Category Archives: Film Review

Delphine’s Prayers (2021) Open City Documentary Festival Review

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Songs for the River (2021) Open City Documentary Festival Review

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Juste un mouvement (2021) Open City Documentary Festival Review

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: The Toll (2021)

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

You don’t get a Welsh gangster film every day, but THE TOLL makes you feel that’s a damn shame. It’s low-key stylish and non-linear, like PULP FICTION if it wasn’t as pleased with itself, with a rich seam of gallows … Continue reading →

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Review

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ at 10 – Review

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: Candyman (2021)

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

You have to respect Nia DaCosta’s CANDYMAN for going hard, not going home. In this belated sequel to the 1992 film, struggling artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his curator girlfriend (Teyonah Parris) living in the gentrified area of Chicago previously … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Coda (2021)

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I wasn’t going to cry during CODA, but then they deployed the Joni Mitchell. Ruby (Emilia Jones) is the teenage Child of Deaf Adults, acting as her family’s interpreter on their fishing boat and in their local community. But when … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The TALES OF ARCADIA have been told. Over five years the intertwined animated series TROLLHUNTERS, 3BELOW and WIZARDS built to this finale, deciding the fate not only of the colourful residents of Arcadia Oaks, California, but the world. We’ve time-travelled, … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Shiva Baby (2020)

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It’s going to be a hotly contested battle between SHIVA BABY and RARE BEASTS for the most uncomfortably awkward comedy released in 2021. Interestingly both are by female first-time feature directors and both show confidence in abundance and a unique … Continue reading →

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