Tag Archives: Anya Taylor-Joy

Review in Brief: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Sam S-P

The main problem with FURIOSA is that it’s not FURY ROAD. It’s not intending to be but it’ll leave a lot of fans expecting a none-stop thrill-ride disappointed. George Miller’s latest visit to the Australian post-apocalyptic wasteland first seen in … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Last Night in Soho (2021)

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Sam S-P

Edgar Wright’s latest is another dazzling, musically-lead genre cocktail that might not feel quite as singular as BABY DRIVER but still demonstrates that he is the best there is at this sort of thing. Thomasin McKenzie is Eloise, a fashion … Continue reading →

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The New Mutants (2020) Review

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/new-mutants-joshboone-xmen-movie-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Emma. (2020)

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Sam S-P

Rarely has Jane Austen’s work been funnier on film. OK, her work as presented in LOVE & FRIENDSHIP was funnier, but that was mostly because Tom Bennett plays the perfect idiot. EMMA, the film and the character (Anya Taylor-Joy) is … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Thoroughbreds (2017/18)

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Sam S-P

THOROUGHBREDS is made in its script. It’s deliciously dark and full of wittily pragmatic musings on humanity like “I have a perfectly healthy brain, it just doesn’t contain feelings”, and “The sawdust smells fantastic, but you’re still in a hamster … Continue reading →

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