Tag Archives: Film

Review: Life Itself (2014)

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Sam S-P

LIFE ITSELF is an incredible documentary made by a film lover, about a film lover, for film lovers. It’s about love, about passion more than anything else, and I like to think Roger Ebert would have approved of this take … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Academy Awards, Andrew Sarris, Cannes, Chaz Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, Documentary, Film, Gene Siskel, Gladiator, Ken Burns, Life Itself, Movies, Oscars, Pauline Kael, Pulitzer Prize, Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer, Stephen Stanton, Steve James | 2 Comments

Review: Paddington (2014)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Sam S-P

Many might groan in distress at the thought of yet another childhood icon given a lavish live-action film adaptation. Even more alarm bells ring once you hear of the involvement of the producer and a few of the cast of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Aardman, Alice Lowe, Ben Whishaw, Bunny and the Bull, Colin Firth, Comedy, Family Film, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Hugh Bonneville, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Mary Poppins, Michael Bond, Monty Python, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Paddington, Paul King, Peter Capaldi, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby, The Mighty Boosh | 2 Comments

Downbeat Marion Cotillard Double Bill: Rust and Bone & Two Days, One Night

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Sam S-P

Marion Cotillard is rapidly becoming notorius for her drastic transformations of body and presence on film. She excels playing strong women worn down or broken by trauma, from the increasingly frail Edith Piaf in LA VIE EN ROSE to Mal’s steady … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged A Prophet, Dardenne Brothers, Drama, Edith Piaf, Fabrizio Rongione, Film, Inception, Jacques Audiard, La Vie En Rose, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Movies, Rust and Bone, Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Two Days One Night, World Cinema | Leave a comment

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Sam S-P

Much like its subject, THE IMITATION GAME has spent many years in obscurity, an unloved script waiting for someone to take a chance on a story about the secretly gay genius who was instrumental in helping bring World War II … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alex Lawther, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Drama, Film, Game of Thrones, Graham Moore, Guardians of the Galaxy, Headhunters, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode, Morten Tydlum, Movies, Period Drama, Rory Kinnear, Saving Private Ryan, Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Thriller, Tuppence Middleton, War Movie | Leave a comment

Review: The Selfish Giant (2013)

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Sam S-P

THE SELFISH GIANT feels like a wonderful amalgamation of OLIVER TWIST and STAND BY ME transposed to the rougher end of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It’s a social realist fable that deals with real-world hardship in a punchy manner, but always … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Clio Barnard, Conner Chapman, Drama, Film, Ken Loach, Movies, Oliver Twist, Sean Gilder, Sean Thomas, Shane Meadows, Siobhan Finneran, Stand By Me, Steve Evets, The Selfish Giant | 3 Comments

Review: Begin Again (2013)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sam S-P

There’s a scene early on in BEGIN AGAIN where Mark Ruffalo’s ramshackle record producer Dan shows obvious physical pain at listening to the bilge that are the demo tapes he is sent as he is stuck in busy city traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Music | Tagged Adam Levine, Begin Again, Catherine Keener, Comedy, Drama, Film, Folk Music, Glen Hansard, Hailee Steinfeld, John Carney, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Markéta Irglová, Maroon 5, Movies, Musical, Once, Pop Music, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sam S-P

Well, you can’t say Christopher Nolan lacked ambition with his latest endeavor, but I find myself wishing he’d attempted a little less so he could actually pull off a little more in practice. INTERSTELLAR will surely go down as Nolan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, David Gyasi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Event Horizon, Film, George Lucas, Hans Zimmer, IMAX, Inception, Interstellar, Jessica Chastain, Jonathan Nolan, Josh Stewart, Matthew McConaughey, Memento, Michael Caine, Movies, Philip Glass, Robot Chicken, Sci-fi, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Dark Knight, The Forbidden Planet, The Prestige | 1 Comment

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sam S-P

DRIVE is, at this moment in time, my favourite film of the last ten years. Nicolas Winding Refn’s neo-noir completely and utterly blew me away, and its superlative, moody electro soundtrack was a big part of why it worked so … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review, Music | Tagged Bastille, BBC, Carey Mulligan, Chvrches, Cliff Martinez, College, Desire, Drive, Electric Youth, Eric Prydz, Film, Kavinsky, Laura Mvula, Lovefoxx, Movies, Music, Neo-noir, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Radio 1 Rescores Drive, Radio1, Ryan Gosling, The 1975, TV, Zane Lowe | Leave a comment

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sam S-P

I’ve been a massive fan of Peter Jackson’s Extended Editions since that chunky, green FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING box set first appeared on my DVD shelf over a decade ago. It was followed by a chunky burgundy TWO TOWERS and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Brown, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carry On, Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Martin Freeman, Michael Mizrahi, Mikael Persbrandt, Movies, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers | 1 Comment

Halloween Special 2014: Assorted Flavours of Horror

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

I wasn’t always all that into horror movies. I can’t say that I ever got a particular rush out of being scared when I was younger. I was a timid-ish child. But I’m a convert, and I now see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Blade Runner, Chris Sharp, Dog Soldiers, Ellen Burstyn, Film, Halloween, Horror, IMDb, Jason Miller, John Brumpton, Kevin McKidd, Liam Cunningham, Linda Blair, Misery, Movies, Murder Party, Napoleon Dynamite, Neil Marshall, Robin McLeavy, Sean Byrne, Sean Pertwee, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, The Loved Ones, William Friedkin, Xavier Samuel | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Film

Review: Life Itself (2014)

Review: Paddington (2014)

Downbeat Marion Cotillard Double Bill: Rust and Bone & Two Days, One Night

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Review: The Selfish Giant (2013)

Review: Begin Again (2013)

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Halloween Special 2014: Assorted Flavours of Horror

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