Tag Archives: Pan’s Labyrinth

Review: The Shape of Water (2017)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

THE SHAPE OF WATER promises a lot, and as such you might want to manage your expectations. Don’t worry, it’s good, but with such acclaim lavished on it from the Venice Film Festival onwards you might be expecting another PAN’S … Continue reading →

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Review: A Monster Calls (2016)

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I read A MONSTER CALLS over Christmas in preparation for this. What took me so long? Conor (Lewis MacDougall) doesn’t have the luxury of a happy childhood. Between his mother (Felicity Jones) losing  her battle against cancer, his icy grandmother … Continue reading →

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Review: Under the Shadow (2016)

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Horror works so well when tied to real and traumatic historical events. Guillermo del Toro is a master of this and you only need to watch the opening moments of THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE or PAN’S LABYRINTH for proof. UNDER THE … Continue reading →

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20 Years On: Independence Day (1996)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Roland Emmerich really does turn massive-scale destruction into an art form. Michael Bay can make things go boom then throw them at you while juggling the camera, but Emmerich really seems to relish his careful construction of sequences and giving … Continue reading →

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Top 4: Guillermo del Toro

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

A mine of originality and a committed visualist, Guillermo del Toro is one of the most talented and distinctive filmmakers working today. His career has spanned over two decades so far, and he’d surely been even more prolific were it … Continue reading →

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