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Review: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
If you enjoyed FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, chances are you’ll love this film too. It’s a spoof vampire sitcom much in the vein of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s previous comic stylings, but the performances, the gags and the treatment … Continue reading
The Grey and the Greyer: Heroes and Villains on Netflix’s Daredevil
I know in the past I’ve defended Mark Steven Johnson’s much-derided Ben Affleck-led DAREDEVIL, but even I’ll admit it looks pretty ropey compared to Marvel’s latest forrey onto the small screen. It will surprise nobody to learn that Marvel/Netflix’s Daredevil … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television
Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Ben Affleck, Charlie Cox, Daredevil, Drew Goddard, Elden Henson, Film, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Mark Steven Johnson, Marvel, Movies, Netflix, Steven S DeKnight, Superhero, TV, Vincent D'Onofrio
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Review: Get on Up (2014)
You could do a whole separate film about Mr Brown’s myriad personal issues. You could probably do a whole film based just on the impact of Brown’s music during the Vietnam War (covered in a single scene here) but as … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Biopic, Bronson, Chadwick Boseman, Dan Aykroyd, Drama, Film, Get on Up, Jamarion Scott, James Brown, Jordan Scott, Lennie James, Movies, Nelson Ellis, Tate Taylor, Viola Davis
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Review: Nightcrawler (2014)
NIGHTCRAWLER skewers the news industry mercilessly, perhaps the most brutal deconstruction of the business since Sidney Lumet’s superlative NETWORK. It’s hard-hitting and often shocking, but it also works as an example of the very murkiest of black comedies. Louis Bloom … Continue reading
Film Confessional #7: Field of Dreams
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I have a confession to make…last night I watched FIELD OF DREAMS, and I don’t see what all the fuss is about. It’s one of those movies that a … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, Drama, Fantasy, Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner, Phil Alden Robinson, Ray Liotta, Sports Film, Timothy Busfield
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Review: The Babadook (2014)
It’s true what you’ve heard, THE BABADOOK is very good. But is it really all that scary? I’m not so sure. Set in suburban Australia, The Babadook follows working mother Amelia (Essie Davis) who is left caring for her child … Continue reading
“Stories of Imagination Tend to Upset Those Without One” (RIP Sir Terry Pratchett)
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER. Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night. The End. The above was posted last Thursday on Terry Pratchett’s Twitter … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Comment, Literature
Tagged Books, David Tennant, Discworld, Disney, DreamWorks, Eileen Atkins, Fantasy, Film, Game of Thrones, Going Postal, How to Train Your Dragon, Maisie Williams, Mark Rylance, Movies, Sam Raimi, Terry Gilliam, Terry Pratchett, The Lord of the Rings, TV
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SSP Thinks Film 
All Hail Caesar and His Empire!
Something is changing at a grass-roots level, even if the Hollywood establishment don’t quite seem ready to accept it. On Sunday night at the 2015 Jameson Empire Awards, the film awards voted for entirely by the public, Andy Serkis was … Continue reading →