Tag Archives: Movies

Downbeat Marion Cotillard Double Bill: Rust and Bone & Two Days, One Night

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Sam S-P

Marion Cotillard is rapidly becoming notorius for her drastic transformations of body and presence on film. She excels playing strong women worn down or broken by trauma, from the increasingly frail Edith Piaf in LA VIE EN ROSE to Mal’s steady … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged A Prophet, Dardenne Brothers, Drama, Edith Piaf, Fabrizio Rongione, Film, Inception, Jacques Audiard, La Vie En Rose, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Movies, Rust and Bone, Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Two Days One Night, World Cinema | Leave a 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: The Selfish Giant (2013)

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Sam S-P

THE SELFISH GIANT feels like a wonderful amalgamation of OLIVER TWIST and STAND BY ME transposed to the rougher end of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It’s a social realist fable that deals with real-world hardship in a punchy manner, but always … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Clio Barnard, Conner Chapman, Drama, Film, Ken Loach, Movies, Oliver Twist, Sean Gilder, Sean Thomas, Shane Meadows, Siobhan Finneran, Stand By Me, Steve Evets, The Selfish Giant | 3 Comments

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

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sam S-P

Well, you can’t say Christopher Nolan lacked ambition with his latest endeavor, but I find myself wishing he’d attempted a little less so he could actually pull off a little more in practice. INTERSTELLAR will surely go down as Nolan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 2001: A Space Odyssey, A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, David Gyasi, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Event Horizon, Film, George Lucas, Hans Zimmer, IMAX, Inception, Interstellar, Jessica Chastain, Jonathan Nolan, Josh Stewart, Matthew McConaughey, Memento, Michael Caine, Movies, Philip Glass, Robot Chicken, Sci-fi, Stanley Kubrick, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Dark Knight, The Forbidden Planet, The Prestige | 1 Comment

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sam S-P

DRIVE is, at this moment in time, my favourite film of the last ten years. Nicolas Winding Refn’s neo-noir completely and utterly blew me away, and its superlative, moody electro soundtrack was a big part of why it worked so … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review, Music | Tagged Bastille, BBC, Carey Mulligan, Chvrches, Cliff Martinez, College, Desire, Drive, Electric Youth, Eric Prydz, Film, Kavinsky, Laura Mvula, Lovefoxx, Movies, Music, Neo-noir, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Radio 1 Rescores Drive, Radio1, Ryan Gosling, The 1975, TV, Zane Lowe | Leave a comment

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Sam S-P

I’ve been a massive fan of Peter Jackson’s Extended Editions since that chunky, green FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING box set first appeared on my DVD shelf over a decade ago. It was followed by a chunky burgundy TWO TOWERS and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Brown, Benedict Cumberbatch, Carry On, Fantasy, Film, Ian McKellen, Lee Pace, Martin Freeman, Michael Mizrahi, Mikael Persbrandt, Movies, Peter Jackson, Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Two Towers | 1 Comment

Halloween Special 2014: Assorted Flavours of Horror

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Sam S-P

I wasn’t always all that into horror movies. I can’t say that I ever got a particular rush out of being scared when I was younger. I was a timid-ish child. But I’m a convert, and I now see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Blade Runner, Chris Sharp, Dog Soldiers, Ellen Burstyn, Film, Halloween, Horror, IMDb, Jason Miller, John Brumpton, Kevin McKidd, Liam Cunningham, Linda Blair, Misery, Movies, Murder Party, Napoleon Dynamite, Neil Marshall, Robin McLeavy, Sean Byrne, Sean Pertwee, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Exorcist, The Loved Ones, William Friedkin, Xavier Samuel | Leave a comment

10 Years On: Saw (2004)

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Sam S-P

Has it really been a decade since this surprise hit horror behemoth kicked off? It’s really quite remarkable that SAW was as successful and influential as it was considering it wasn’t originally even going to get a cinematic release. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Bin Laden, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Dick Chaney, Film, Horror, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Movies, Murder-mystery, Saw, Saw III, Saw: The Final Chapter, Seven, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Torture Porn, Trainspotting | 1 Comment

Review: Fury (2014)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Sam S-P

I won’t lie and say I’m not tired by Hollywood’s obsession with being gritty. If it’s not a new serious take on a superhero or a or a downbeat sequel or remake, then it’s seemingly not worth investing in. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alicia von Rittber, Anamaria Marinca, Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Drama, Film, Fury, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Movies, Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, The Lego Movie, The Walking Dead, The Wolf of Wall Street, War Movie | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Movies

Downbeat Marion Cotillard Double Bill: Rust and Bone & Two Days, One Night

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Review: The Selfish Giant (2013)

Review: Begin Again (2013)

Review: Interstellar (2014)

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition (2014)

Halloween Special 2014: Assorted Flavours of Horror

10 Years On: Saw (2004)

Review: Fury (2014)

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