Category Archives: Film Review

Morbius (2022) Review

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/morbius-leto-movie-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Daniel Espinosa, Horror, Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Morbius, Superhero Movie | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: Flee (2021)

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

FLEE, an animated memoir/documentary telling of Afghan migrant Amin’s remarkable journey, is some powerful stuff. I’ve heard some people find the animation somehow alienating, that it lessons Amin’s story but I just don’t agree. The style of the animation, almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief | Tagged Animation, Documentary, Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Oscars, World Cinema | Leave a comment

Turning Red (2022) Review

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/turning-red-moive-review-pixar/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Animation, Domee Shi, Family Film, Pixar, Rosalie Chaing, Sandra Oh, Turning Red | Leave a comment

CODA (2021) Review

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/coda-oscars-movie-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Coda, Drama, Emilia Jones, Oscars, Sian Heder, Troy Kotsur | Leave a comment

The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) Review

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/mitchells-vs-machines-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Abbi Jacobson, Animation, Comedy, Danny McBride, Family Film, Jeff Rowe, Michael Rianda, Sony, The Mitchells vs the Machines | Leave a comment

The Batman (2022) Review

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/batman-2022-review-pattinson/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Blockbuster, Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, Superhero Movie, The Batman, Zoë Kravitz | Leave a comment

Review in Brief: The House (2022)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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 Sewell-Peterson

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 →