Tag Archives: IMAX

Review: First Man (2018)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

We all know this story. If you were alive for the Moon Landing then you watched it, if you weren’t then you’ve still seen the footage. With FIRST MAN, Damien Chazelle explores the cost and the impact of getting the … Continue reading →

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10 Years On: The Dark Knight (2008)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

With my latest look back at the staying power and impact of a key film, I have to address an elephant in the room. Everything about THE DARK KNIGHT, even after a decade is still overshadowed by Heath Ledger’s tragic … Continue reading →

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Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Good things come to those who wait. Sometimes they’re really good. BLADE RUNNER 2049 not only builds on the world created by Philip K Dick and visualised by Ridley Scott, but it takes the ideas behind both much further and … Continue reading →

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Review: Dunkirk (2017)

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Some directors just need to get a film out of their systems. For Steven Spielberg it was SCHINDLER’S LIST, for Christopher Nolan it is surely DUNKIRK. The French coastline, May 1940. With the Allied army surrounded and with the sea … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts More: Guardians Vol. 2

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

This following contains spoilers for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. I still stand by my initial review of Guardians Vol. 2. It’s definitely a better film on the second pass, and better still on IMAX. No, I still don’t think … Continue reading →

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Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Even for Disney, it’s an audacious move to out-musical your own musical. THE JUNGLE BOOK upped the spectacle and downplayed the songs, CINDERELLA was out to make sense of its protagonist in her time and place and again skipped the … Continue reading →

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Review: Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I can’t say I was expecting to like DEEPWATER HORIZON. Turning real-world disasters, especially ones where we’re still feeling the impact today, into spectacle can go either way. It couldn’t be too maudlin or grandstanding, it couldn’t be propaganda. What … Continue reading →

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Top 4: Cinematic Experiences

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

One of the most common questions fired at a film buff is “what’s your favourite movie?” For most worshipers at the alter of digital and celluloid projection, it’s a near-impossible question to answer. Far easier to contemplate is top cinematic … Continue reading →

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Review: Interstellar (2014)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well, you can’t say Christopher Nolan lacked ambition with his latest endeavor, but I find myself wishing he’d attempted a little less so he could actually pull off a little more in practice. INTERSTELLAR will surely go down as Nolan’s … Continue reading →

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