Tag Archives: Steven Spielberg

Six Decades of Spielberg

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Sam S-P

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West Side Story (2021) Review

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Sam S-P

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Review: Bumblebee (2018)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Sam S-P

Finally, a decent TRANSFORMERS movie. Was that really so hard? Something you should know about me is that I’m a Transformers guy, that next to STAR WARS it’s the franchise of my childhood (one day I’ll post my BEAST WARS … Continue reading →

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My Favourite…Sci-fi

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sam S-P

My favourite science fiction film is MINORITY REPORT. Far more than Tom Cruise running and jumping (though he does plenty of both) it’s at once a big ideas sci-fi, an exhilarating action-thriller and twisty mystery. Washington DC, 2054. The PreCrime … Continue reading →

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Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Sam S-P

Well, it’s certainly a lot more fun than the last one. JURASSIC PARK is my favourite childhood film and remains very close to the top of my list today. The sequels have never been up to much, and each time … Continue reading →

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Review: Ready Player One (2018)

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Sam S-P

A thought kept occurring to me while watching Steven Spielberg’s READY PLAYER ONE: what would a director like Paul Verhoeven have done with this material? The movie would certainly have had more bite. Spielberg isn’t prepared to step over that … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2017, Part 1

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Sam S-P

2017 has been an…interesting year in Hollywood. For all the high points, the last 12 months will be remembered for the low. But if we’re considering the films themselves, well it’s far more positive. As I say every year, I … Continue reading →

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Review: Dunkirk (2017)

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sam S-P

Some directors just need to get a film out of their systems. For Steven Spielberg it was SCHINDLER’S LIST, for Christopher Nolan it is surely DUNKIRK. The French coastline, May 1940. With the Allied army surrounded and with the sea … Continue reading →

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Review: The BFG (2016)

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Sam S-P

In 2016, the release of a new Steven Spielberg movie is still an event, and he’s only becoming more prolific as time goes on. But for whatever reason THE BFG hasn’t been taken to people’s heart. It’s an admittedly odd … Continue reading →

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Review: Bridge of Spies (2015)

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Sam S-P

The thing about Steven Spielberg is that he’s consistent. A couple of clangers aside (and 1941 and A.I ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE are at least terrible in interesting ways) you can usually rely on him to deliver something special. That goes double … Continue reading →

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