Category Archives: Film Review

Review in Brief: The House (2022)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sam S-P

THE HOUSE is an unexpected, twisted delight and is unlikely to be unseated as the most striking animated feature of 2022 until ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE arrives towards the end of the year. This is an anthology of stories revolving around … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Animation, Emma De Swaef, Jarvis Cocker, Marc James Roels, Mia Goth, Netflix, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza, The House | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: The King’s Man (2021)

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Sam S-P

THE KING’S MAN just doesn’t work on so many levels. It has a big tone problem to begin with, and far too many scenes of people standing around explaining what World War I was. Sworn pacifist the Duke of Oxford … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Action, Harris Dickinson, Kingsman, Matthew Vaughn, Ralph Fiennes, The King’s Man | Leave a comment

Parallel Mothers (2021) Review

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/parallel-mothers-movie-review-almodovar-cruz/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Drama, Milena Smit, Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, World Cinema | Leave a comment

‘Cabaret’ at 50 – Review

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/cabaret-movie-musical-50-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Bob Fosse, Cabaret, Joel Grey, Liza Minnelli, Musical | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Nightmare Alley (2021)

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Sam S-P

Following his Oscar win for THE SHAPE OF WATER, Guillermo del Toro could have done anything; Hollywood was his. He eventually decided on NIGHTMARE ALLEY, mounting a twisty and epic in scope noir-psychological-thriller based on an obscure novel from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Film noir, Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, The Shape of Water, Thriller | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Boiling Point (2021/22)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Sam S-P

One-shot films are a statement and can make or break the story you’re trying to tell. BOILING POINT is elevated by the camera never cutting, the tension of a hectic restaurant kitchen and a nightmare Christmas service rarely giving you … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Boiling Point, Drama, Jason Flemying, Philip Barantini, Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Scream (2022)

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

Re-quels (reboot/sequel hybrids) are the flavour of the month in Hollywood and they vary wildly in execution. SCREAM is on the upper end of the scale, with a killer (pun intended) first half and just the right amount of fanservice … Continue reading →