Author Archives: Sam S-P
Havoc (2025) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, Second Cut
Tagged Action, Gareth Evans, Havoc, Jessie Mei Li, Netflix, The Raid, Thriller, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Hardy
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Sinners (2025) Review
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Tagged Hailee Steinfeld, Historical Drama, Horror, Michael B Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Thriller
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 90th Anniversary Review
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Tagged Black Comedy, Boris Karloff, Bride of Frankenstein, Colin Clive, Ernest Thesiger, Horror, James Whale, Universal Monsters
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Review in Brief: Heretic (2024)
What a tense, twisted treat HERETIC is. Mormon missionaries Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Paxton (Chloe East) are invited into the home of the affable Mr Reed (Hugh Grant) for a friendly theological discussion and get much more than they bargained … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Woods, Chloe East, Heretic, Horror, Hugh Grant, Scott Beck, Sophie Thatcher, Thriller
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 20th Anniversary Review
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Tagged Black Comedy, Film noir, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Michelle Monaghan, Mystery, Robert Downey Jr, Shane Black, Val Kilmer
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Cinderella (1950) 75th Anniversary Review
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Tagged Animation, Cinderella, Clyde Geronimi, Disney, Eleanor Audley, Family Film, Fantasy, Hamilton Luske, Irene Woods, Verna Felton, Wilfred Jackson
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The Electric State (2025) Review
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Tagged Anthony Russo, Chris Pratt, Joe Russo, Millie Bobby Brown, Netflix, Sci-fi, The Electric State
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Mickey 17 (2025) Review
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Tagged Bong Joon-ho, Mark Ruffalo, Mickey 17, Naomi Ackie, Robert Pattinson, Satire, Sci-fi
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Review in Brief: Wicked (2024)
Did the long-awaited big screen version of the iconic musical WICKED need to be a two-part epic? Possibly not, but this first part does make you intrigued about how everything will be wrapped up at the end of 2025. Years … Continue reading
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Tagged Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Fantasy, Jeff Goldblum, John M Chu, Musical, The Wizard of Oz, Wicked
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