About Sam S-P
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
Who didn’t see this coming? This month Peter Jackson released a special extended cut of THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY just in time to promote the second chapter, THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, which is set to be released in cinemas … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Extended Edition, Fantasy, Film, Ian KcKellen, King Kong, Lord of the Rings, Martin Freeman, Movies, Peter Jackson, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Tolkien
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THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR is everything a 50th anniversary celebration of DOCTOR WHO disserves to be. It not only works as a glowing and affectionate tribute to half a century of an icon of science-fiction, but it’s also a cracking episode … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review, Television
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Tagged David Tennant, Doctor Who, Film, Matt Smith, Movies, Sci-fi, Steven Moffat, Television, The Day of the Doctor, The Empty Child, The Night of the Doctor
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I know this is a film blog, but I couldn’t resist marking this occasion. Today’s the day (as if you’d managed to miss it), the 50th anniversary of the debut of DOCTOR WHO. I haven’t always been a diehard fan … Continue reading →
Posted in Television
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Tagged Billie Piper, Christopher Eccleston, Daleks in Manhattan, David Morrissey, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Evolution of the Daleks, Human Nature, John Barrowman, John Hurt, Kylie Minogue, Last of the Time Lords, Matt Smith, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Troughton, Russel T Davies, Sci-fi, Sophia Myles, Steven Moffat, Suranne Jones, Television, The Day of the Doctor, The Doctor Dances, The Doctor's Wife, The Edge of Destruction, The Empty Child, The Family of Blood, The Girl in the Fireplace, The Next Doctor, The Robots of Death, The Sound of Drums, The Vampires of Venice, Tom Baker, Voyage of the Damned, William Hartnell
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HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS is a hoot. It begins like a much swearier and more violent Hammer horror film, and becomes an excessive tribute to EVIL DEAD-era Sam Raimi by the end. As a bonus the whole cast look like they’re … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Action, Dead Snow, Evil Dead, Film, Gemma Arterton, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Hobo with a Shotgun, Jeremy Renner, Movies, Sam Raimi, Tommy Wirkola
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I’ll just state from the start that I haven’t read Max Brooks’ novel, but from what I’ve heard this film adaptation bears little relation, so what does it matter? WORLD WAR Z is a painful viewing experience. Even by the standards of films … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged 28 Days Later, Blockbuster, Brad Pitt, Dawn of the Dead, Drew Goddard, Film, Hanz Zimmer, John Williams, Marc Forster, Marco Beltrami, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Max Brooks, Mereille Enos, Movies, Thriller, World War Z, Zombie
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Today saw the debut of the teaser trailer for THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. If you never saw Gareth Evans’ first slice of martial arty Indonesian awesomeness, then why the hell not? It was stunning. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, it’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Comment
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Tagged Donny Alamsyah, Film, Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais, Martial Arts, Merantau, Movies, The Raid, The Raid 2: Berandal, World Cinema
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As well as all involved have tried to hide it, THOR: THE DARK WORLD feels more than a little fractured. It looks fantastic, and the key players bring their A-game, but the plot veers and lurches alarmingly. Following the events of THE … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Alan Taylor, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Eccleston, Fantasy, Film, Game of Thrones, Iron Man 3, Kat Dennings, Kenneth Branagh, Marvel, Movies, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Superhero, The Avengers, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Tom Hiddleston
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This article was originally published on Subtitled Online May 2013 It’s time for the second part of my countdown of my absolute favourite black comedies from Britain and Ireland (Here’s part 1). You’ll definitely laugh at them, but you might sometimes feel … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Feature
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Tagged A Fish Called Wanda, Alec Guinness, Black Comedy, Brendan Gleeson, Bruce Robinson, Charlie Creed-Miles, Colin Farrell, Danny Boyle, Dexter Fletcher, Ealing Comedy, Eddie Marsan, Ewan McGregor, Film, Happy-Go-Lucky, If..., In Bruges, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Anderson, Malcom McDowell, Martin McDonagh, Michael Palin, Mike Leigh, Monty Python, Movies, Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths, Robert Carlyle, Sally Hawkins, Shallow Grave, Stanley Holloway, The Lavender Hill Mob, Trainspotting, Wild Bill, Will Poulter, Withnail & I
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FOUR LIONS is one of, if not the most daring comedy films of the past decade. It’s the feature directorial debut of Chris Morris, and he has transferred his passion for satirising controversial subject matter on the TV incredibly successfully onto … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Black Comedy, Chris Morris, Film, Four Lions, In the Loop, Jesse Armstrong, Kayvan Novak, Movies, Peep Show, Riz Ahmed, Sam Bain, The Thick of It
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The filmmaking powerhouse that is Christopher Nolan delivered a fairly satisfying final chapter of his Dark Knight trilogy, even if it’s much easier to pick holes in than his previous two outings with the Caped Crusader. The plot of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Batman Begins, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Film, Movies, Superhero, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy
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SSP Thinks Film 
Jakarta Calling…
Today saw the debut of the teaser trailer for THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. If you never saw Gareth Evans’ first slice of martial arty Indonesian awesomeness, then why the hell not? It was stunning. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, it’s … Continue reading →