Tag Archives: Historical Drama

Sinners (2025) Review

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: The Brutalist (2024)

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Sam S-P

There are many films out there about obsessive artists and the ups and downs of their personal and professional careers, but few as compelling and ambitious as THE BRUTALIST. Holocaust survivor and brilliant architect László Tóth (Adrian Brody) emigrates to … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Oppenheimer (2023)

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Sam S-P

Of all Nolan’s films, OPPENHEIMER is the sexy one?! A 3 hour, talky, philosophical character drama isn’t most people’s idea of a must-see crowd-pleaser, but it’s making waves. The time taken and the deliberate pacing, paired with stylistic signifiers of … Continue reading →

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‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ at 85 – Review

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Sam S-P

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‘Black Narcissus’ at 75 – Review

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Passing (2021)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Sam S-P

PASSING, following former childhood friends Irene (Tessa Thompson) and Claire (Ruth Nega), two African-American women living very different lives in 1920s New York, highlights a number of interesting debates about being black in this period of American history. If you … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Sam S-P

Ridley Scott still does this kind of thing incredibly well. In a brutal and unflinching story, Lady Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) accuses Jacques Le Gris (Adam Dtiver) of rape, causing her husband Sir Jean (Matt Damon) to call for … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Reckoning (2020)

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Sam S-P

It’s hard to put your finger exactly on what went wrong with THE RECKONING. It’s director Neil Marshall firmly back in his comfort zone, hybridising horror with another well-trod genre (in this case a historical witchfinder film) and he still … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Ammonite (2020)

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Sam S-P

AMMONITE is a labour-intensive, impeccably detailed and tender film, the second from tactile master Francis Lee. This is a story of passions, of the agony of being starved of them, of being kept from them. Direct comparisons to PORTRAIT OF … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Dig (2021)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Sam S-P

If it wasn’t on Netflix, THE DIG would be destined for Sunday afternoon TV circulation in perpetuity. That’s not to disparage the craft and passion that went into it, from Simon Stone’s steady direction to Mike Eley’s pristine cinematography and … Continue reading →

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