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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: Slow West
Review in Brief: Hostiles (2017)
I don’t think we’re ever going to see a Western that’s not bleak again; it just wouldn’t be taken seriously. We’ve had an influx of de-romanticised frowny-face examples of America’s Favourite Genre over the last few years (this is my … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Mass, Christian Bale, Hostiles, Out of the Furnace, Rosamund Pike, Scott Cooper, Slow West, Western
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Review: Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Another day, another Western. America’s favourite film genre just keeps on going, but as long as they’re as vivid and interesting as BONE TOMAHAWK you don’t tend to mind. When a young woman is kidnapped by cannibalistic raiders, a ragtag … Continue reading
Review: Slow West (2015)
SLOW WEST is a bit of a stunner. It’s been an interesting few years for the Western, with few traditional examples but plenty of sideways looks and genre hybrids making noise and proving there’s still life in this (very) old … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Comedy, Film, John Mclean, Karen Pistorius, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Macbeth, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Slow West, The Salvation, Western
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