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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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Renfield (2023) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Action, Chris McKay, Comedy, Dracula, Horror, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Renfield
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Review: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
If you enjoyed FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, chances are you’ll love this film too. It’s a spoof vampire sitcom much in the vein of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s previous comic stylings, but the performances, the gags and the treatment … Continue reading
Penny Dreadful’s Frankenstein: Faithful and Thoughtful
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
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television
Tagged Alex Price, Billie Piper, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Dracula, Eva Green, Film, Frankenstein, Gladiator, Hammer Horror, Harry Treadaway, Horror, John Logan, Mary Shelley, Movies, Penny Dreadful, Reeve Carney, Robert DeNiro, Rory Kinnear, Skyfall, The Exorcist, The Last Samurai, The Tudors, Timothy Dalton, TV, Universal
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“The hour grows late…” (RIP Sir Christopher Lee)
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 →