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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: Baby Driver
Review in Brief: Last Night in Soho (2021)
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
Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2010-2019
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
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged 13th, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, A Ghost Story, Avengers: Endgame, Baby Driver, Best of, Blade Runner 2049, Drive, Ex Machina, For Sama, I Lost My Body, Jojo Rabbit, Nina Forever, Our Little Sister, Parasite, Private Life, Room, Searching, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Tell Me Who I Am, The Farewell, The Hunt, The Illusionist, The Nightingale, The Rider, The Two Popes, We Are the Best!, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Wild Rose
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50 Years On: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
There are films every cinephile should see on the big screen. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is near the top of that list. Last weekend I finally managed to tick this moviegoing experience off and thought it would be a great … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Arthur C Clarke, Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Event Horizon, Keir Dullea, Moon, Sci-fi, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Strauss
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Review: A Ghost Story (2017)
A GHOST STORY is completely and utterly its own thing. Films have explored these themes before, but rarely have we had an extended narrative from a spirit’s perspective that didn’t use that fact as a twist. M (Rooney Mara) loses … Continue reading
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Tagged A Ghost Story, Baby Driver, Casey Affleck, Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Drama, Dunkirk, Romance, Rooney Mara
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Review: Baby Driver (2017)
BABY DRIVER isn’t just Edgar Wright’s long-awaited return to work after being stung by a big studio. Wright’s first American film also represents his coming of age as a filmmaker. Maturity on film isn’t just about going darker or toning … Continue reading
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Tagged Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver, CJ Jones, Edgar Wright, Focus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jamie Foxx, John Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Spaced, Suicide Squad, The World's End, Thriller
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