Category Archives: Film Feature

A Few Thoughts More: Endgame

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Sam S-P

The following piece contains major spoilers for AVENGERS: ENDGAME. Alright, are we all caught up? OK then. Endgame is one of those particularly difficult movies to wax lyrical about (and I intend to) without talking about the specific things you … Continue reading →

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May the Fourth Review: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Sam S-P

Yeah, that’s right, for Star Wars Day 2019 I’m reviewing this one. It’s not that bad. Alright it’s bad, but it’s not that bad. George Lucas knew what he wanted to achieve with THE PHANTOM MENACE, his vision remains clear … Continue reading →

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Laika Animation: Meditations on Alienation and Death…For Kids!

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/laika-animation-meditations-alienation-death/ SSP

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The Fine Art of Black Comedy or Why It’s OK to Laugh When We Shouldn’t

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/art-of-black-comedy-why-its-ok-to-laugh-when-we-shouldnt/ SSP

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Series Retrospective: The Before Trilogy

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Sam S-P

Back to my semi (OK, I’ll be honest lately it’s been less) regular feature where I look back on a long-running film series and see how well each instalment has or hasn’t age. This time it’s Richard Linklater’s beloved naturalistic … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 2

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Sam S-P

Before I get down to looking at the very best and the very worst films of 2018 (Part 1 of this list can be found here) I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a couple more that weren’t necessarily my … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Sam S-P

Where did 2018 go? For me it’s been a funny year of highs and lows, beginnings and ends and other summing-up-the-year clichés as well. In film, the year started well, then flagged a bit in the middle before picking up … Continue reading →

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Halloween Retrospective: Universal Frankenstein (As Played by Karloff)

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Sam S-P

I know quite a bit about Universal Horror. I wrote my Masters dissertation on it a few years back. This Halloween, I thought I’d look back at my favourite series within this cycle, FRANKENSTEIN. I know they made more than … Continue reading →

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10 Years On: The Dark Knight (2008)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sam S-P

With my latest look back at the staying power and impact of a key film, I have to address an elephant in the room. Everything about THE DARK KNIGHT, even after a decade is still overshadowed by Heath Ledger’s tragic … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts More: Infinity War

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sam S-P

The following piece contains major spoilers for AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. So now the dust has settled and most people who really want to see Infinity War will have done, lets dig into what happened, who died and what could be … Continue reading →

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