Tag Archives: Christopher Lee

Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition (2015)

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It’s over. We now have Peter Jackson’s final Middle Earth Extended Edition. It doesn’t dramatically improve THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES but it certainly isn’t a pointless exercise in making your lean movie unwieldy like extended DESOLATION OF SMAUG. … Continue reading →

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“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well today has been a sad one for film fans. Mere hours after news broke that the portrayer of Fagin Ron Moody had died at the age of 91, it was announced that Christopher Lee had also passed away at … Continue reading →

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Penny Dreadful’s Frankenstein: Faithful and Thoughtful

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The following article contains spoilers for Episodes 1 and 2 of Showtime’s new television series PENNY DREADFUL, and for a 196-year-old novel. I’ll admit I’m a sucker for slightly trashy pseudo-historical romps on TV – THE TUDORS, DRACULA and now … Continue reading →

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Film Confessional #3: The Wicker Man (2006)

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I have a confession to make…I like THE WICKER MAN remake. It’s not the icon of pagan horror the original British film was, but I still found it a fairly diverting and eerie way to spend 100 minutes. The one question … Continue reading →

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