Tag Archives: Historical Drama

Review: Suffragette (2015)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Sam S-P

By rights, there should have been more films made on the campaign for women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom by now. It’s a great story that is more relevant than ever today, and it’s completely dumbfounding that 2015 sees the … Continue reading →

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Review: A Little Chaos (2014/15)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Sam S-P

A LITTLE CHAOS is a plumb job for Alan Rickman, requiring him to shoot some pretty people in pretty surroundings, then being able to orate and flounce around to his heart’s content when he himself occasionally appears on screen. We … Continue reading →

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Review: The Monuments Men (2014)

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Sam S-P

THE MONUMENTS MEN is an all-star ensemble period comedy-drama directed by George Clooney. It should be great, but doesn’t quite get there despite the good intentions behind it and the abundance of talent involved. The year is 1943, and Hitler’s … Continue reading →

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Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Sam S-P

12 YEARS A SLAVE is a beautifully crafted film about an abhorrent subject. It’s quite an endurance test all-in-all, and I’m not sure whether I’ll ever be able to put myself through it again; not because of the quality of the film, … Continue reading →

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