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: Heretic (2024)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sam S-P

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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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 20th Anniversary Review

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Bring Them Down (2024/25) Review

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Cinderella (1950) 75th Anniversary Review

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Sam S-P

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The Electric State (2025) Review

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Mickey 17 (2025) Review

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Wicked (2024)

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Sam S-P

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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Review in Brief: The Brutalist (2024)

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Sam S-P

There are many films out there about obsessive artists and the ups and downs of their personal and professional careers, but few as compelling and ambitious as THE BRUTALIST. Holocaust survivor and brilliant architect László Tóth (Adrian Brody) emigrates to … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Megalopolis (2024)

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Sam S-P

MEGALOPOLIS was always going to be flawed, but after three decades of waiting it’s frankly exasperating just how basic and ill-conceived Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project has turned out to be. In a stale and surface-level satirical conceit, Coppola asks, … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Transformers One (2024)

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Sam S-P

Now that’s a Transformers movie. This is so much better than you’d expect it to be, a real treat for fans of the franchise and a pleasant surprise for many who are not. In an admittedly overused prequel conceit, mortal … Continue reading →

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