Category Archives: Film Review

Review: Warcraft (2016)

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Sam S-P

Despite being a regular gamer myself, WORLD OF WARCRAFT is something that has passed me by. You can’t not be aware of it as a phenomenon, but I’ve never played it and have no real familiarity with the story. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Video Games | Tagged Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer, Blizzard, Blockbuster, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Duncan Jones, Fantasy, Film, Movies, Mute, Nichol Williamson, Paula Patton, Planet of the Apes, Toby Kebbell, Travis Fimmel, Video Games, Warcraft, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments

Review: The Do-Over (2016)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Sam S-P

I was planning to bite the bullet and get through this one quick (I had already paid for my Netflix subscription after all) but my internet provider had other ideas, perhaps in protest, when it went down over the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Sandler, Chris Papas, Comedy, David Spade, Fast & Furious, Film, Kevin Barnett, Movies, Netflix, Paula Patton, The Do-Over | 3 Comments

Blade Runner & Inception: “Questions, yes?”

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Sam S-P

This piece contains spoilers for BLADE RUNNER and INCEPTION. Two of the most iconic Science Fiction films of all time, two distinctive and revolutionary directors putting their vision on screen, two of the biggest questions we as a species can … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Blade Runner, Christopher Nolan, Edward James Olmos, Ellen Page, Film, Harrison Ford, Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Movies, Ridley Scott, Sci-fi, Sean Young | Leave a comment

Review: The Hallow (2015)

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Sam S-P

Folkloric horror is perhaps the most fascinating and rich sub-category of film’s best-trodden and most mutable genre. Every culture on Earth has their own legends, fables, superstitions and things that go bump in the night ingrained, and film has mined … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Bojana Novakovic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Corin Hardy, Film, Hellboy, Horror, Joseph Mawle, Ju-on: The Grudge, Krampus, Movies, The Hallow, The Wicker Man | Leave a comment

Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Sam S-P

Well, as superhero movies go it’s certainly better than BATMAN V SUPERMAN. This time they try out a bit of self-aware humour when Xavier’s new students come out of seeing RETURN OF THE JEDI agreeing that “the third one is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bryan Singer, Film, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, John Ottman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Oscar Isaac, Return of the Jedi, Rose Byrne, Simon Kinberg, Sophie Turner, Superhero Movie, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Tye Sheridan, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: The Last Stand | 4 Comments

Review: Trainwreck (2015)

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Sam S-P

Forgive me for stating the obvious, but Amy Schumer is a formidable comedian. It’s a real backward-looking shame the marketing team for TRAINWRECK felt they had to both promote it as a Judd Apatow project (he directs, but was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Bridesmaids, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, Comedy, Film, John Cena, Judd Apatow, Movies, Tilda Swinton, Trainwreck | 2 Comments

Review: Special Correspondents (2016)

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Sam S-P

There’s no accounting for taste, but if you laugh at someone giving the alias “Frank Wankovich” to get into a place they shouldn’t then there really isn’t any hope for you at all. If you didn’t laugh at that, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged America Ferrera, Comedy, Eric Bana, Film, Kevin Pollak, Movies, Ricky Gervais, Special Correspondents, The Invention of Lying, Vera Farmiga | 1 Comment

Review: Brooklyn (2015)

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Sam S-P

If there was one thing I wasn’t expecting in a swooning transatlantic romance it was the sight of Saoirse Ronan humiliatingly relieving herself in a bucket. Said scene takes place during a harrowing stormy Atlantic crossing early on in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Emory Cohen, Film, Fiona Glascott, Historical Drama, Jim Broadbent, John Crowley, Julie Walters, Michael Brook, Movies, Nick Hornby, Romance, Saoirse Ronan | Leave a comment

Review: Get a Job (2016)

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Sam S-P

In a world of streaming dominance, it’s now not all that unusual for major releases with big stars to not get a coveted slot at your local multiplex. Oddly, GET A JOB did get a big screen release in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston, Comedy, Dylan Kidd, Film, Get a Job, John C McGinley, Kyle Pennecamp, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Teller, Movies, Peep Show, Scott Turpel, Whiplash | 1 Comment

Review: Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (2016)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Sam S-P

Awww, now I feel really dispirited. Pee-wee Herman’s frivolous adventures may never have been high art, but they were at least always bouncy, fun and creative. After Paul Reubens appeared on stage as the character for years, in 1985 Pee-wee … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alia Shawkat, Comedy, Danny Elfman, Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Film, Jacques Tati, Jessica Pohly, Joe Manganiello, Mark Mothersbaugh, Movies, Paul Reubens, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-wee's Big Holiday, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Russ Meyer, Stephanie Beatriz, Tim Burton | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Film Review

Review: Warcraft (2016)

Review: The Do-Over (2016)

Blade Runner & Inception: “Questions, yes?”

Review: The Hallow (2015)

Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Review: Trainwreck (2015)

Review: Special Correspondents (2016)

Review: Brooklyn (2015)

Review: Get a Job (2016)

Review: Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (2016)

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