Tag Archives: Ridley Scott

Review in Brief: The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Ridley Scott still does this kind of thing incredibly well. In a brutal and unflinching story, Lady Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer) accuses Jacques Le Gris (Adam Dtiver) of rape, causing her husband Sir Jean (Matt Damon) to call for … Continue reading →

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Hannibal at 20 – Review

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/hannibal-20-anniversary-movie-review/ SSP

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A Brief History of the Director’s Cut

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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30s Review: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Why do they keep trying to make Robin Hood gritty? Robin Hood is supposed to be fun! Folk heroes bring cultures together by passing on stories and teaching us lessons about ourselves. Trying to force a modern tone on them … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Blade of the Immortal (2017)

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL is one-man filmmaking army Takashi Miike’s 100th feature and arguably his largest scale project to date. I doubt the man who makes Ridley Scott look sluggish even broke a sweat (only a film a year, Ridders? … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Mute (2018)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’m so pleased Duncan Jones got this one out of his system. It’s just a shame MUTE doesn’t feel fresher or more complete. Speechless protagonist Leo (Alexander Skarsgard, cast for his big sad eyes) is Amish . Except for when … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2017, Part 2

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Before we press on with Part 2 of my Review of 2017 (Part 1 here), just a few honourable mentions that didn’t quite make the Top 10, but are worthy of recognition for one reason or another. It’s been a … Continue reading →

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Review: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Good things come to those who wait. Sometimes they’re really good. BLADE RUNNER 2049 not only builds on the world created by Philip K Dick and visualised by Ridley Scott, but it takes the ideas behind both much further and … Continue reading →

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Review: Alien: Covenant (2017)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

There’s a reason ALIEN: COVENANT re-adopts the parent franchise title. PROMETHEUS seemed stuck in an identity crisis, whereas Covenant is proudly a proper Alien movie. You’ll get everything you expect and then some from Ridley Scott’s real return to marshaling … Continue reading →

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Series Retrospective: Scott-directed Aliens

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Just in time(ish) for the release of ALIEN: COVENANT, I thought I’d look back at Ridley Scott’s two previous encounters with Xenomorphs, Engineers and Last Women Standing. ALIEN (1979) It’s sometimes hard to believe that this was only Ridley Scott’s … Continue reading →

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