Tag Archives: Searching

Review in Brief: Run (2020)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Sam S-P

Non-specific spoilers for RUN ahead. If there’s one mystery-thriller movie trope that really needs to die, it’s the Convenient Incriminating Evidence Box. Aneesh Chaganty’s sophmore feature is far less assured than SEARCHING, being about 50 minutes of a decent thriller … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2010-2019

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Sam S-P

We never did decide on a name for this decade that didn’t sound completely stupid did we? Thank goodness for the insight and escapism that cinema offers because the world has been heading for disaster at an alarming rate as … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Social Media Thriller; Narcissism, Paranoia and Tools for Good or Ill

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/the-art-of-the-social-media-thriller-narcissism-paranoia-and-tools-for-good-or-ill/ SSP

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Review: Searching (2018)

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Sam S-P

If I hadn’t already written my year end list, this would have shaken things up. SEARCHING is a game-changer, no question. How it was put together on a technical level, the final presentation and the revolutionary ways that information is … Continue reading →

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Review: A Simple Favour (2018)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sam S-P

A SIMPLE FAVOUR is certainly something. I like going into a film without the faintest idea of what to expect and still having a really good time (GAME NIGHT was the other one of those for me this year). Paul … Continue reading →

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