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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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‘The Truman Show’ at 25 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Comedy, Drama, Ed Harris, Jim Carrey, Peter Weir, Sci-fi, The Truman Show
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‘Speed Racer’ at 15 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Anime, Christina Ricci, Emile Hirsch, Sci-fi, Speed Racer, The Wachowskis
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Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alexander Molony, David Lowery, Disney, Ever Anderson, Family Film, Fantasy, Jude Law, Peter Pan and Wendy
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Renfield (2023) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Chris McKay, Comedy, Dracula, Horror, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Renfield
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‘The Birds’ at 60 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Rod Taylor, The Birds, Thriller, Tippi Hedren
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Review in Brief: Women Talking (2022)
It’s a clear sign of writer-director Sarah Polley’s skill and awareness that her beautiful, hard-hitting and verbose piece about processing sexual assault isn’t wall-to-wall misery. Yes, the debate this community of Mennonite women are having is important and will change … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Drama, Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, Women Talking, Sarah Polley, Luc Montpellier, Hildur Guonadóttir
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Review in Brief: Tár (2022)
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but TÁR is a bit good. An often uncomfortably close character study of a complicated genius, we follow conductor Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) hailed as the greatest of her generation as she goes through … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Cate Blanchett, Drama, Noémie Merlant, Oscars, Psychological Horror, Tár, Todd Field
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