About Sam S-P
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
MAN OF STEEL is a much better sci-fi movie than it is a Superman movie. If Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer had been as interested in what Superman represents as a character on Earth as they evidently … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Amy Adams, Batman vs. Superman, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Film, Hans Zimmer, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Movies, Richard Donner, Sci-fi, Superhero, The Dark Knight, Zack Snyder
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A big film trailer popped up online today. As if it hadn’t been teased and built-up enough. Please stop advertising your advertisements, film studios, it smacks of desperation. I’ll freely admit that I liked THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN when I first saw … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Comment
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Tagged Andrew Garfield, Blockbuster, Emma Stone, Film, Mark Webb, Movies, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Superhero, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spiderman
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GRAVITY is equal parts wonderment, sheer terror and life affirmation. The ever-reliable Alfonso Cuarón has crafted a aesthetically flawless, hypnotic space horror that manages to be intimate and epic at the same time. Scientist Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Review
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Tagged Alfonso Cuarón, Drama, Film, George Clooney, Gravity, Horror, Movies, Sandra Bullock, Sci-fi, Thriller
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Paul Walker died yesterday in a car crash at the age of 40. When any young man’s life is cut short it’s a tragic event, and that goes double (rightly or wrongly) for someone so recognisable around the world, someone … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Comment
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Tagged Blockbuster, Brandon Lee, Christopher Nolan, Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 7, Film, Gladiator, Heath Ledger, Movies, Oliver Reed, Paul Walker, Ridley Scott, The Crow, The Dark Knight, Universal
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Yup, it’s a themed Movember list. The month-long bristly slog so many men are enduring to raise money for prostate cancer awareness has come to an end, so I’m celebrating some of the most impressive facial hair in cinema, both the real … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Film Feature
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Tagged Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Borat, Bronson, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Film, Gangs of New York, Hook, Lincoln, Modern Times, Movember, Movies, Napoleon Dynamite, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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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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SSP Thinks Film 
Spider-Mangled
A big film trailer popped up online today. As if it hadn’t been teased and built-up enough. Please stop advertising your advertisements, film studios, it smacks of desperation. I’ll freely admit that I liked THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN when I first saw … Continue reading →