Tag Archives: Family Film

Turning Red (2022) Review

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) Review

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Between INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE and now THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES, Sony Pictures Animation are in a league of their own. Nobody else is creating animated features with this energy, emotion and visual uniqueness quite like them. Aspiring filmmaker Katie’s … Continue reading →

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Scoob! (2020) Review

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: Aladdin (2019)

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

There’s a line of dialogue in the new ALADDIN that sums it up rather well: “Clumsy, but in a charming sort of way”. It’s very close to the animated movie, with Mena Massoud really looking and sounding the part, but … Continue reading →

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Review: Onward (2020)

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Haven’t we been here before? SHREK, BRIGHT, DISENCHANTMENT and many others all present us with a fantasy world that operates by the rules of the world today to some extent. Pixar’s latest, ONWARD, might not be the sharpest or most … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Dumbo (2019)

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

To its credit, this Disney remake has some good gags (a circus strongman making a valiant effort to double as their accountant) and a level of visual sumptuousness impressive even by Tim Burton’s usual standards (the costumes, the reimagining of … Continue reading →

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Review: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Like everyone who’s reviewed this what I’m going to ask is (brace yourself) is MARY POPPINS RETURNS practically perfect in every way? Not quite, but its strengths far outweigh its weaknesses and its style and intentions are quite admirable. The … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Early Man (2018)

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

EARLY MAN is a gentle, cosy watch. It’s Aardman and Nick Park sticking firmly to his house style, playing it very safe. There’s maybe three cracking jokes in the whole thing, but all the Bristol claymation house’s usual handmade imagination … Continue reading →

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30s Review: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

A couple of weekends back I attended my first ever outdoor film screening as part of Film 4’s Summer Screen at Somerset House in London. It was a dream-themed double-bill of LABYRINTH followed by what I think most of the … Continue reading →

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