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.

Where to Start with Boris Karloff

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/boris-karloff-where-to-start/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine | Tagged Boris Karloff, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Peter Bogdanovic, Robert Wise, Targets, The Body Snatcher | Leave a comment

‘Ed Wood’ at 30 – Review

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/ed-wood-at-30-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Biopic, Black Comedy, Drama, Ed Wood, Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Tim Burton | Leave a comment

Coen Brothers Films Ranked

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/coen-brothers-films-ranked/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine | Tagged A Serious Man, Barton Fink, Blood Simple, burn after reading, ethan coenn, Fargo, Hail Caesar!, Inside Llewyn Davis, Intolerable Cruelty, Joel Coen, Miller's Crossing, No Country for Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Big Lebowski, The Coen Brothers, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Ladykillers, The Man Who Wasn't There, true grit | 1 Comment

‘Dr Strangelove’ at 60 – Review

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/dr-strangelove-at-60-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Black Comedy, Dr Strangelove, George C Scott, Peter Sellers, Satire, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, War Film | Leave a comment

Black Dog (2024) Review

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/black-dog-2024-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Black Dog, Drama, Eddie Pang, Hu Guan, Tong Liya, World Cinema | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Abigail (2024)

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Sam S-P

Radio Silence do like their showers of viscera to liven up a film’s third act. Following on from READY OR NOT and 2 instalments in the SCREAM franchise, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett stay in the horror genre with their … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Abigail, Alisha Weir, Bettinelli-Olpin, Black Comedy, Dan Stevens, Horror, Kathryn Newton, Melissa Barrera, Radio Silence, Tyler Gillett | Leave a comment

10 Best Mary Poppins Moments

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/10-best-mary-poppins-moments/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine | Tagged Dick Van Dyke, Disney, Family Film, Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins, Musical, Robert Stevenson | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Sam S-P

The main problem with FURIOSA is that it’s not FURY ROAD. It’s not intending to be but it’ll leave a lot of fans expecting a none-stop thrill-ride disappointed. George Miller’s latest visit to the Australian post-apocalyptic wasteland first seen in … Continue reading →