Tag Archives: Blockbuster

Review in Brief: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well this is about as good as a really meta belated follow-up to THE MATRIX was ever going to be, which given Lana Wachowski’s return to direct the project means, pretty damn good. Decades after the events of the Matrix … Continue reading →

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Ridley Scott Films Ranked

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/ridley-scott-films-ranked/ SSP

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Review: Eternals (2021)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Remember when I said not to worry about a distinctive director’s style being smothered in a huge Marvel project? Well maybe we should have worried about Chloé Zhao’s distinctive director’s style being smothered by a huge Marvel project. Whatever the … Continue reading →

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No Time to Die (2021) Review

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Review

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: The Suicide Squad (2021)

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The best and the worst thing about THE SUICIDE SQUAD is that writer-director James Gunn was given complete creative freedom by Warner Bros. On the one hand you have fun character interplay and dues given to compelling, previously Z-List comic … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Fast & Furious 9 (2021)

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

If you like the FAST & FURIOUS movies, chances are you either prefer the earlier ones that were about street racing and family or you prefer the later ones that are about ignoring the laws of physics and family. If … Continue reading →

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Godzilla vs Kong (2021) Review

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/godzilla-vs-kong-movie-review-2021/ SSP

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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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