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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: Scarlett Johansson
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
Marriage Story (2019) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Adam Driver, Drama, Laura Dern, Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach, Ray Liotta, Scarlett Johansson
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Review: Jojo Rabbit (2019)
There was no way I was expecting JOJO RABBIT to be this sweet. It’s a film with a massive heart, and a massive heart is what’s needed to fight Nazis. To borrow Spider-Man Noir’s self-descriptor, Taika Waititi likes fighting Nazis, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Carry On, Jojo Rabbit, Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Merchant, Taika Waititi, Tomasin McKenzie
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Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Eleven years ago the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born when Nick Fury turned up at Tony Stark’s house to talk to him about the Avengers Initiative. It’s been a long road to this point, but much like the three-hour AVENGERS: … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Brie Larson, Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Marcus, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr, Russo Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen McFeely
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Review in Brief: Sing (2016)
SING is a pleasant surprise. It may be a clichéd underdog/competition story retold with singing animals, but it’s got a lot of pep and ends up being the most soulful and best-realised animations Illumination have produced so far. The characters are … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Animation, Elton John, Garth Jennings, Illumination, Musical, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Sing, Taron Egerton
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5 Years On: The Avengers (2012)
In 2012 it finally arrived – the blockbuster to end all blockbusters (as if). There was so much riding on THE AVENGERS, so many moving parts and so many things that could have gone wrong. Thankfully they didn’t, and it … Continue reading
Review: Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Out of the two unnecessary live-action remakes released this month, I’ll take the one with some evident passion behind it. Mamoru Oshii’s anime GHOST IN THE SHELL worked because it allowed you time to think. For every iconic image, brutally … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged 3D, Ghost in the Shell, Kenji Kawai, Mamoru Oshii, Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-fi, Takeshi Kitano
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Review: The Jungle Book (2016)
Last year I asked on this very blog what Disney were playing at in remaking their animated back catalogue. I might have to eat my words soon because I’ve really liked most of this production cycle. MALEFICENT was reprehensible but … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Bill Murray, Casablanca, Christopher Walken, Cinderella, Disney, Family Film, Fantasy, Film, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Maleficent, Movies, Robert Sherman, Rudyard Kipling, Scarlett Johansson, The Jungle Book
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Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
This might be staying the obvious, but the problem with setting the bar ever higher is that each time it’s a harder task to clear it. Marvel might well have now reached that stage. The studio has become synonymous with … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blockbuster, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chappie, Chris Hemsworth, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Frankenstein, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Man of Steel, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Movies, Paul Bettany, Richard Donner, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Superhero Movie, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Review: Lucy (2014)
Well, I guess I should be grateful that it was all in focus and the film itself was mercifully short. Aside from that, LUCY, Luc Besson’s latest attempt to return to his 1990s form fails in spectacular fashion. Lucy (Scarlett … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Action, Choi Min-Sik, Dredd, Film, From Paris with Love, Luc Besson, Lucy, Morgan Freeman, Movies, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-fi, Taken, Taken 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Family
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