Author Archives: Sam S-P

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About Sam S-P

Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.

Review in Brief: The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Sam S-P

In Martin McDonagh’s latest dark fable, friends become separable on an island off Ireland small enough to not be able to avoid each other. Day after day Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) meet at the pub and chatter … Continue reading →

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‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ at 85 – Review

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/snow-white-seven-dwarfs-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Aftersun (2022)

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Sam S-P

Charlotte Wells is a filmmaker unafraid to let a scene play out, to hold exactly as long as is required. AFTERSUN follows 31 year-old divorced dad Calum (Paul Mescal, sensational) and his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio, an instant star), both … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Do Revenge (2022)

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

DO REVENGE is MEAN GIRLS meets STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, but with plenty of choice 90s needle drops. After a humiliating sex tape is leaked to her prep school, former queen bee Drea Torres (Camila Mendes) makes a deal with … Continue reading →

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) Review

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/guillermo-del-toro-pinocchio-review/ SSP

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‘Aladdin’ at 30 – Review

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/aladdin-30-disney-review/ SSP

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Where to Start with Terry Gilliam

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/terry-gilliam-where-to-start/ SSP

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Review

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-2022-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: The Quiet Girl (2022)

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Sam S-P

Colm Bairéad’s unassuming Irish Language drama THE QUIET GIRL completely broke me more than any other film this year. In the 1980s (though it could really be set in any era) timid girl Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is fostered on her … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Brian and Charles (2022)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Sam S-P

This simply delightful Wallace and Gromit-riffing absurdist comedy from Jim Archer follows Brian (David Earl), a lonely inventor of useless things who makes himself a robot friend from a mannequin and a washing machine. The AI mind of the robot, … Continue reading →

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