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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: Darren Aronofsky
Review: Midsommar (2019)
MIDSOMMAR is a trip, and no mistake. Two features in and Ari Aster is already an aesthetically and thematically distinctive auteur, but is still capable of shocking us all. In an effort to overcome her grief after a family tragedy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ari Aster, Darren Aronofsky, Florence Pugh, Hereditary, Jack Reynor, Midsommar, Mother!, Requiem for a Dream, Robin Hardy, The Wickerman, Will Poulter
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Review: Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Often the films that are not entirely successful end up being the most interesting, especially when they are attempting something new. BIRDMAN is one such creature, an ambitious and sometimes jarring exploration of the id and the ego filmed as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, Armando Bo, Batman, Birdman, Comedy, Darren Aronofsky, Drama, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Film, Gravity, Michael Keaton, Movies, Naomi Watts, Nicolás Giacobone, Robert Downey Jr, Spike Jonze, Zach Galifianakis
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Review: Noah (2014)
NOAH may well be the worst film Darren Aronofsky has ever made. But being the remarkable auteur that Darren Aronofsky is, being the worst film he’s made isn’t exactly an insult. Noah is dense, layered and beautiful – in short, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Biblical Epic, Darren Aronofsky, Disaster Movie, Emma Watson, Fantasy, Film, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman, Movies, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe
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