Category Archives: Film Review

Review in Brief: The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Ridley Scott still does this kind of thing incredibly well. In a brutal and unflinching story, Lady Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) accuses Jacques Le Gris (Adam Dtiver) of rape, causing her husband Sir Jean (Matt Damon) to call for … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

In 1971, child actor Björn Andrésen starred in Luchino Visconti’s DEATH IN VENICE and was proclaimed by the director as “The most beautiful boy in the world”. Andrésen’s experiences making that film and his subsequent catapulting to worldwide fame changed … Continue reading →

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No Time to Die (2021) Review

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/no-time-to-die-bond-movie-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: The Green Knight (2021)

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

David Lowery’s Arthurian epic THE GREEN KNIGHT, the most visually stunning film of the year, is finally here for British audiences to experience. In this retelling of the epic poem complete with rhymes, symbolism and ornate medieval inter-titles, Gwain (Dev … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Shorta (2020)

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Slickly executed, punchy and almost unbearably tense, SHORTA really makes an impact in a world where a frankly insane amount of people from minority communities are still losing their lives to police brutality. After a botched arrest in a Danish … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/delphines-prayers-2021-documentary-review/ SSP

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

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/songs-for-the-river-2021-documentary-review/ SSP

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Juste un mouvement (2021) Open City Documentary Festival Review

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/juste-un-mouvement-2021-documentary-review/ SSP

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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

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/shang-chi-legend-of-ten-rings-mcu-review/ SSP

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