Tag Archives: Kate Winslet

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: Steve Jobs (2015)

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Sam S-P

Let’s not sugarcoat it: Steve Jobs was an awful human being. A great marketer, a technology rock star, a man with a vision, but as a person he is rightly reviled. Danny Boyle’s Aaron Sorkin-scripted character study does not shy … 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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