Tag Archives: Jason and the Argonauts

Review: Aquaman (2018)

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

How do you make the oft-mocked “silly” member of the Justice League work? You embrace the more out-there elements of the mythology and combine it with tried-and-tested tropes of the day. Someone’s been watching GAME OF THRONES intently. And HOW … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

MISS PEREGRINE is jam-packed with ideas, particularly on an aesthetic level (typical Tim Burton). It’s nice to see Burton acknowledge that other colours exist, and the world he has created with author Ransom Riggs is vivid and pleasingly warped. He … Continue reading →

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Film Confessional: Gods of Egypt

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I have a confession to make…I actually quite like GODS OF EGYPT. I enjoyed watching the film that made Alex Proyas aggressively lambast film critics for not giving him a chance, pretty much from when the first trailer dropped. I … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Screen Sword Fights

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Who doesn’t love a good sword fight? An essential element of classic swashbuckling adventures, this type of action set-piece lives on as a way to liven up any film by pushing two or more characters (usually a “goodie” and a “baddie”) into passionate, personal, and violent … Continue reading →

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