Category Archives: Film Review

Review in Brief: Mid90s (2018)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Sam S-P

MID90s absolutely feels authentic, of a particular place and time. Any skater, or wannabe skater will see some truth here. You really grow to care for these kids, despite the often stupid decisions they make. They’re boys letting off stream … Continue reading →

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Review: Birds of Prey (2020)

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sam S-P

DC now have their DEADPOOL. That’s the headline, that’s the tone of BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) but it’s more than that on its own terms as well. For all the sweary shenanigans and … Continue reading →

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Review: Parasite (2019)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sam S-P

I fell in love with the genre-hopping, tonally-tromboning work of South Korean firebrand Bong Joon-ho at university and ended up writing my dissertation on how his films represent fractured families and Korean culture. I’ve been waiting for PARASITE for what … Continue reading →

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Bad Boys for Life (2020) Review

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Atlantics (2019)

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Sam S-P

I didn’t know what to expect from ATLANTICS. You’re drawn in with a social realist take but what stays with you is the magical realism that comes into this Senegalese story’s second half. Construction worker Souleiman (Traore) protests against unpaid … Continue reading →

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Review: Little Women (2019)

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Sam S-P

There have been plenty of reviews by men that open with “I haven’t read the book but…” and I’m unfortunately going to have to add to that pile. It’s not deliberate ignorance, it’s just a classic I’ve just never gotten … Continue reading →

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Review: Cats (2019)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Sam S-P

I’m not trying to offend anyone who genuinely enjoys Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit musical – I like some strange things too – but I personally found CATS on stage unbearable. Even the better songs on the soundtrack just cling … Continue reading →

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1917 (2019) Review

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: For Sama (2019)

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Sam S-P

How to you begin to describe FOR SAMA? You don’t – you tell others to watch it. It’s not just a documentary, but a chronicle of a remarkable life in the most tragic of circumstances, an important socio-historical document and … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Two Popes (2019)

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Sam S-P

THE TWO POPES works for the same reason that THE CROWN on TV works – it treats icons as people, brings them down to the level of the rest of us normal folks. The transition from Pope Benedict to Francis … Continue reading →

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