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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: Oliver Twist
Review: Pan (2015)
The first stretch of PAN combines the orphans and workhouse of OLIVER TWIST with the WWII setting and fantasy bleeding into the real world of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. . Then things go all Terry Gilliam but with less verve … Continue reading →
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Tagged Family Film, Fantasy, Film, Garrett Hedlund, Hugh Jackman, JM Barrie, Joe Wright, Levi Miller, Movies, Nirvana, Oliver Twist, Pan, Peter Pan, Rooney Mara, Terry Gilliam, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Ramones
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Review: The Selfish Giant (2013)
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 →
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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
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