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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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Category Archives: Film Review
Nope (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Daniel Kaluuya, Jordan Peele, Keke Palmer, Nope, Sci-fi, Thriller
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Prey (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dan Trachtenberg, Predator, Prey, Sci-fi, Thriller
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Review in Brief: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
The cinema of kindness is always the most affecting for me, and Cooper Raiff’s Cha Cha Real Smooth is a doozy in that regard. Films that cause tears to start flowing but not in a calculated and cynical way, instead … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Cha Cha Real Smooth, Comedy, Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Drama
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Review in Brief: Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
DOMINION is in the awkward position of being both a little too complicated for kids and a little too stupid for adults. You get your dinosaur action (involving both old and new prehistoric beasties) in spades and the original trio … Continue reading
Elvis (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Biopic, Elvis, Musical, Tom Hanks
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Review in Brief: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Who’d have guessed a legacy sequel to TOP GUN would be this damn good? MAVERICK sees, well, Maverick (Tom Cruise) reluctantly return to the Top Gun flight school to train the next generation of superior naval aviators, including the son … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Action, Joseph Kosinski, Miles Teller, Thriller, Tom Cruise, Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick, Val Kilmer
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‘Hercules’ at 25 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Disney, Family Film, Hercules, John Musker, Ron Clements, Susan Egan, Tate Donovan
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