Category Archives: Film Review

Review in Brief: The Outfit (2022)

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

THE OUTFIT is one of the best films with one of the worst trailers of 2022. The marketing might have had you fooled that you had it all figured out, but this tense little chamber piece about a British cutter … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Graham Moore, Mark Rylance, Mystery, The Outfit, Thriller, Zoey Deutch | Leave a comment

The Orphanage (2007) Review

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/the-orphanage-2007-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Horror, JA Bayona, The Orphanage, World Cinema | Leave a comment

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Review

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/rocky-horror-picture-show-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Jim Sharman, Musical, Susan Sarandon, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, TIm Curry | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: The Sea Beast

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sam S-P

If you had to deliver THE SEA BEAST as an elevator pitch, it would be PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN meets HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, though this beautiful animation on Netflix is easily as fun as the former and as … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Animation, Chris Williams, Family Film, Jared Harris, Karl Urban, Netflix, The Sea Beast, Zaris-Angel Hator | Leave a comment

Pinocchio (2022) Review

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/pinocchio-2022-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Disney, Family Film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Red Rocket (2021)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Sam S-P

Following TANGERINE and THE FLORIDA PROJECT, Sean Baker has delivered another sun-kissed tragicomic deconstruction of the American Dream focussed on another marginalised community. Moving from shining the spotlight on the experiences of trans sex workers to hotel homeless in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Comedy, Drama, Red Rocket, Sean Baker, Simon Rex, Suzanna Son | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: RRR (2022)

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Sam S-P

SS Rajamouli’s RRR will get a reaction from you, that’s for sure. Never mind the latest from Marvel, DC or Tom Cruise, this is the big film with the most awesome imagery of 2022 and it’s not even close. Said … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Action, Blockbuster, Bollywood, NT Rama Rao Jr, Ram Charam, RRR, SS Rajamouli, World Cinema | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: X (2022)

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

You think X is just going to be another in a long line of TEXAS CHAINSAW riffs, and while it certainly wears that influence proudly it undoubtedly treads its own ground as well. Rural Texas, 1979 and a group of … Continue reading →