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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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Tag Archives: Gangster Film
Fargo Season 2: Tall Tale Made in Weirdness
The following piece contains spoilers for Season 2 of FARGO. The first season of the TV companion piece to the Coen Brothers’ classic movie had me completely and utterly hooked. I felt sure no-one could hope to measure up to … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television
Tagged Angus Simpson, Crime, Drama, Fargo, Film, Gangster Film, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kumiko the Treasure Hunter, Movies, Noah Hawley, Patrick Wilson, The Coen Brothers, TV
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Review: Black Mass (2015)
BLACK MASS is a frustrating beast. I’d recommend you just watch THE DEPARTED again instead as it’s a much better Boston gangsters and informants movie that was partly based on Whitey Bulger’s story anyway. In the 1970s and 1980s, few … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, Black Mass, Crazy Heart, Drama, Film, Gangster Film, Gary Oldman, J. Edgar, Jesse Plemons, Jez Butterworth, Joel Edgerton, John Connolly, Johnny Depp, Mark Mallouk, Movies, Out of the Furnace, Scott Cooper, Sherlock, The Departed, Whitey Bulger
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Review: Dead Man Down (2013)
Sometimes a really interesting central relationship is enough to elevate a pretty generic gangster movie, and DEAD MAN DOWN is a pretty generic gangster movie. Having a good director and a strong lead pair of actors on board doesn’t hurt … Continue reading
Review: The Family (2013)
I was hoping this might be Luc Besson back on form after years of mediocrity, but disappointingly THE FAMILY is mostly more of the same. The Blakes aren’t like any other family. They spend their lives changing their name, moving … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Black Comedy, Dark Shadows, David Belle, Dianna Agron, Film, Gangster Film, Goodfellas, John D'Leo, Leon, Luc Besson, Martin Scorsese, Michelle Pfeiffer, Movies, Robert De Niro, The Family, Tommy Lee Jones, Topol
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