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Review in Brief: The Florida Project (2017)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’ve no idea why it took me so long to watch THE FLORIDA PROJECT, one of the best films of 2017. So few films (STAND BY ME and the new IT spring to mind as other good examples) show kids … Continue reading →

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My Favourite…Sci-fi

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

My favourite science fiction film is MINORITY REPORT. Far more than Tom Cruise running and jumping (though he does plenty of both) it’s at once a big ideas sci-fi, an exhilarating action-thriller and twisty mystery. Washington DC, 2054. The PreCrime … Continue reading →

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Review: Zootropolis (2016)

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

ZOOTROPOLIS (which has the much better title of ZOOTOPIA in the States) is not only the best film of 2016 so far but also may well be the most important. It’s the usual pristine, vibrant and peppy animation from the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Nice Guys (2016)

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Watch THE NICE GUYS for a wonderfully shambolic Ryan Gosling teaming up with Russell Crowe playing a tank in a leather jacket. Remember it for Shane Black’s unique and sharply self-aware take on film noir. Black has been Hollywood’s go-to … Continue reading →

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Review: Inside Out (2015)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

INSIDE OUT could be Pixar’s most satisfying ever effort for parents to enjoy alongside their children. For all the vivid colours and goofy characters, we’re also presented with a mini psychoanalytic thesis and big real-world issues that have formidable dramatic … Continue reading →

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Review: The Lone Ranger (2013)

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It’s rare thing that a film so completely divides critics in the USA from the rest of the world. Star Armie Hammer claimed that “If you go back and read the negative reviews, most of them aren’t about the content … Continue reading →

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Review: Brick (2005)

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

BRICK is the kind of film that really shouldn’t work. The premise: a hardboiled detective film set in an American high school. It’s a unique combination of disparate ideas, and somehow everything comes together and makes for a fantastically weird and wonderful end … Continue reading →

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