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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: Comedy
Brian and Charles (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Brian and Charles, Chris Hayward, Comedy, David Earl, Jim Archer
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Review in Brief: Aftersun (2022)
Charlotte Wells is a filmmaker unafraid to let a scene play out, to hold exactly as long as is required. AFTERSUN follows 31 year-old divorced dad Calum (Paul Mescal, sensational) and his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio, an instant star), both … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftersun, Charlotte Wells, Comedy, Drama, Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal
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Review in Brief: Do Revenge (2022)
DO REVENGE is MEAN GIRLS meets STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, but with plenty of choice 90s needle drops. After a humiliating sex tape is leaked to her prep school, former queen bee Drea Torres (Camila Mendes) makes a deal with … Continue reading
Review in Brief: Brian and Charles (2022)
This simply delightful Wallace and Gromit-riffing absurdist comedy from Jim Archer follows Brian (David Earl), a lonely inventor of useless things who makes himself a robot friend from a mannequin and a washing machine. The AI mind of the robot, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian and Charles, Chris Hayward, Comedy, David Earl, Jim Archer
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Review in Brief: Red Rocket (2021)
Following TANGERINE and THE FLORIDA PROJECT, Sean Baker has delivered another sun-kissed tragicomic deconstruction of the American Dream focussed on another marginalised community. Moving from shining the spotlight on the experiences of trans sex workers to hotel homeless in his … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Comedy, Drama, Red Rocket, Sean Baker, Simon Rex, Suzanna Son
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Review in Brief: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
The cinema of kindness is always the most affecting for me, and Cooper Raiff’s Cha Cha Real Smooth is a doozy in that regard. Films that cause tears to start flowing but not in a calculated and cynical way, instead … Continue reading
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Tagged Cha Cha Real Smooth, Comedy, Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Drama
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Comedy, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Qwan, Michelle Yeoh, Sci-fi
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Cop Secret (2021) Review – BFI Flare
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Comedy, Cop Secret, Hannes Þór Halldórsson
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