Category Archives: Film Review

Review: The Lighthouse (2019)

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sam S-P

THE LIGHTHOUSE is an experience, and no mistake, but it’s an experience I’d struggle to sell. Much like director Robert Eggers’ previous film THE WITCH, it’s fascinating, but it’s an acquired taste. Two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Man (2020) Review

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/invisibleman-blumhouse-horror-review-2020/ SSP

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Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019/20)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Sam S-P

If there’s an adjective you don’t tend to associate with Armando Iannucci, it’s sincere. Witty and incisive, sure, but not sincere. But that’s the way he and regular co-writer Simon Blackwell play THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, Charles Dickens’ … Continue reading →

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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Review

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/kikis-delivery-service-studioghibli-movie-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Eighth Grade (2018)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Sam S-P

Bo Burnham’s EIGHTH GRADE was one of the surprise highlights of last decade. Achingly truthful, deceptively insightful and connected to its teenage characters, it was the best coming-of-age movie in a decade of great coming-of-age movies like THE EDGE OF … Continue reading →

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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

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/bad-boys-for-life-review-2020-willsmith-martinlawrence-film/ SSP

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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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