Tag Archives: Drama

Review in Brief: Living (2022)

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Sam S-P

How can you improve on a classic from a master? You lean into the period detail, come at it from a new cultural perspective and make the meditation on mortality even sadder. Based on Akira Kurosawa’s IKIRU, Oliver Hermanus’ (director … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Sam S-P

In Martin McDonagh’s latest dark fable, friends become separable on an island off Ireland small enough to not be able to avoid each other. Day after day Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) meet at the pub and chatter … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Aftersun (2022)

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Sam S-P

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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Review in Brief: The Quiet Girl (2022)

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Sam S-P

Colm Bairéad’s unassuming Irish Language drama THE QUIET GIRL completely broke me more than any other film this year. In the 1980s (though it could really be set in any era) timid girl Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is fostered on her … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Red Rocket (2021)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Sam S-P

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 →

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Review in Brief: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

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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CODA (2021) Review

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Parallel Mothers (2021) Review

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/parallel-mothers-movie-review-almodovar-cruz/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Boiling Point (2021/22)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Sam S-P

One-shot films are a statement and can make or break the story you’re trying to tell. BOILING POINT is elevated by the camera never cutting, the tension of a hectic restaurant kitchen and a nightmare Christmas service rarely giving you … Continue reading →

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Licorice Pizza (2021) Review

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/licorice-pizza-movie-review-2021/ SSP

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