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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: Guy Ritchie
Review in Brief: Aladdin (2019)
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
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Aladdin, Blockbuster, Disney, Family Film, Guy Ritchie, Marwan Kenzari, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith
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Review in Brief: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Guy Ritchie can’t do the fast-slow-fast-slow thing in every film. Like everything else he’s done, KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD is grey and self-serious but with breaks for “banter”. There are modern street clothes, dialect and hairstyles in the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Action, Charlie Hunnam, Fantasy, Guy Ritchie, Jude Law, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Warcraft
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Review in Brief: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
At least the first one had momentum. RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER represents a tired franchise thankfully put to bed (until the reboot). The competent action is made far less enjoyable by Paul WS Anderson’s usual janky editing and tendency … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Movies
Tagged Action, Eoin Macken, Guy Ritchie, Horror, Iain Glen, Milla Jovovich, Paul WS Anderson, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
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Review: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
If there’s a film I never expected THE LEGEND OF TARZAN to remind me of, it was THE LONE RANGER. Both films are beautiful looking genre pieces with entertaining set pieces and shudder-inducing cultural insensitivity. Johnny Depp should never have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, David Yates, Djimon Honsou, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantasy, Film, Guy Ritchie, Johnny Depp, Margot Robbie, Movies, Samuel L. Jackson, Sherlock Holmes, The Legend of Tarzan, The Lone Ranger, The Lord of the Rings
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