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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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Review: Black Widow (2021)
Those worried about a talented director’s distinctive style being smothered after a Marvel hire need not be concerned here. Though it ends up with pretty much the same final act as most MCU movies (fight atop something big falling from … Continue reading
Review: The Favourite (2018)
Queen Anne is a British monarch often overlooked, dismissed, forgotten. I’m into my history and I would have struggled to tell you much about her reign before watching THE FAVOURITE. The film isn’t a history lesson, that’s not what writer-director … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Biopic, Black Comedy, Drama, Emma Stone, Ex Machina, Historical Drama, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, The Favourite, The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos
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Review: The Lobster (2015)
Well file this one comfortably (or uncomfortably) under “flawed but fascinating”. THE LOBSTER is a symphony to loneliness, an essay to alienation. It constructs a bizarre and jarring world inhabited by the miserable and the hollow, then asks you to … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Ben Whishaw, Black Comedy, Colin Farrell, Film, Michael Smiley, Movies, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Sci-fi, The Lobster, The Survivalist, Yorgos Lanthimos
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Review: The Brothers Bloom (2008)
This year, Rian Johnson was announced as the director of STAR WARS EPISODE VIII, which is a truly enticing prospect. He’s a writer-director I’ve only come into contact with over the past couple of years, first through the sharp time … Continue reading
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Tagged Breaking Bad, Brick, Comedy, Con Man Movie, Crime, Farce, Film, Looper, Maximilian Schell, Movies, Rachel Weisz, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltraine, Star Wars Episode VII
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