Tag Archives: Dan Stevens

Review in Brief: Apostle (2018)

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Gareth Evans’s APOSTLE has three things going for it: another killer propulsive soundtrack from Aria Prayogi and Fajar Yuskemal (THE RAID), the director’s usual grisly visual panache, and Michael Sheen. The rest of it is a misstep for the previously … Continue reading →

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Review: Legion: Season 1 (2017)

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

LEGION is bonkers and brilliant. If you were ever disappointed that Chris Claremont’s more out-there comic book stories weren’t adapted into the movies, look no further than this TV show to correct that. Although they still don’t go to space, … Continue reading →

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Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Even for Disney, it’s an audacious move to out-musical your own musical. THE JUNGLE BOOK upped the spectacle and downplayed the songs, CINDERELLA was out to make sense of its protagonist in her time and place and again skipped the … Continue reading →

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Review: The Guest (2014)

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Adam Wingard is a filmmaker to watch. He clearly adores lowbrow genre flicks, and his career aim seems to be to be to produce some very polished examples of his own. His films are recognisable, but always with a little … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well, it’s been an interesting year on the Big Screen. Last year, I said that 2014 would be the cinematic pits. I’ll admit that I wasn’t entirely correct. Some of the films I dreaded did indeed turn out a bit … Continue reading →

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