Category Archives: Film

Ridley Scott Films Ranked

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: Passing (2021)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

PASSING, following former childhood friends Irene (Tessa Thompson) and Claire (Ruth Nega), two African-American women living very different lives in 1920s New York, highlights a number of interesting debates about being black in this period of American history. If you … Continue reading →

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House of Gucci (2021) Review

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ at 30 – Review

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Ali & Ava (2021) Review

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: Titane (2021)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

TITANE, isn’t that the car-f***ing movie? Yes, and so much more. Writer-director Julia Ducornau (RAW) has, within five years, unleashed on the world two of the most transcendent, bold and both warm and messed up films of the 21st century … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Jungle Cruise (2021)

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

There’s a ridiculous moment in Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE where the Rock is using a wrestling move to pin a jaguar between a scrapping scorpion and a tarantula – that’s probably the highlight. Muddy action, inane comic exchanges and bad slapstick … Continue reading →

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Review: Eternals (2021)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Remember when I said not to worry about a distinctive director’s style being smothered in a huge Marvel project? Well maybe we should have worried about Chloé Zhao’s distinctive director’s style being smothered by a huge Marvel project. Whatever the … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Last Night in Soho (2021)

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Edgar Wright’s latest is another dazzling, musically-lead genre cocktail that might not feel quite as singular as BABY DRIVER but still demonstrates that he is the best there is at this sort of thing. Thomasin McKenzie is Eloise, a fashion … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Old (2021)

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

OLD is the kind of movie that makes you wonder, was M Night Shyamalan ever that good? The film follows several families trapped on an inescapable beech where time passes at such a rapid rate that children become adults in … Continue reading →

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