Tag Archives: Blockbuster

Review: Superman (2025)

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Sam S-P

It’s good to have Superman acting like Superman again. On the big screen at least, it’s been a while. Following writer-director James Gunn’s hugely successful  shepherding of the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY for Marvel and his memorable SUICIDE SQUAD do-over … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Review

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Review

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Review

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/deadpool-and-wolverine-2024-review/ SSP

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2023 Superhero Movies Ranked

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Barbie (2023)

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Sam S-P

BARBIE is the very best version of what this could ever be, and studios will inevitably learn all the wrong lessons from it. Why would a Barbie (Margot Robbie) living in a perfect Barbie world all of a sudden start … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Sam S-P

As impressive as the bike jump off a cliff is, that’s only the appetiser in a particularly audacious action finale. In the particularly relevant, perhaps penultimate Mission: Impossible, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team battle an AI that … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Flash (2023)

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Sam S-P

The final gag almost makes it all worth it. What’s been saddest about seeing the slow decline of the failed DC shared movie universe is the frankly obscene amount of money and talent that’s gone to waste particularly over the … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Sam S-P

All I wanted was something better than KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. It is, but only just. Given its old-fashioned adventure story origins, an Indiana Jones movie should never feel video-gamey, but during its opening and final act set pieces … Continue reading →

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) Review

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/transformers-rise-of-beasts-review/ SSP

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