Category Archives: Film

Top 3: Song Kang-ho

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Sam S-P

This article was originally published on Subtitled Online November 2012. A favourite of Park Chan-wook, having appeared in four of his films, and of Bong Joon-ho, having starred in two of his films – with one more (Bong’s English-language debut) … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Subtitled Online | Tagged Bong Joon-ho, Charlie Chaplin, Chris Evans, Film, John Hurt, JSA: Joint Security Area, Jung Woo-sung, Kim Jee-woon, Ko Ah-sung, Lee Byung-hun, Memories of Murder, Movies, Park Chan-wook, Sergio Leone, Snowpiercer, Song Kang-ho, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Good the Bad the Weird, The Host, Thirst, Tilda Swinton, World Cinema | Leave a comment

The Obligatory End of the Year Top 10 (2013)

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

2013 has been a bit of a downbeat year for the film world, as we’ve lost a depressing number of talented individuals before their time – Roger Ebert, Richard Griffiths, James Gandolfini, Karen Black, Paul Walker. Peter O’Toole and Ray Harryhausen passed … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A Field in England, Alfonso Cuarón, Behind the Candelabra, Ben Kingsley, Ben Wheatley, Brad Pitt, Christopher Nolan, Cloud Atlas, Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Brϋhl, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Lynch, David Mitchell, David Strathairn, Drew Pearce, Drive, Edgar Wright, Film, Gravity, Guy Pearce, Inception, Iron Man 3, James Cameron, James Gandolfini, James Spader, Jim Rash, Karen Black, Kristin Scott Thomas, Liam James, Lincoln, Marc Forster, Matt Damon, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Douglas, Minority Report, Movies, Nat Faxon, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Park Chan-wook, Paul Walker, Peter Jackson, Peter Morgan, Peter O'Toole, Ray Harryhausen, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Griffiths, Rob Lowe, Robert Downey Jr, Roger Ebert, Ron Howard, Rush, Ryan Gosling, Sandra Bullock, Shane Black, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, Stoker, The Avengers, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Way Way Back, The World's End, Tolkien, Tom Tykwer, Trance, Vithaya Pansringarm, Wachowskis, World War Z | 1 Comment

Review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Sam S-P

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES might not have the joke hit-rate of Ron Burgundy’s debut, but when the gags do hit, they hit hard. Aside from an apocalyptically over-the-top sequence towards the end, nothing in the film is particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam McKay, Anchorman, Anchorman 2, Christina Applegate, Comedy, David Koechner, Film, Josh Lawson, Kristen Wiig, Movies, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys, Will Ferrell | 1 Comment

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Sam S-P

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when in the failing light I thought to myself: “What festive feature shall I partake in tonight?” Yes, it’s a Christmas list, and yes, mine, like any sane person’s favourite Christmas film is IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Nothing else can really … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alan Rickman, C.S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Emma Thompson, Film, Frank Capra, Frankenstein, Georgie Henley, Harry Potter, It's a Wonderful Life, Laura Linney, Love Actually, Michael Caine, Movies, Narnia, Pinocchio, Richard Curtis, Satoshi Kon, Starship Troopers, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Lord of the Rings, The Muppet Christmas Carol, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Tilda Swinton, Tim Burton, Tokyo Godfathers, Vincent Price | 1 Comment

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Sam S-P

I haven’t had more delirious fun with a film this year than I did with THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. The first film, for all its merits, was a bit of a slog at times, but the same can’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Movies, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | 1 Comment

“The trick is not minding that it hurts” (RIP Peter O’Toole)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Sam S-P

As you’ll no doubt have heard, Peter O’Toole died on Saturday aged 81. As so many quite rightly mourn the passing of this great actor, we also can’t deny that it’s truly quite incredible that he lived to the ripe old age he did, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Daniel Day-Lewis, David Lean, Film, Lawrence of Arabia, Lincoln, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Peter O'Toole, Prometheus, Ratatouille, Stardust, Troy | Leave a comment

Review: Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Sam S-P

KICK-ASS 2 is a pretty solid black comic superhero movie, but the title is wrong. Kick-Ass 2 should really be called Hit-Girl. If the first film was the titular not-quite-hero’s journey, then the sequel is definitely more geared towards telling … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Black Comedy, Chloë Grace Moretz, Film, Jane Goldman, Jeff Wadlow, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, Matthew Vaughn, Movies, Superhero | Leave a comment

Review: Man of Steel (2013)

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Sam S-P

MAN OF STEEL is a much better sci-fi movie than it is a Superman movie. If Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer had been as interested in what Superman represents as a character on Earth as they evidently … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Amy Adams, Batman vs. Superman, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Film, Hans Zimmer, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Movies, Richard Donner, Sci-fi, Superhero, The Dark Knight, Zack Snyder | 6 Comments

Spider-Mangled

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Sam S-P

A big film trailer popped up online today. As if it hadn’t been teased and built-up enough. Please stop advertising your advertisements, film studios, it smacks of desperation. I’ll freely admit that I liked THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN when I first saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Andrew Garfield, Blockbuster, Emma Stone, Film, Mark Webb, Movies, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Superhero, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spiderman | Leave a comment

Review: Gravity (2013)

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Sam S-P

GRAVITY is equal parts wonderment, sheer terror and life affirmation. The ever-reliable Alfonso Cuarón has crafted a aesthetically flawless, hypnotic space horror that manages to be intimate and epic at the same time. Scientist Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alfonso Cuarón, Drama, Film, George Clooney, Gravity, Horror, Movies, Sandra Bullock, Sci-fi, Thriller | 5 Comments

Category Archives: Film

Top 3: Song Kang-ho

Review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

“The trick is not minding that it hurts” (RIP Peter O’Toole)

Review: Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Review: Man of Steel (2013)

Spider-Mangled

Review: Gravity (2013)

Search a Film Thing

About SSP

Sam S-P

I’m also on Twitter:

Fresh Thoughts on Film

Archived Thoughts on Film

Blog Stats