Tag Archives: Oscar Isaac

Review: Ex Machina (2015)

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Sam S-P

It’s about time a movie delivered on the promise of an AI thriller, particularly in 2015, a year with such disappointing offerings so far. CHAPPIE was underdeveloped to the point of stupidity, and AGE OF ULTRON was muddled and overstuffed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chappie, Danny Boyle, Domhnall Gleeson, Drama, Ex Machina, Film, Movies, Oscar Isaac, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Thriller | 8 Comments

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

The First Step into a Larger-er World

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Sam S-P

At long last the cast for JJ Abrams’ STAR WARS EPISODE VII been revealed to the world, and I’m extremely excited about seeing this particular ensemble in action. Aside from the expected return appearances of Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Attack the Block, Ben Burtt, Billy Dee Williams, Blockbuster, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, Fantasty, Film, George Lucas, Girls, Harrison Ford, JJ Abrams, John Boyega, John Williams, Kathleen Kennedy, Kenny Baker, Lawrence Kasdan, Lucasfilm, Mark Hamill, Max von Sydow, Movies, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Pinewood Studios, Sci-fi, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode VII | Leave a comment

Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sam S-P

Some critics have compared the Coen Brothers’ latest film, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS to their previous downbeat allegory for life and its essential rubbishness, A SERIOUS MAN. There are similarities, but in some ways I see it as more akin to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged A Serious Man, Adam Driver, Black Comedy, Bruno Delbonnel, Carey Mulligan, Ethan Coen, F. Murray Abraham, Film, Garrett Hedlund, Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel Coen, John Goodman, Movies, Musical, No Country for Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Oscar Isaac, T-Bone Burnett, The Coen Brothers | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Oscar Isaac

Review: Ex Machina (2015)

Radio 1 Rescores Drive: Spoiling Through Experimentation

The First Step into a Larger-er World

Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

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