Category Archives: Film Feature

12 for Twelve: The Best of the Twelfth Doctor

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Sam S-P

Series 10 may well be the best DOCTOR WHO series finale of the revived series. It’s certainly one of the darkest stories in the show’s history and a high point for writer Steven Moffat. Now Peter Capaldi’s time as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television | Tagged A Christmas Carol, Alex Kingston, BBC, Ben Miller, David Suchet, David Tennant, Deep Breath, Doctor Who, Empress of Mars, Errol Flynn, Frank Skinner, Groundhog Day, Heaven Sent, Jenna Coleman, John Simm, Julian Bleach, Knock Knock, Mark Gatiss, Matt Lucas, Michael Gambon, Michelle Gomez, Mummy on the Orient Express, Pearl Mackie, Peter Capaldi, Robot of Sherwood, Robots of Death, Sci-fi, Scooby Doo, Steven Moffat, The Day of the Doctor, The Doctor Falls, The Husbands of River Song, The Magician's Apprentice, The Pilot, The Thick of It, The Waters of Mars, The Zygon Invasion, Tom Baker, Tom Riley, TV, World Enough and TIme, Zulu | 2 Comments

40 Years On: Star Wars (1977)

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Sam S-P

2017 marks 40 years of STAR WARS. The galaxy far far away (….) has been part of my life since I’ve been watching movies. For me, George Lucas’ creation is a cornerstone of who I am. I may not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Luke Skywalker, Peter Mayhew, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode VII, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi | 3 Comments

Series Retrospective: Scott-directed Aliens

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sam S-P

Just in time(ish) for the release of ALIEN: COVENANT, I thought I’d look back at Ridley Scott’s two previous encounters with Xenomorphs, Engineers and Last Women Standing. ALIEN (1979) It’s sometimes hard to believe that this was only Ridley Scott’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Alien, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, Charlize Theron, Harry Dean Stanton, Horror, Ian Holm, James Cameron, John Hurt, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sci-fi, Sigourney Weaver | 2 Comments

A Few Thoughts More: Guardians Vol. 2

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sam S-P

This following contains spoilers for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. I still stand by my initial review of Guardians Vol. 2. It’s definitely a better film on the second pass, and better still on IMAX. No, I still don’t think … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Ang Lee, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Hulk, IMAX, Jeff Bridges, Kurt Russell, Marvel, Michael Douglas, Michael Rooker, Robert Downey Jr, The Empire Strikes Back, Tron: Legacy | Leave a comment

5 Years On: The Avengers (2012)

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Sam S-P

In 2012 it finally arrived – the blockbuster to end all blockbusters (as if). There was so much riding on THE AVENGERS, so many moving parts and so many things that could have gone wrong. Thankfully they didn’t, and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Blockbuster, Chris Hemsworth, Ghostbusters, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Robert Downey Jr, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sony, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston, Transformers, Warner Bros | 6 Comments

Series Retrospective: Bourne

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sam S-P

In the latest look back at a long-running series, I’ve decided to look at everyone’s favourite amnesiac assassin, Jason Bourne. Robert Ludlum’s antidote to Bond has been knocking around for a while, and has not let his author’s passing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Bourne, Clive Owen, Doug Liman, Film, Franka Potente, Jason Bourne, Jeremy Renner, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Movies, Paul Greengrass, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Legacy, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Thriller, Tony Gilroy | Leave a comment

Film Confessional: Gods of Egypt

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Sam S-P

I have a confession to make…I actually quite like GODS OF EGYPT. I enjoyed watching the film that made Alex Proyas aggressively lambast film critics for not giving him a chance, pretty much from when the first trailer dropped. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Alex Proyas, B-movie, Chadwick Boseman, Dark City, Film, Flash Gordon, Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Gods of Egypt, Jason and the Argonauts, Movies, Nicolaj Coster-Waldau, Ridley Scott, Shakespeare, The Crow, Tolkien, Transformers | Leave a comment

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sam S-P

Here are the very best, and the very worst films I’ve seen this year. MOONLIGHT, LA LA LAND and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA aren’t out in the UK for another few weeks, so don’t look for them here. Absent also … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Abigail Hardingham, Adam Sandler, Adult Life Skills, Animation, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Blaine Brothers, Blockbuster, Chris Pine, Cian Barry, Comedy, David Mackenzie, David Spade, Disney, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Film, Get a Job, Grimsby, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Hell or High Water, Horror, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Jeff Bridges, Julian Dennison, La La Land, Manchester By the Sea, Mark String, Moonlight, Movies, Netflix, Nina Forever, Rian Johnson, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Romance, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Neill, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Suicide Squad, T2:Trainspotting, Taika Waititi, The Do-Over, War for the Planet of the Apes, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Zootopia, Zootropolis | Leave a comment

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 1

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Sam S-P

2016 has been a terrible year in the multiplexes, not to mention a particularly black one for art and entertainment in general. Blockbusters have rarely been so lacklustre or downright awful. Mercifully the indie film scene has had a far … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged 10 Cloverfield Lane, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Amy Adams, Anna Kendrick, Arrival, Bill Nighy, Blockbuster, Craig Roberts, Dad's Army, Dan Trachtenberg, David Lynch, Denis Villeneuve, Film, Independent Film, Jim Ward, Lotje Sodderland, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Movies, My Beautiful Broken Brain, Nicolas Winding Refn, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, Special Correspondents, The Fighter, The Fundamentals of Caring, The Neon Demon, Under the Shadow, Zac Efron | Leave a comment

15 Years On: The Fellowship of the Ring

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Sam S-P

There are three film franchises that have impacted me above all others. First, there came STAR WARS, which kept me happy throughout my first decade (on VHS – sadly I’m too young to have seen the original trilogy on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Howard Shore, Ian Holm, Ian McKellan, Liv Tyler, Movies, Narnia, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Wars, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen, Weta Workshop | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Film Feature

12 for Twelve: The Best of the Twelfth Doctor

40 Years On: Star Wars (1977)

Series Retrospective: Scott-directed Aliens

A Few Thoughts More: Guardians Vol. 2

5 Years On: The Avengers (2012)

Series Retrospective: Bourne

Film Confessional: Gods of Egypt

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 1

15 Years On: The Fellowship of the Ring

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