Author Archives: Sam S-P
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut
Tagged Daniel Craig, Glenn Close, Josh O'Connor, Knives Out, Mystery, Netflix, Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man
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Review in Brief: The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
“I feel very safe myself”. On the whole I think I’m much more of a fan than many others of Wes Anderson’s latest career stage where his unmistakable style has never been more prominent but he continues to experiment with … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Benicio del Toro, Comedy, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Satire, The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson
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Wicked: For Good (2025) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut
Tagged Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Fantasy, Jeff Goldblum, Jon M Chu, L Frank Baum, Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, Wicked: For Good
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Insulate (2025) Short Film Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut
Tagged British, Daniel Poyser, David Fielder, Drama, Independent Film, Insulate, Mark Parham, Short Film
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Sam’s Noirvember 2025
Film 1 – Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956). Fritz Lang’s final American film is a clever story well told, though somewhat lacking the mastery of style from his early career. Film 2 – Le Samouraï (1967). Jean-Pierre Melville’s endlessly influential … Continue reading
Bugonia (2025) Short Cut Review
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Tagged Aidan Delbis, Bugonia, Dark Comedy, Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Sci-fi, Yorgos Lanthimos
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 100th Anniversary Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut
Tagged Gaston Leroux, Horror, Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Rupert Julian, Silent Film, The Phantom of the Opera, Universal Horror
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Sam’s 31 Days of Horror 2025
Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut
Tagged Alone in the Dark, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Blood for Dracula, Carry On Screaming, Cemetery Man, Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Frankenhooker, Frankenstein, Fréwaka, Ginger Snaps: Unleashed, Gothic, Hellraiser: Bloodline, Horror, Housebound, Insidious: The Red Door, Kwaidan, Lumberjack the Monster, Stopmotion, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, Tales of Terror, The Blackening, The Devil-Doll, The Driller Killer, The First Purge, The Long Walk, The Nanny, The Toxic Avenger, The Witch’s Mirror, The Woman in Black, X: The Unknown
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