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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: Sigourney Weaver
Series Retrospective: Scott-directed Aliens
Just in time(ish) for the release of ALIEN: COVENANT, I thought I’d look back at Ridley Scott’s two previous encounters with Xenomorphs, Engineers and Last Women Standing. ALIEN (1979) It’s sometimes hard to believe that this was only Ridley Scott’s … Continue reading
Review: A Monster Calls (2016)
I read A MONSTER CALLS over Christmas in preparation for this. What took me so long? Conor (Lewis MacDougall) doesn’t have the luxury of a happy childhood. Between his mother (Felicity Jones) losingĀ her battle against cancer, his icy grandmother … Continue reading
Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
I think I might have mentioned this before, but I’ve never really been that into GHOSTBUSTERS. Paul Feig’s new take has nods to the original and cameos, but otherwise strikes out on its own and largely it’s a successful venture. … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Annie Potts, Bill Murray, Chris Hemsworth, Comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Fall Out Boy, Film, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Justice League, Kate McKinnon, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Movies, Neil Casey, Paul Feig, Ray Parker Jr, Sigourney Weaver, Sony, Steve Higgins, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Force Awakens, Zach Woods
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Film Confessional: Ghostbusters
Just in time for the remake to hit the screen, I have a confession to make…I can take or leave the original GHOSTBUSTERS. I can understand people liking it – the characters are good, it’s pretty funny – but loving … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature, Film Review
Tagged Ben-Hur, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Film, Ghostbusters, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, Lawrence of Arabia, Movies, Sigourney Weaver
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Review: Chappie (2015)
In a world where we already have ROBOCOP, then why do we need actually need a CHAPPIE? Not only was the morality of robotic law enforcement already explored in fine fashion in Paul Verhoeven’s classic (and somewhat undermined in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chappie, Dev Patel, Die Antwoort, District 9, Elysium, Film, Hans Zimmer, Hugh Jackman, Movies, Neill Blomkamp, Ninja, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Sci-fi, Sharlto Copley, Sigourney Weaver, Yolandi Visser
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