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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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12 for Twelve: The Best of the Twelfth Doctor
Series 10 may well be the best DOCTOR WHO series finale of the revived series. It’s certainly one of the darkest stories in the show’s history and a high point for writer Steven Moffat. Now Peter Capaldi’s time as the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Alex Kingston, BBC, Ben Miller, David Suchet, David Tennant, Deep Breath, Doctor Who, Empress of Mars, Errol Flynn, Frank Skinner, Groundhog Day, Heaven Sent, Jenna Coleman, John Simm, Julian Bleach, Knock Knock, Mark Gatiss, Matt Lucas, Michael Gambon, Michelle Gomez, Mummy on the Orient Express, Pearl Mackie, Peter Capaldi, Robot of Sherwood, Robots of Death, Sci-fi, Scooby Doo, Steven Moffat, The Day of the Doctor, The Doctor Falls, The Husbands of River Song, The Magician's Apprentice, The Pilot, The Thick of It, The Waters of Mars, The Zygon Invasion, Tom Baker, Tom Riley, TV, World Enough and TIme, Zulu
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Expectations can be a powerful thing. Nobody expected GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY to turn out quite as well as it did three years ago. And yet the batty space-opera starring Marvel Comics D-List characters and directed by the guy who … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Blockbuster, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell, Marvel, Mary Poppins, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Sci-fi, Scooby Doo, Star Wars, Superhero Movie, Sylvester Stallone, Thor: Ragnarok, Vin Diesel
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Review: Until Dawn (2015)
I haven’t done one of these in a while, but then again it’s been a while since I’ve played a video game with enough comparable elements to review it as I would a film. UNTIL DAWN is an absolute treat … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Video Games
Tagged Evil Dead, Film, Graham Reznick, Halloween, Hayden Panettiere, Heroes, Horror, Larry Fessenden, Mass Effect, Movies, Peter Stormare, Saw, Scooby Doo, Until Dawn, Video Games
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Review: It Follows (2014/15)
After THE BABADOOK, IT FOLLOWS is the second critical darling horror movie in a year where the premise is far scarier than the final execution. This is pretty frustrating as it feels like another near-miss, but at the same time … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged David Robert Mitchell, Film, Horror, It Follows, John Carpenter, Juno, Maika Monroe, Movies, Olivia Luccardi, Rich Vreeland, Scooby Doo, The Babadook, The Guest, Vangelis
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My Clichés! I Can’t See Without My Clichés!
There are a few plot, dialogue and aesthetic elements that are used time and time again in movies that drive me to despair. Whether it’s through lazy screenwriting, lazy direction or just because filmmakers think they have to conform to what … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Film, Jurassic Park, Michael Bay, Movies, Paul Greengrass, Revenge of the Sith, Scooby Doo, Scream, Spaced, The Cabin in the Woods, Wayne Knight
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