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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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Review: Room (2015)
It’s been a long time since a film affected me to quite this extent. ROOM got to me on a primal level, it cut into my soul and left me a blubbering wreck coming out of the cinema. It isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Brie Larson, Cate Blanchett, Drama, Emma Donoghue, Film, Frank, Jacob Tremblay, Lenny Abrahamson, Movies, Room, Sean Bridgers, Stephen Rennicks
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2014
Well, it’s been an interesting year on the Big Screen. Last year, I said that 2014 would be the cinematic pits. I’ll admit that I wasn’t entirely correct. Some of the films I dreaded did indeed turn out a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Adam Wingard, Bill Nighy, Birdman, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chris O'Dowd, Dan Stevens, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Disney, Dylan Moran, Film, Foxcatcher, Frank, Gareth Edwards, Gareth Evans, Gladiator, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, How to Train Your Dragon 2, I Frankenstein, John Michael McDonagh, Kelly Reilly, Life Itself, Marion Cotillard, Marvel, Michael Bond, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Paddington, Paul Verhoeven, Paul W S Anderson, Pompeii, Resident Evil, RoboCop, Roger Ebert, Sony, Steve James, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Guest, The Raid, The Raid 2, Toby Kebbell, Two Days One Night
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Review: Frank (2014)
FRANK is not even remotely about Mancunian comic character Frank Sidebottom, it just appropriates his iconography to come up with an original story of its own. This might annoy diehard fans of Chris Sievey and his creation, but I’m sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Carla Azar, Chris Sievey, Comedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Film, François Civil, Frank, Frank Sidebottom, Hugo Weaving, Jim Morrison, Lenny Abrahamson, Madness, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Peter Weller, RoboCop, Scoot McNairy, Sonic Youth, The Doors, The Mighty Boosh, V for Vendetta
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