Tag Archives: Rene Russo

A Few Thoughts More: Endgame

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The following piece contains major spoilers for AVENGERS: ENDGAME. Alright, are we all caught up? OK then. Endgame is one of those particularly difficult movies to wax lyrical about (and I intend to) without talking about the specific things you … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

After the sickly style and horrible humanity of NIGHTCRAWLER, I thought Dan Gilroy partnered with Jake Gyllenhaal could do no wrong. And yet, VELVET BUZZSAW turns out to be a load of pretentious cobblers. Art critics can be empty and … Continue reading →

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Review: Nightcrawler (2014)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

NIGHTCRAWLER skewers the news industry mercilessly, perhaps the most brutal deconstruction of the business since Sidney Lumet’s superlative NETWORK. It’s hard-hitting and often shocking, but it also works as an example of the very murkiest of black comedies. Louis Bloom … Continue reading →

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