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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Review in Brief: Dune: Part Two (2024)
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
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Alex Garland Directed Films Ranked
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alex Garland, Annihilation, Civil War, Ex Machina, Men
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Review in Brief: Orion and the Dark (2024)
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
Review in Brief: All of Us Strangers (2023)
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
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh, Andrew Scott, Drama, Fantasy, Paul Mescal, Romance
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Civil War (2024) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alex Garland, Cailee Spaeny, Civil War, Kirsten Dunst, Sci-fi, Thriller
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‘Hellboy’ at 20 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Horror, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Superhero Movie
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