Matthew Orton

Matthew Orton has carved out his name in the film world with some seriously gripping stories. The guy’s got a knack for tension, no joke. Take “Operation Finale” (2018) — that one’s all about the hunt for Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect behind the Holocaust. The movie’s dripping with paranoia and that whole cat-and-mouse vibe, as Israeli agents scramble through post-war Argentina trying to drag Eichmann out of hiding. It’s got the whole moral gray area thing going on too, with the agents wrestling their own demons and doubts. Then you’ve got “Devil’s Peak” (2023). Now, this one’s a whole different beast. It swaps out WWII cloak-and-dagger for Appalachian grit, tossing viewers into a world where family ties can get you killed and redemption is a long shot. The plot spirals around a young man trying to claw his way out of a crime family’s shadow, all while the mountains close in. Nothing’s easy, nobody’s clean. Honestly, you never really know who to root for. Looking ahead, there’s “Cleaner” (2025), which, okay, hasn’t hit theaters yet, but people are already buzzing. Word is, Orton’s diving into the world of crime scene cleaning — not just the blood and guts, but the secrets that stick around after the cops leave. If his track record’s anything to go by, expect a story that’s as much about what’s left behind as it is about what gets scrubbed away. There’s always more beneath the surface with Orton, and his films? They don’t let you look away.