Tag Archives: Michael Fassbender

Review: X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’ve already forgotten most of APOCALYPSE, though I do for some reason remember Michael Fassbender floating in the air, looking bored and not saying anything for half an hour. I also recall the apparent finality of the ending, with the … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Assassin’s Creed (2016)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Do you need to have played the games to get something out of the ASSASSIN’S CREED movie? No, but it’ll certainly help. Anyone can enjoy the detailed costume designs, the well-mounted action and the moody atmosphere, and equally fans of … Continue reading →

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Review: Alien: Covenant (2017)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

There’s a reason ALIEN: COVENANT re-adopts the parent franchise title. PROMETHEUS seemed stuck in an identity crisis, whereas Covenant is proudly a proper Alien movie. You’ll get everything you expect and then some from Ridley Scott’s real return to marshaling … Continue reading →

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Series Retrospective: Scott-directed Aliens

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Just in time(ish) for the release of ALIEN: COVENANT, I thought I’d look back at Ridley Scott’s two previous encounters with Xenomorphs, Engineers and Last Women Standing. ALIEN (1979) It’s sometimes hard to believe that this was only Ridley Scott’s … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts More: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I stand by my original review of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, but now I’ve watched it again I have a few more thoughts. I don’t have any real issues with the film’s opening. The original Four Horsemen aren’t given much opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well, as superhero movies go it’s certainly better than BATMAN V SUPERMAN. This time they try out a bit of self-aware humour when Xavier’s new students come out of seeing RETURN OF THE JEDI agreeing that “the third one is … Continue reading →

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Review: Steve Jobs (2015)

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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: Slow West (2015)

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

SLOW WEST is a bit of a stunner. It’s been an interesting few years for the Western, with few traditional examples but plenty of sideways looks and genre hybrids making noise and proving there’s still life in this (very) old … Continue reading →

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Review: Macbeth (2015)

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Everyone knows the Scottish Play. Featuring characters and dialogue iconic enough to ingrain itself in culture the world over, you need very little help to make this story memorable. But director Justin Kurzel doesn’t do anything by halves, and has … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2014

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well, it’s been an interesting year on the Big Screen. Last year, I said that 2014 would be the cinematic pits. I’ll admit that I wasn’t entirely correct. Some of the films I dreaded did indeed turn out a bit … Continue reading →

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