Monthly Archives: May 2021

Review in Brief: Army of the Dead (2021)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Sam S-P

Zack Snyder is clearly relieved to be done with superheroes for now and has returned to the genre that broke him through: the zombie movie. Unfortunately ARMY OF THE DEAD is an over-stuffed and largely ponderous affair. The promising premise … Continue reading →

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Ben Wheatley Films Ranked

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Willy’s Wonderland (2021)

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sam S-P

WILLY’S WONDERLAND is proof positive that nobody needs to make a FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S movie now. Nicolas Cage is a silent janitor with borderline superhuman capabilities seemingly imbued by energy drinks fighting animatronic mascots possessed by a cannibal cult. … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Reckoning (2020)

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Sam S-P

It’s hard to put your finger exactly on what went wrong with THE RECKONING. It’s director Neil Marshall firmly back in his comfort zone, hybridising horror with another well-trod genre (in this case a historical witchfinder film) and he still … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Palm Springs (2020)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Sam S-P

PALM SPRINGS is a GROUNDHOG DAY-alike that actually manages to surpass Harold Raimis’ classic in many ways. It’s raucously hilarious with some incredibly dark passages but what really makes it special is its unexpected philosophical profoundness and completely earnest sweetness. … Continue reading →

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Where to Start with Bong Joon-ho

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Black Bear (2020/21)

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Sam S-P

There have been plenty of meta, reality-bending films about writing a screenplay, many from this century made by Charlie Kaufman. BLACK BEAR boasts a wonderful performance from Aubrey Plaza as an actor turned-writer-director looking for inspiration, but asks you to … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Mortal Kombat (2021)

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Sam S-P

Maybe rather than trying to stumble upon the secret formula for a successful game-to-film adaptation, it should be agreed that the answer remains “don’t”. MORTAL KOMBAT looks visually impressive for the most part, and fans of the games will doubtless … Continue reading →

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Back There in the Dark: A Cinema Poem by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: I Care a Lot (2020/21)

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sam S-P

You can easily see why I CARE A LOT has been a divisive film. One ever-reliable truism to fall back on when talking about what makes a compelling film is that a protagonist doesn’t have to be likeable but they … Continue reading →

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