Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

After premiering at last year’s Telluride Film Festival and earning rave reviews at Toronto, David Mackenzie’s prison drama “Starred Up” debuts in U.S. theaters on Wednesday courtesy of Tribeca Film.

In an opening sequence, as he’s arriving to adult prison, Eric (Jack O’Connell) is given a thorough inspection in a moment that clues us in to the kind of movie Starred Up will be: a no-holds barred, ...

A brooding romantic in the tradition of Nicholas Ray and Francois Truffaut, Scottish director David Mackenzie (Young Adam, Mister Foe) would seem ill suited for a realistic prison drama. His films are ...

There’s a natural expectation that stories set in prison should have an inescapable sense of claustrophobia. Inmates powerless against the concrete walls of their cells around them or crammed into ...

British prison drama Starred Up announces the arrival of a serious acting talent in the shape of Jack O’Connell. The Derby-born 23-year old is probably best known for his role as Cook in TV series ...