Tag Archives: Netflix

Review in Brief: The Sea Beast

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

If you had to deliver THE SEA BEAST as an elevator pitch, it would be PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN meets HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, though this beautiful animation on Netflix is easily as fun as the former and as … Continue reading →

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HBO Max, Scuttling Content and the Waste of the Streaming War

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

This week the completely dumbfounding news emerged that HBO Max has cancelled two upcoming films that had already been completed; Adil and Bilall’s BATGIRL and animated sequel SCOOB: HOLIDAY HAUNT. It’s not unheard of for studios to pull the plug … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The House (2022)

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

THE HOUSE is an unexpected, twisted delight and is unlikely to be unseated as the most striking animated feature of 2022 until ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE arrives towards the end of the year. This is an anthology of stories revolving around … Continue reading →

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Reviews in Brief: Fear Street Trilogy (2021)

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Welcome to Shadyside for a trilogy of horror films telling the story of the curse of Sarah Fier. This might have been inspired by the books of RL Stine, but be warned – GOOSEBUMPS this ain’t. FEAR STREET PART 1: … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

INSIDE is a feature film, no question. At the very least it’s a musical, with elements of documentary and insightful monologue mixed in. Comedy musician Bo Burnham spent over a year crafting a unique special for Netflix and decided to … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Oxygen (2021)

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

An amnesiac woman (Mélanie Laurent) wakes up in a sci-fi cryo pod and has to figure out why she is there and how to escape using her logic and an only intermittently helpful AI (Mathieu Amalric). There have been lots … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Army of the Dead (2021)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Zack Snyder is clearly relieved to be done with superheroes for now and has returned to the genre that broke him through: the zombie movie. Unfortunately ARMY OF THE DEAD is an over-stuffed and largely ponderous affair. The promising premise … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Dig (2021)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

If it wasn’t on Netflix, THE DIG would be destined for Sunday afternoon TV circulation in perpetuity. That’s not to disparage the craft and passion that went into it, from Simon Stone’s steady direction to Mike Eley’s pristine cinematography and … Continue reading →

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Malcolm & Marie (2021) Review

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Review in Brief: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Aaron Sorkin’s greatest strengths as a writer and a filmmaker are also his greatest weaknesses, but he’s probably the kind of idealistic voice the world needs right now. This is never truer than in watching THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO … Continue reading →

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