Tag Archives: 13th

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2010-2019

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

We never did decide on a name for this decade that didn’t sound completely stupid did we? Thank goodness for the insight and escapism that cinema offers because the world has been heading for disaster at an alarming rate as … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

BEALE STREET was this year’s biggest Best Picture snub. Not even a nomination. It’s not just a socio-historically coded title, the film represents a state of mind and a state of being – be proud of who you are and … Continue reading →

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Review: Us (2019)

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well that’s 2 for 2 for Jordan Peele. He’s become a vibrant, distinctive and essential American filmmaking voice in what seems like no time at all, and while US can be compared to GET OUT on certain thematic levels, it’s … Continue reading →

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Review: BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’m still reeling from the final moments of BLACKKKLANSMAN – no other film of 2018 will pack quite as forceful a denouement. Nowhere else is Spike Lee’s mastery of blending of subjective emotion-driven storytelling with documentary filmmaking techniques more apparent, … Continue reading →

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Review: 13th (2016)

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Anyone under the misapprehension that film can’t impact the real world, that it’s escapism and nothing more, should take note of the moment in Ava DuVernay’s documentary highlighting how DW Griffith’s THE BIRTH OF A NATION not only revitalised the … Continue reading →

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