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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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Tag Archives: Richard Linklater
Series Retrospective: The Before Trilogy
Back to my semi (OK, I’ll be honest lately it’s been less) regular feature where I look back on a long-running film series and see how well each instalment has or hasn’t age. This time it’s Richard Linklater’s beloved naturalistic … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Drama, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, Romance
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Review in Brief: Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
With EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! (there’s probably a reason for the two exclamation marks) nobody is especially likeable, Richard Linklater is on very comfortable ground and it could be argued he doesn’t exactly stretch himself, but it comes from a real … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Everybody Wants Some!!, Highschool Movie, Richard Linklater
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Oscar Review: Boyhood (2014)
BOYHOOD is not a masterpiece. And yet it’s probably still worthy of an Oscar in 2014, a pretty patchy year in film overall. Judging by the pattern awards shows so far seem to be following it’s all-but a shoe-in for … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdman, Boyhood, Drama, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Film, Foxcatcher, Lorelei Linklater, Movies, Oscars, Outnumbered, Patricia Arquette, Richard Linklater, The Theory of Everything
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