Tag Archives: Ewan McGregor

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) Review

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Review: Birds of Prey (2020)

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sam S-P

DC now have their DEADPOOL. That’s the headline, that’s the tone of BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) but it’s more than that on its own terms as well. For all the sweary shenanigans and … Continue reading →

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Doctor Sleep (2019) Review

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Sam S-P

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May the Fourth Review: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Sam S-P

Yeah, that’s right, for Star Wars Day 2019 I’m reviewing this one. It’s not that bad. Alright it’s bad, but it’s not that bad. George Lucas knew what he wanted to achieve with THE PHANTOM MENACE, his vision remains clear … Continue reading →

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Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Sam S-P

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 in Brief: Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Sam S-P

OUR KIND OF TRAITOR has a series of stunningly pretty images to open with: sparkling snowscapes, dappled sunlight, a slow-motion ballet performance. Even the death that follows this montage is beautifully composed, as horrible as the act remains. The visual … Continue reading →

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Review: T2 Trainspotting (2017)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Sam S-P

T2 TRAINSPOTTING was never going to match its predecessor. Lightning, we are told, doesn’t strike twice. TRAINSPOTTING captured the zeitgeist and summed up so succinctly and stylishly the people and culture of Britain in the 1990s. We fell instantly in … Continue reading →

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20 Years On: Trainspotting (1996)

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Sam S-P

It’s that time again: enough sand has passed through the hourglass of eternity to discuss another classic in retrospective fashion. This week marks the 20th Anniversary of TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle’s striking adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s game-changing novel about Edinburgh heroin … Continue reading →

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Review: Mortdecai (2015)

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Sam S-P

MORTDECAI may well be not only the worst film Johnny Depp has ever starred in, but also the most painful performance of his career as well. A farce set in the art world’s underbelly in an ambiguous decade, we follow … Continue reading →

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Review: Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Sam S-P

It really says something when the best thing in your movie is a scene where a giant picks his nose then wraps Ewan McGregor in pastry. It’s quite frankly mind-boggling why most of the decisions in Bryan Singer’s fantasy romp … Continue reading →

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