.bsky.social
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July 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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This is a dazzling piece by Amy Taubin on the eighth episode of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return.” It’s criticism at its absolute finest. @amyornot.bsky.social
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In Dreams: The Atomic Reveries of The Return
In this exclusive essay, Amy Taubin explores the surrealist dreamscapes of The Return’s extraordinary eighth episode, tracing a line from Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca to the nuclear reveries of the Amer...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a dazzling piece by Amy Taubin on the eighth episode of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return.” It’s criticism at its absolute finest. @amyornot.bsky.social
mubi.com/en/program-n...
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June 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Happy publication day to Read Frame Type Film: Or, Written on the Screen, our first ever MUBI Editions title! Please seek out this mammoth, beautiful thing, so carefully thought-out, written, and designed by three brilliant collaborators
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May 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Happy publication day to Read Frame Type Film: Or, Written on the Screen, our first ever MUBI Editions title! Please seek out this mammoth, beautiful thing, so carefully thought-out, written, and designed by three brilliant collaborators
mubieditions.com/products/rea...
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It seems I’m pretty against the flow with this one but so what? Loved The History of Sound, a film that moved me like few others. Here’s my review. www.nme.com/reviews/film...
'The History Of Sound' review: Paul Mescal gets back to breaking hearts
Paul Mescal stars as a musical prodigy opposite Josh O'Connor in director Oliver Hermanus' intensely moving period piece
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May 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It seems I’m pretty against the flow with this one but so what? Loved The History of Sound, a film that moved me like few others. Here’s my review. www.nme.com/reviews/film...
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MUBI has acquired Lynne Ramsey’s Die, My Love after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival ✨
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film will be released in theaters later this year.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film will be released in theaters later this year.
May 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
MUBI has acquired Lynne Ramsey’s Die, My Love after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival ✨
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film will be released in theaters later this year.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the film will be released in theaters later this year.
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Doing this column has been a joy over the past year, and now everyone will be able to read it for free and see why. If you find out you love it, I hope you’ll consider becoming a member and supporting Animus, it’s really cheap but would make all the difference for me and the writers 💙
New Psycho.s free to read every Monday. Members get access 2 days early + the column emailed directly in their inbox every Saturday + ability to leave comments + more soon. Join us, it’s cheap! animus-magazine.ghost.io
April 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Doing this column has been a joy over the past year, and now everyone will be able to read it for free and see why. If you find out you love it, I hope you’ll consider becoming a member and supporting Animus, it’s really cheap but would make all the difference for me and the writers 💙
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Thrilled to publish this on @animusmagazine.bsky.social ahead of the UK premiere at the ICA of the new 4K restoration of Stephen Sayadian's CAFÉ FLESH—a fantastic guide by Daniel Bird to the beautifully mad dialogue crafted by Sayadian and writer Jerry Stahl: animus-magazine.ghost.io/cafe-flesh-g...
Prévert for Perverts: A Glossary of Dirty Discourse in Café Flesh
As Stephen Sayadian's cult post-apocalyptic film Café Flesh premieres in a new 4K restoration, Daniel Bird offers a guided tour through some of its most memorable lines.
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March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thrilled to publish this on @animusmagazine.bsky.social ahead of the UK premiere at the ICA of the new 4K restoration of Stephen Sayadian's CAFÉ FLESH—a fantastic guide by Daniel Bird to the beautifully mad dialogue crafted by Sayadian and writer Jerry Stahl: animus-magazine.ghost.io/cafe-flesh-g...