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: Eternals (2021)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Sam S-P

Remember when I said not to worry about a distinctive director’s style being smothered in a huge Marvel project? Well maybe we should have worried about Chloé Zhao’s distinctive director’s style being smothered by a huge Marvel project. Whatever the … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Last Night in Soho (2021)

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Sam S-P

Edgar Wright’s latest is another dazzling, musically-lead genre cocktail that might not feel quite as singular as BABY DRIVER but still demonstrates that he is the best there is at this sort of thing. Thomasin McKenzie is Eloise, a fashion … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Old (2021)

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Sam S-P

OLD is the kind of movie that makes you wonder, was M Night Shyamalan ever that good? The film follows several families trapped on an inescapable beech where time passes at such a rapid rate that children become adults in … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Dune (2021)

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Sam S-P

At long last we finally have Denis Villeneuve’s dream project of DUNE, or at least half of it. It’s unwieldily and hard to penetrate like Frank Herbert’s novel, but it’s a tactile, rich and essential big screen experience as well. … Continue reading →

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Original vs Remake: Let the Right One In vs Let Me In

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/let-the-right-one-in-vs-let-me-in/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Freshman Year/Shithouse (2020/21)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Sam S-P

SHITHOUSE is a much better name, why’d they have to ruin our fun for the UK release? For anyone who has gone to university in the last decade or so, this ceaselessly honest portrayal of uni life – the highs … Continue reading →

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10 Great Australian Horror Films

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/10-great-australian-horror-films/ SSP

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Review in Brief: The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Sam S-P

Ridley Scott still does this kind of thing incredibly well. In a brutal and unflinching story, Lady Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) accuses Jacques Le Gris (Adam Dtiver) of rape, causing her husband Sir Jean (Matt Damon) to call for … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Sam S-P

In 1971, child actor Björn Andrésen starred in Luchino Visconti’s DEATH IN VENICE and was proclaimed by the director as “The most beautiful boy in the world”. Andrésen’s experiences making that film and his subsequent catapulting to worldwide fame changed … Continue reading →

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No Time to Die (2021) Review

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/no-time-to-die-bond-movie-review/ SSP

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