Tag Archives: Keira Knightley

Review: Deadpool (2016)

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Sam S-P

DEADPOOL is exactly what it should be. It’s not big (by superhero standards) and it’s not clever but it’s lewd, violent and supremely self-aware, just like its titular scarlet-clad antihero. Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) makes a dishonest living as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Black Comedy, Briana Hildebrand, Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Film, Gina Carano, Keira Knightley, Monty Python, Morena Baccarin, Movies, Nolan North, Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese, Ryan Reynolds, Stefan Kapicic, Superhero Movie, The Voices, TJ Miller, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 7 Comments

Series Retrospective: Pirates of the Caribbean

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Sam S-P

I haven’t done one of these for a while, I don’t think since the first year of this blog. This is the segment where I pick apart a film series and see how well it’s aged, and how well it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Bill Nighy, Blockbuster, Chow Yun-Fat, Disney, Family, Fantasy, Film, Geoffrey Rush, Hammer, Hans Zimmer, Hunger Games, Ian McShane, ILM, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Keith Richards, Movies, Orlando Bloom, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Sam Clafin, Tom Hollander | 1 Comment

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Sam S-P

Much like its subject, THE IMITATION GAME has spent many years in obscurity, an unloved script waiting for someone to take a chance on a story about the secretly gay genius who was instrumental in helping bring World War II … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alex Lawther, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Drama, Film, Game of Thrones, Graham Moore, Guardians of the Galaxy, Headhunters, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode, Morten Tydlum, Movies, Period Drama, Rory Kinnear, Saving Private Ryan, Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Thriller, Tuppence Middleton, War Movie | Leave a comment

Review: Begin Again (2013)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sam S-P

There’s a scene early on in BEGIN AGAIN where Mark Ruffalo’s ramshackle record producer Dan shows obvious physical pain at listening to the bilge that are the demo tapes he is sent as he is stuck in busy city traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Music | Tagged Adam Levine, Begin Again, Catherine Keener, Comedy, Drama, Film, Folk Music, Glen Hansard, Hailee Steinfeld, John Carney, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Markéta Irglová, Maroon 5, Movies, Musical, Once, Pop Music, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Keira Knightley

Review: Deadpool (2016)

Series Retrospective: Pirates of the Caribbean

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Review: Begin Again (2013)

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