Tag Archives: Oscars

Review in Brief: Nomadland (2020)

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Sam S-P

Arguably no filmmaker since Agnés Varda has blended elements of documentary and fiction together as effectively as Chloé Zhao. NOMADLAND’s narrative is loose and meandering, but only to reflect the Nomad on-the-move, purposeful and yet purposeless lifestyle. Following industrial collapse … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Promising Young Woman (2020)

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Sam S-P

With PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN writer-director Emerald Fennell has crafted one of the most challenging and keen-edged debut films in years, and it’s making just the right kinds of people mad. Cassie (Carey Mulligan) spends her evenings pretending to be blackout … Continue reading →

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Crip Camp (2020) Review

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/crip-camp-documentary-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: Judas and the Black Messiah (2020)

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Sam S-P

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH tells a heightened version of a story that everyone should know, and tells it with righteous anger. Unfortunately some elements of the film’s abundant style do admittedly get in the way, like the depiction of … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Minari (2020)

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Sam S-P

There’s no debate, MINARI is an American film – what could be more American than a tale of a family buying a farm and dreaming of living off the land? It’s astounding that the film features two of the first … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Sound of Metal (2019/20)

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Sam S-P

SOUND OF METAL will leave you spent, physically, emotionally, and if you can hear, aurally. On the cusp of success, metal drummer Ruben (Riz Ahmed) loses most of his hearing and must reconcile his new life with the help of … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Sam S-P

BEALE STREET was this year’s biggest Best Picture snub. Not even a nomination. It’s not just a socio-historically coded title, the film represents a state of mind and a state of being – be proud of who you are and … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Green Book (2018)

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Sam S-P

I can’t say GREEN BOOK is a bad film, it’s too competent. But it’s a very ordinary Best Picture winner. To its credit, the realities of being a touring black musician of any calibre during this period are not ignored. … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: A Star is Born (2018)

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Sam S-P

For his control over A STAR IS BORN’s live performance scenes alone, Bradley Cooper should have been nominated for Best Director at the Oscars. I guess he’ll have to be content with his directorial debut just getting nominations for Best … Continue reading →

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Review: Roma (2018)

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Sam S-P

You’re probably going to decide whether ROMA is for you or not by its opening shot, a very long shot of soapy water washing up and down some flagstones. It certainly sets the mood and the pace of the piece, … Continue reading →

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