Tag Archives: Netflix

Netflix Original Triple Bill

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Sam S-P

You have to say this for Netflix: their original films are an eclectic mix of stories. Here’s my take on just three examples to be found on the ever more interesting and diverse streaming service. TALLULAH (2016) Is TALLULAH anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Allison Janney, Bill Milner, Christopher Guest, Christopher Moynihan, Ellen Page, Game of Thrones, iBoy, Maisie Williams, Mascots, Miranda Richardson, Netflix, Rory Kinnear, Son of Rambow, Tallulah, This is Spinal Tap, Tom Bennett | Leave a comment

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sam S-P

Here are the very best, and the very worst films I’ve seen this year. MOONLIGHT, LA LA LAND and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA aren’t out in the UK for another few weeks, so don’t look for them here. Absent also … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Abigail Hardingham, Adam Sandler, Adult Life Skills, Animation, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Blaine Brothers, Blockbuster, Chris Pine, Cian Barry, Comedy, David Mackenzie, David Spade, Disney, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Film, Get a Job, Grimsby, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Hell or High Water, Horror, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Jeff Bridges, Julian Dennison, La La Land, Manchester By the Sea, Mark String, Moonlight, Movies, Netflix, Nina Forever, Rian Johnson, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Romance, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Neill, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Suicide Squad, T2:Trainspotting, Taika Waititi, The Do-Over, War for the Planet of the Apes, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Zootopia, Zootropolis | Leave a comment

Review: The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Sam S-P

I really want movies like this to do well. It’s great that Netflix is democratising filmmaking, allowing for talent and Adam Sandler to find an audience and bypass the Hollywood system. Of course not all of it can be gold, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Sandler, Black Comedy, Comedy, Craig Roberts, Drama, Film, Jennifer Ehle, Megan Furguson, Movies, Netflix, Paul Rudd, Selena Gomez, The Fundamentals of Caring | 1 Comment

Hard-Hitting Netflix Original Documentary Double Bill

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Sam S-P

How catchy is the title of this piece? Anyway, isn’t streaming brilliant? Convenience and value for money aside, so many interesting documentaries that might otherwise have never found the right outlet for release can now be beamed straight into your … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review | Tagged Bennett Miller, Dave Schultz, David Lynch, Documentary, Film, Foxcatcher, John du Pont, Lotje Sodderland, Movies, My Beautiful Broken Brain, Netflix, Sophie Robinson, Team Foxcatcher | 3 Comments

Review: The Do-Over (2016)

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Sam S-P

I was planning to bite the bullet and get through this one quick (I had already paid for my Netflix subscription after all) but my internet provider had other ideas, perhaps in protest, when it went down over the whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Sandler, Chris Papas, Comedy, David Spade, Fast & Furious, Film, Kevin Barnett, Movies, Netflix, Paula Patton, The Do-Over | 3 Comments

Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sam S-P

In 2000 audiences and critics across the world were blown away by CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. The product of international co-operation between studios and directed by Ang Lee, an auteur celebrated both in his native Taiwan and China and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Ang Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bioware, China Film Group, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Donnie Yen, Dragon Age, Film, Jackie Chan, Jason Scott Lee, Jet Li, Martial Arts, Mass Effect, Michelle Yeoh, Movies, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Netflix, Oscars, Quentin Tarantino, Seven Samurai, Sylvester Stallone, Yuen Woo-Ping | Leave a comment

The Grey and the Greyer: Heroes and Villains on Netflix’s Daredevil

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Sam S-P

I know in the past I’ve defended Mark Steven Johnson’s much-derided Ben Affleck-led DAREDEVIL, but even I’ll admit it looks pretty ropey compared to Marvel’s latest forrey onto the small screen. It will surprise nobody to learn that Marvel/Netflix’s Daredevil … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television | Tagged AKA Jessica Jones, Ben Affleck, Charlie Cox, Daredevil, Drew Goddard, Elden Henson, Film, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Mark Steven Johnson, Marvel, Movies, Netflix, Steven S DeKnight, Superhero, TV, Vincent D'Onofrio | Leave a comment

The (Very Very Belated) Worst Films of 2013 List

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Sam S-P

I tend to be pretty selective in the films I choose to watch. I’m not one of those guys who has to see absolutely everything, and would probably never pay to see something that’s been universally panned on release. Yeah … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged A Good Day to Die Hard, A Haunted House, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Bryan Singer, Film, G.I. JOE: Retaliation, Jack the Giant Slayer, Jai Courtney, Marlon Wayans, Movie 43, Movies, Murder-mystery, Netflix, Oblivion, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Robin Hood, Sci-fi, Scott Walker, Sharknado, The Counsellor, The Frozen Ground, The Rock, World War Z | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Netflix

Netflix Original Triple Bill

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

Review: The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)

Hard-Hitting Netflix Original Documentary Double Bill

Review: The Do-Over (2016)

Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

The Grey and the Greyer: Heroes and Villains on Netflix’s Daredevil

The (Very Very Belated) Worst Films of 2013 List

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