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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: M Night Shyamalan
Review in Brief: Old (2021)
OLD is the kind of movie that makes you wonder, was M Night Shyamalan ever that good? The film follows several families trapped on an inescapable beech where time passes at such a rapid rate that children become adults in … Continue reading
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Tagged Gael Garcia Bernal, M Night Shyamalan, Mystery, Old, Thomasin McKenzie, Thriller, Vicky Krieps
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Review in Brief: Split (2016)
SPLIT brings back every single one of M Night Shyamalan’s worst habits as a director with interest. After the briefest of returns to form with THE VISIT (it was a straight horror: he can do straight horror) now he thinks … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Anna Taylor-Joy, James McAvoy, M Night Shyamalan, Split, The Visit, Thriller
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Review: After Earth (2013)
Wow. After the STAR WARS prequels and being subjected to four-and-a-half hours of Hayden Christensen, I didn’t think it was possible for another actor to make him look charismatic by comparison, by Jaden Smith manages it. In AFTER EARTH’S first … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, After Earth, Film, Hayden Christensen, Jaden Smith, M Night Shyamalan, Movies, Sci-fi, Star Wars, Will Smith
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