Category Archives: Film Feature

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sam S-P

DRIVE is, at this moment in time, my favourite film of the last ten years. Nicolas Winding Refn’s neo-noir completely and utterly blew me away, and its superlative, moody electro soundtrack was a big part of why it worked so … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review, Music | Tagged Bastille, BBC, Carey Mulligan, Chvrches, Cliff Martinez, College, Desire, Drive, Electric Youth, Eric Prydz, Film, Kavinsky, Laura Mvula, Lovefoxx, Movies, Music, Neo-noir, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Radio 1 Rescores Drive, Radio1, Ryan Gosling, The 1975, TV, Zane Lowe | Leave a comment

Halloween Special 2014: Assorted Flavours of Horror

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

I wasn’t always all that into horror movies. I can’t say that I ever got a particular rush out of being scared when I was younger. I was a timid-ish child. But I’m a convert, and I now see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Blade Runner, Chris Sharp, Dog Soldiers, Ellen Burstyn, Film, Halloween, Horror, IMDb, Jason Miller, John Brumpton, Kevin McKidd, Liam Cunningham, Linda Blair, Misery, Movies, Murder Party, Napoleon Dynamite, Neil Marshall, Robin McLeavy, Sean Byrne, Sean Pertwee, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, The Loved Ones, William Friedkin, Xavier Samuel | Leave a comment

10 Years On: Saw (2004)

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Sam S-P

Has it really been a decade since this surprise hit horror behemoth kicked off? It’s really quite remarkable that SAW was as successful and influential as it was considering it wasn’t originally even going to get a cinematic release. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Bin Laden, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Dick Chaney, Film, Horror, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Movies, Murder-mystery, Saw, Saw III, Saw: The Final Chapter, Seven, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Torture Porn, Trainspotting | 1 Comment

Top 10 Killer Henchmen (RIP Richard Kiel)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Sam S-P

It really has been a tough year to be a film lover. The latest big screen icon to shuffle off his mortal coil is Richard Kiel, who died on Wednesday in hospital aged 74. A man with undeniable presence, Kiel … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment, Film Feature | Tagged Adrian Rayment, Braveheart, Brett Ratner, Carrie-Ann Moss, Chiaki Kuriyama, Elijah Wood, Film, Gareth Evans, Gert Fröbe, Goldfinger, Guillermo del Toro, Happy Hogan, Harold Sakata, Hellboy, Ian McKellen, Iron Man 3, James Badge Dale, James Bond, Jennifer Lawrence, John Hurt, Jon Favreau, Julie Estelle, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Ladislav Beran, Lawrence Fishburne, Liam Neeson, Lucy Liu, Mickey Rourke, Moonraker, Movies, Neil Rayment, Quentin Tarantino, Randall Duk Kim, Rebecca Romijn, Richard Kiel, Rob Roy, Roger Moore, Shane Black, Sin City, The Matrix Reloaded, The Raid 2, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Wachowskis, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Very Tri Yulisman, X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand | Leave a comment

Series Retrospective: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

Ten films, six years, and two distinct phases later and Marvel are sitting pretty as kings of the proverbial movie castle. Try and cast yourself back to before Tony Stark strapped on his first scrappy suit of armour to escape … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alan Taylor, Ang Lee, Anthony Mackie, Batman Begins, Ben Kingsley, Blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Eccleston, Christopher Nolan, Comedy, Don Cheadle, Drew Pearce, Edward Norton, Film, Flash Gordon, Game of Thrones, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guy Pearce, Hamlet, Hayley Atwell, Horror, Hugo Weaving, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, James Bond, James Gunn, Jeff Bridges, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, Kat Dennings, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Feige, Liv Tyler, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Mickey Rourke, Movies, Natalie Portman, Patrick Doyle, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Rockwell, Satire, Scarlett Johansson, Shane Black, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Tim Roth, Tom Hiddleston, Tommy Lee Jones, Watchmen, William Hurt, X-Men | Leave a comment

Film Confessional #6: Robin Williams (Morbid Curiosity or Genuine Heartache?)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Sam S-P

This is a little different to the usual semi-regular feature I host here on SSP Thinks Film. Usually, I confess to a love or affection, or leap to the defense of a film almost universally derided by critics or audiences. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Capote, Film, Good Morning Vietnam, Jumanji, Movies, One Hour Photo, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Williams, The Boat That Rocked, The Iron Lady, Tony Scott, Top Gun | 1 Comment

Biopics: 3 of The Weirdest and Most Wonderful

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Sam S-P

Biopics have understandably remained popular throughout cinema’s history. Take a famous figure who lead an interesting life, cast a (usually) big star to play them, and half the battle is already over for any half-decent filmmaker. There are a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Amadeus, Andy Kaufman, Biopic, Brendan Fraser, Drama, Emily Watson, Film, Geoffrey Rush, Gods and Monsters, Ian McKellen, James Whale, Jim Carrey, Lynn Redgrave, Man on the Moon, Milos Forman, Miriam Margolyes, Movies, Mozart, Paul Giamatti, Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan, Sophia Loren, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Tucci, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The People vs. Larry Flint, Universal, Universal Horror | Leave a comment

Series Retrospective: Planet of the Apes

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Sam S-P

Haven’t done one of these in a while. With the imminent release of Matt Reeves’ DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, I thought I’d go back and examine where the Apes franchise began nearly 50 years ago, where it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Charlton Heston, Claude Akins, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Film, Hari Rhodes, James Franciscus, Jerry Goldsmith, John Chambers, Kim Hunter, Matt Reeves, Movies, Planet of the Apes, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Roddy McDowall, Satire, Sci-fi, Tim Burton | 1 Comment

Playing Catchup: The Japanese Edition

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Sam S-P

A few more films I’ve (to my shame) only seen for the first time recently. This time, I’ve headed to the Land of the Rising Sun, and come back better for it. SEVEN SAMURAI (1955) Akira Kurosawa’s seminal epic was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Akira Kurosawa, Animation, Film, Hayao Miyazaki, Howl's Moving Castle, Movies, My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Seven Samurai, Spirited Away, Toshirô Mifune, World Cinema, Zulu | Leave a comment

The (Very Very Belated) Worst Films of 2013 List

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Sam S-P

I tend to be pretty selective in the films I choose to watch. I’m not one of those guys who has to see absolutely everything, and would probably never pay to see something that’s been universally panned on release. Yeah … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A Good Day to Die Hard, A Haunted House, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Bryan Singer, Film, G.I. JOE: Retaliation, Jack the Giant Slayer, Jai Courtney, Marlon Wayans, Movie 43, Movies, Murder-mystery, Netflix, Oblivion, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Robin Hood, Sci-fi, Scott Walker, Sharknado, The Counsellor, The Frozen Ground, The Rock, World War Z | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Film Feature

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

Halloween Special 2014: Assorted Flavours of Horror

10 Years On: Saw (2004)

Top 10 Killer Henchmen (RIP Richard Kiel)

Series Retrospective: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Film Confessional #6: Robin Williams (Morbid Curiosity or Genuine Heartache?)

Biopics: 3 of The Weirdest and Most Wonderful

Series Retrospective: Planet of the Apes

Playing Catchup: The Japanese Edition

The (Very Very Belated) Worst Films of 2013 List

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