Tag Archives: Blockbuster

Review: Tenet (2020)

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Turn the music down when people are talking Nolan – you’ve been told before! TENET is perhaps Christopher Nolan’s most elusive film after MEMENTO, and not always for the reasons intended. Strap yourselves in for a thrilling, but frustrating ride. … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Aladdin (2019)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

There’s a line of dialogue in the new ALADDIN that sums it up rather well: “Clumsy, but in a charming sort of way”. It’s very close to the animated movie, with Mena Massoud really looking and sounding the part, but … Continue reading →

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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Review

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/terminator-dark-fate-schwarzenegger-cameron-timmiller-movie-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well you can’t accuse anybody working on this of just doing the same thing twice. PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING might be even dumber than the first film, which was Guillermo del Toro valiantly attempting to get something with thematic substance out … Continue reading →

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Review: Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I came to the FAST & FURIOUS franchise in time for FAST FIVE, when any pretence about the series being about cars and street racing anymore went up in a bloom of ignited fuel. Since then we’ve had 2 very … Continue reading →

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Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’ve already forgotten most of APOCALYPSE, though I do for some reason remember Michael Fassbender floating in the air, looking bored and not saying anything for half an hour. I also recall the apparent finality of the ending, with the … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts More: Endgame

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The following piece contains major spoilers for AVENGERS: ENDGAME. Alright, are we all caught up? OK then. Endgame is one of those particularly difficult movies to wax lyrical about (and I intend to) without talking about the specific things you … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Wandering Earth (2019)

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

THE WANDERING EARTH either needed to be a lot smarter or a little bit dumber to really land. It’s fascinating to see China enter the international blockbuster arena in earnest with the killer premise of building monolithic engines on the … Continue reading →

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Review: Shazam! (2019)

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

SHAZAM! is a breath of fresh air. Not because it’s the first really good DC comics movie this decade (step forward WONDER WOMAN) or the first fun DC comics movie this decade (take a bow AQUAMAN) but because it’s the … Continue reading →

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Review: Captain Marvel (2019)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It only took Marvel 21 movies. Now she’s finally taken flight. CAPTAIN MARVEL like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY before it, could be the first stage of a colourful cosmic journey for the superhero superfactory. An encounter with shapeshifting Skrull foes … Continue reading →

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