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Sam Sewell-Peterson
I'm not paid to write about film - I do it because I love it. Favourite filmmakers include Bong Joon-ho, Danny Boyle, the Coen Brothers, Nicolas Winding Refn, Clio Barnard, Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Verhoeven, Taika Waititi and Edgar Wright. All reviews and articles are original works written and owned by me. They represent one man's opinion, and I'm more than happy to engage in civilised debate if you disagree.
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Tag Archives: Sony
Review: Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
I always feel a bit sorry for the Marvel movies that directly follow an AVENGERS because of the expectation that they’ll be the same scale. They never can or will be, so they have to be different. Unlike last time … Continue reading
Review: Venom (2018)
VENOM is a bad movie. I shock you, I know. It’s not the worst SPIDER-MAN movie ever, but that’s mostly because Marvel Studios wouldn’t let Sony rent Spidey back for a cameo. The scant lip service they’re allowed to give … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged John Carpenter, Marvel, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Ruben Fleischer, Sony, The Abyss, The Thing, Tom Hardy, Venom
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Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
JUMANJ was one of those 90s films. At the risk of being pilloried, I’m going to say it: it wasn’t great. It hasn’t aged well either, but there was definitely something about it, something that means a lot of people … Continue reading
Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING is a case of too many cooks. This isn’t surprising considering this is a joint venture between Marvel (who provide the universe the film inhabits, plus that stamp of quality) and Sony (who retain the characters and the … Continue reading
5 Years On: The Avengers (2012)
In 2012 it finally arrived – the blockbuster to end all blockbusters (as if). There was so much riding on THE AVENGERS, so many moving parts and so many things that could have gone wrong. Thankfully they didn’t, and it … 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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Spidey Slings Home…Sort-of
The last few hours have had the internet in a frenzy. It was announced earlier that at long last, Sony has brokered a deal with Marvel/Disney to allow Spider-Man and associated characters to appear as part of the Marvel Cinematic … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Comment
Tagged Andrew Garfield, Blockbuster, Disney, Fantastic Four, Film, Fox, James Bond, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Movies, Sinister Six, Sony, Superhero Movie, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2014
Well, it’s been an interesting year on the Big Screen. Last year, I said that 2014 would be the cinematic pits. I’ll admit that I wasn’t entirely correct. Some of the films I dreaded did indeed turn out a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Feature
Tagged Adam Wingard, Bill Nighy, Birdman, Brendan Gleeson, Calvary, Chris O'Dowd, Dan Stevens, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Disney, Dylan Moran, Film, Foxcatcher, Frank, Gareth Edwards, Gareth Evans, Gladiator, Godzilla, Guardians of the Galaxy, How to Train Your Dragon 2, I Frankenstein, John Michael McDonagh, Kelly Reilly, Life Itself, Marion Cotillard, Marvel, Michael Bond, Michael Fassbender, Movies, Paddington, Paul Verhoeven, Paul W S Anderson, Pompeii, Resident Evil, RoboCop, Roger Ebert, Sony, Steve James, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Guest, The Raid, The Raid 2, Toby Kebbell, Two Days One Night
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A Few Thoughts More: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
I hated THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 when I saw it earlier this year. I wasn’t planning on watching it again, but sometimes a movie you detest just turns up in your house and you’re strangely compelled to put them on. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Garfield, Campbell Scott, Dane DeHaan, Emma Stone, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Film, Ghost Rider, Marc Webb, Movies, Sally Field, Sam Raimi, Sony, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Superhero Movie, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Social Network, Watchmen, Willem Dafoe
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Passing Thoughts: Spider-Physics and a Case of Mistaken Identity
I have this physicist friend and the other day we were talking in the pub about nuclear fusion, like you do. My mind went straight to the scene in SPIDER-MAN 2 where Doc Ock attempts such an experiment to create … Continue reading →