Tag Archives: Adam Driver

Review in Brief: The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Ridley Scott still does this kind of thing incredibly well. In a brutal and unflinching story, Lady Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) accuses Jacques Le Gris (Adam Dtiver) of rape, causing her husband Sir Jean (Matt Damon) to call for … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018/2020) Review

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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 Sewell-Peterson

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2018, Part 2

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Before I get down to looking at the very best and the very worst films of 2018 (Part 1 of this list can be found here) I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a couple more that weren’t necessarily my … 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 in Brief: Logan Lucky (2017)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’ve never been a fan of Steven Soderbergh’s OCEAN’S ELEVEN: I find it insufferably smug, over-stylised and that it thinks it’s far cleverer than it actually is. Thankfully LOGAN LUCKY doesn’t share such pretensions, nailing on what it is from … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

There was a lovely little moment in THE FORCE AWAKENS where Leia (Carrie Fisher) after reuniting with Han (Harrison Ford) comments with a wry smile, “Same jacket” and her paramour responds, with mock hurt in his voice, “No, new jacket”. … Continue reading →

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This is not going to go the way you think…

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Something happened last night (or this morning in the UK). There was a disturbance in the force and millions of voices cried out in jubilation, not to be silenced until December. The first full trailer for STAR WARS: THE LAST … Continue reading →

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Review: Silence (2016)

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The release of a new Martin Scorsese film is still something to mark on your calendar, but perhaps the undoubtedly ambitious guilt trek SILENCE was too personal for his own good. Two Portuguese Jesuits travel to Japan to investigate reports … Continue reading →

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