Tag Archives: Seth MacFarlane

Valentine’s Day Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Sam S-P

Spoilers ahead for HELLBOY II. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY is one of my absolute favourites: a beautiful, unique and kick-ass fantasy superhero movie that builds and expands on the solid foundation of its predecessor and ends up, in style … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Anna Walton, Doug Jones, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, James Dodd, John Alexander, Luke Goss, Mike Mignola, Rom-com, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Seth MacFarlane, Superhero Movie | 1 Comment

Review in Brief: Logan Lucky (2017)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sam S-P

I’ve never been a fan of Steven Soderbergh’s OCEAN’S ELEVEN: I find it insufferably smug, over-stylised and that it thinks it’s far cleverer than it actually is. Thankfully LOGAN LUCKY doesn’t share such pretensions, nailing on what it is from … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Logan Lucky, Ocean's Eleven, Seth MacFarlane, Steven Soderbergh | Leave a comment

Review: Ted 2 (2015)

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sam S-P

It would be nice if TED 2 avoided the comedy sequel trap of doing the same thing again only bigger and less funny. It doesn’t. This is first-draft “that’ll do” comedy with recycled FAMILY GUY riffs to fill in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Amanda Seyfried, Boston Legal, Comedy, Family Guy, Film, Giovani Ribisi, Jessica Barth, John Carroll Lynch, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Movies, Muppets Most Wanted, Musical, Sam Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Ted, Ted 2 | Leave a comment

“Enough about me, let’s talk about me…”: When Actors Play Themselves (Sort-of)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Sam S-P

What’s an actor to do when your star persona becomes a joke? You embrace it of course, and let the audience know that you’re in on the gag. It can be incredibly self-indulgent if mishandled, but if pitched just right … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature, Television | Tagged Alejandro Iñárritu, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, Being John Malkovich, Birdman, Bruce Campbell, Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Nolan, Colin Baker, Doctor Who, Edward Norton, Extras, Film, Flash Gordon, Jeremy Renner, John Barrowman, John Malkovich, Last Action Hero, Liam Neeson, Life's Too Short, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Movies, My Name Is Bruce, Olivia Colman, Paul McGann, Peter Davidson, Peter Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr, Sam Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Stephen Merchant, Steven Moffat, Sylvester McCoy, The Five(Ish) Doctors, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Office, TV | Leave a comment

Top 4: Guillermo del Toro

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Sam S-P

A mine of originality and a committed visualist, Guillermo del Toro is one of the most talented and distinctive filmmakers working today. His career has spanned over two decades so far, and he’d surely been even more prolific were it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Anna Walton, Ariadna Gil, Blade II, Cronos, Danny John-Jules, Doug Jones, Fantasy, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve, Film, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Horror, Ivana Baquero, Junio Valverde, Luke Goss, Mimic, Movies, Pan's Labyrinth, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Sergi López, Seth MacFarlane, Stephen Norrington, Superhero Movie, The Devil's Backbone, The Hobbit, Wesley Snipes | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Seth MacFarlane

Valentine’s Day Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

Review in Brief: Logan Lucky (2017)

Review: Ted 2 (2015)

“Enough about me, let’s talk about me…”: When Actors Play Themselves (Sort-of)

Top 4: Guillermo del Toro

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