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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: Romance
When Love Transcends Time (Travel)
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged A Ghost Story, A Matter of Life and Death, Fantasy, Interstellar, Romance, Sci-fi, Time Travel
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Review in Brief: Emma. (2020)
Rarely has Jane Austen’s work been funnier on film. OK, her work as presented in LOVE & FRIENDSHIP was funnier, but that was mostly because Tom Bennett plays the perfect idiot. EMMA, the film and the character (Anya Taylor-Joy) is … Continue reading
Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Well this was absolutely sensational. It was also the final film I saw in the cinema before Coronavirus closed them (cheery thought). PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE is sensual, appropriately painterly and with a huge heart. Love stories are … Continue reading
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: God’s Own Country (2017)
I’ve wandered a fair bit around Brontë Country over the years, but I’ve never seen it quite as stunningly presented as in GOD’S OWN COUNTRY. Much like some of the best British films of the past few years, such as … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Alec Secareanu, Drama, Francis Lee, God's Own Country, Ian Hart, Josh O'Connor, Radiator, Rita Sue and Bob Too, Romance, The Levelling, The Royle Family
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Review: A Ghost Story (2017)
A GHOST STORY is completely and utterly its own thing. Films have explored these themes before, but rarely have we had an extended narrative from a spirit’s perspective that didn’t use that fact as a twist. M (Rooney Mara) loses … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged A Ghost Story, Baby Driver, Casey Affleck, Daniel Hart, David Lowery, Drama, Dunkirk, Romance, Rooney Mara
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Review: The Handmaiden (2016)
THE HANDMAIDEN is unmistakably a Park Chan-wook film. A polished tale of control featuring sadistic torture and plot-reevaluating twists, this is far beyond the ordinary bodice-ripper. During the Japanese occupation of Korea, a thief (Kim Tae-ri) masquerades as a handmaiden … Continue reading