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Demetrios Matheou

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Demetrios Matheou is a London-based journalist, critic and author. He was the chief film critic for The Sunday Herald in Glasgow between 2004-18, and a contributing film critic for The Independent on Sunday between 2000-2016. He’s currently published in The Times, The Standard, The i, Sight and Sound and Screen Daily, among others. He is also a London theatre critic for The Hollywood Reporter. Demetrios is the author of The Faber Book of New South American Cinema, while contributing to a number of other film titles. He co-curated the retrospective season South American Renaissance for The BFI South Bank and co-founded the London Argentine Film Festival. He's served on the juries of a number of international film festivals.

Articles By Demetrios Matheou

Blu-ray: Darling

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Dear England, National Theatre review - extra time for stirring soccer classic

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I'm Still Here review - powerful tale of repression and resistance

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The Years, Harold Pinter Theatre review - a bravura, joyous feat of storytelling

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September 5 review - gripping real-life thriller

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Small Things Like These review - less is more in stirring Irish drama

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Oedipus, Wyndham's Theatre review - careful what you wish for

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The Other Place, National Theatre review - searing family tragedy

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The Real Thing, Old Vic review - Stoppard classic keeps on giving

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Sing Sing review - prison movie with an abundance of heart

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Only the River Flows review - damp noir

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Mnemonic, Olivier Theatre review - thanks for the memories

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Kinds of Kindness review - too cruel to be kind

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review - just as mad without Max

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People, Places and Things, Trafalgar Theatre review - a scintillating shot in the arm

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La Chimera review - magical realism with a touch of Fellini

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