Category Archives: Film Review

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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Review in Brief: The Nightingale (2018/19)

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Sam S-P

THE NIGHTINGALE is a gruelling and relentlessly bleak watch, but it’s compelling stuff nonetheless. Jennifer Kent followed up her fascinatingly unique genre debut THE BABADOOK with a dark, raw and grounded historical epic. There’s a captivating core relationship dynamic: an … Continue reading →

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Review: The Irishman (2019)

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Sam S-P

THE IRISHMAN has two of the saddest tracking shots in cinema history; one at the beginning and one at the end, both set in a retirement home and both filled with regret. That’s the prevailing emotion in all of this … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Tell Me Who I Am (2019)

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Sam S-P

TELL ME WHO I AM hits like a train. A captivating true story that asks questions about memory, deception, morality and perspective, you won’t be able to shake this one off for a good long while. The crazy true story … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Hail Satan? (2019)

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Sam S-P

Forget what you think you know about Satanism and Satanists. With engaging voices, convincing arguments and self-aware humour HAIL SATAN? exposes the hypocrisy at the heart of the Land of the Free – freedom of religious expression…as long as you’re … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Sam S-P

Fans, as a rule don’t really know what they want – only what they don’t. A lot of Star Wars fans didn’t want things to go the way they did in THE LAST JEDI, so JJ Abrams seems primarily concerned … Continue reading →

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Marriage Story (2019) Review

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Sam S-P

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Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/jumanji-next-level-jakekasdan-dwaynejohnson-movie-review/ SSP

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Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Review

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Booksmart (2019)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Sam S-P

BOOKSMART is the funniest film of the year, no contest. The sheer rate at which the gags arrive will shatter your defences, the breezy energy and easy charm of the leads will win you over. It’s great, and staggeringly rare … Continue reading →

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