Author Archives: Sam S-P

About Sam S-P

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

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) Review

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2024-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Freya Allan, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Owen Teague, Planet of the Apes, Sci-fi, Wes Ball | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Dune: Part Two (2024)

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Sam S-P

That’s how it’s done. After joining the nomadic Fremen and taking his place as their reluctant messiah to tap into new powers drawn from the planet Arrakis itself, Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) takes the fight to the murderous Harkonnens and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Austin Butler, Christopher Walken, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Dune: Part Two, Greig Fraser, Sci-fi, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya | Leave a comment

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) Review

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/rebel-moon-part-two-the-scargiver-2024-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Djimon Hounsou, Netflix, Rebel Moon, Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver, Sci-fi, Sofia Boutella, Zack Snyder | Leave a comment

Alex Garland Directed Films Ranked

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/alex-garland-directed-films-ranked/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine | Tagged Alex Garland, Annihilation, Civil War, Ex Machina, Men | 1 Comment

Review in Brief: Orion and the Dark (2024)

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Sam S-P

Charlie Kaufman’s latest exploration of existential dread is, unexpectedly, a kids’ animation from Dreamworks and director Sean Charmatz. Highly neurotic eleven-year-old Orion (Jacob Tremblay) is swept off on an adventure by the anthropomorphic personifications of night, lead by Dark (Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Animation, Charlie Kaufman, DreamWorks, Family Film, Fantasy, Jacob Tremblay, Netflix, Orion and the Dark, Paul Walter Hauser, Sean Charmatz | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: All of Us Strangers (2023)

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Sam S-P

Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS opens with one of the most beautiful shots I have ever seen and doesn’t let up from there. Lonely writer Adam (Andrew Scott) living in a near-deserted tower block in London simultaneously begins a … Continue reading →