Tag Archives: Suicide Squad

Review: Birds of Prey (2020)

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

DC now have their DEADPOOL. That’s the headline, that’s the tone of BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) but it’s more than that on its own terms as well. For all the sweary shenanigans and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Birds of Prey, Deadpool, Ella Jay Basco, Enter the Dragon, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Suicide Squad, Superhero Movie, The Guest, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Raid 2 | Leave a comment

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2017, Part 2

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Before we press on with Part 2 of my Review of 2017 (Part 1 here), just a few honourable mentions that didn’t quite make the Top 10, but are worthy of recognition for one reason or another. It’s been a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged A Ghost Story, Alex Garland, Avengers: Infinity War, Baby Driver, Black Panther, Blade Runner 2049, Bright, Clio Barnard, David Ayer, Denis Villeneuve, Edgar Wright, Get Out, Ghost in the Shell, Harrison Ford, James McAvoy, Johnny Depp, Jordan Peele, Logan, Lois Smith, Looney Tunes, M Night Shyamalan, Marjorie Prime, Marvel, Michael Bay, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge, Ridley Scott, Ryan Gosling, Split, Suicide Squad, The Levelling, Transformers: The Last Knight, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

Review: Baby Driver (2017)

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

BABY DRIVER isn’t just Edgar Wright’s long-awaited return to work after being stung by a big studio. Wright’s first American film also represents his coming of age as a filmmaker. Maturity on film isn’t just about going darker or toning … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver, CJ Jones, Edgar Wright, Focus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jamie Foxx, John Hamm, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Spaced, Suicide Squad, The World's End, Thriller | 7 Comments

Review in Brief: Justice League Dark (2017)

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK is appropriately dark and pleasingly weird, with incantations, jumping between plains of reality and a giant poo monster charging round a hospital. Yes, you read that last one right. It’s not every day you see Batman (Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Horror, Jason O'Mara, Suicide Squad, Superhero Movie | Leave a comment

Review: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The opening gambit in THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE has Will Arnett’s gravelly Caped Crusader passing comment on the logos of all the production companies involved, and this made me wish he could do the same for some of the Oscar … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adam West, Animation, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Billy Dee Williams, Christopher Nolan, DC Comics, Family Film, Michael Cera, Ralph Fiennes, Rosario Dawson, Suicide Squad, Superhero Movie, The Dark Knight, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Lego Movie, Warner Bros, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis | 1 Comment

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Here are the very best, and the very worst films I’ve seen this year. MOONLIGHT, LA LA LAND and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA aren’t out in the UK for another few weeks, so don’t look for them here. Absent also … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Abigail Hardingham, Adam Sandler, Adult Life Skills, Animation, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Blaine Brothers, Blockbuster, Chris Pine, Cian Barry, Comedy, David Mackenzie, David Spade, Disney, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Film, Get a Job, Grimsby, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Hell or High Water, Horror, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Jeff Bridges, Julian Dennison, La La Land, Manchester By the Sea, Mark String, Moonlight, Movies, Netflix, Nina Forever, Rian Johnson, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Romance, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Neill, Star Wars: Episode VIII, Suicide Squad, T2:Trainspotting, Taika Waititi, The Do-Over, War for the Planet of the Apes, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Zootopia, Zootropolis | Leave a comment

We Need to Talk About Warner Bros

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Warner Brothers have not had a good year at the movies. Between steadily disintegrating franchises like their relentlessly grim take on DC superheroes, villains and anti-heroes and complete non-starters like LEGEND OF TARZAN, it’s been ludicrously expensive with nowhere near … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Film, Harry Potter, Jared Harris, JK Rowling, Johnny Depp, Justice League, Kong: Skull Island, Marvel, Movies, Suicide Squad, The Legend of Tarzan, Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

Review: Suicide Squad (2016)

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Watching SUICIDE SQUAD won’t kill you, it’ll just hurt you really, really bad. Unfortunately I watched this through dodgy 3D glasses, but I don’t care enough to go back and see it properly in case I missed anything. Maybe I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Carla Delevigne, David Ayer, DC, End of Watch, Film, Fury, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Jai Courtney, Jared Leto, Jay Hernandez, Marot Robbie, Movies, Suicide Squad, Viola Davis, Warner Bros, Will Smith | 8 Comments

If Batman v Superman somehow bombs, what then?

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

It’s almost unthinkable, I know, but what would it mean if BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE bombs critically and/or commercially when it is finally released later this month? At the very least it might sound the death knell for … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Avengers: Infinity War, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Blockbuster, Christopher Nolan, Deadpool, Film, Gal Gadot, Jason Mamoa, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, Justice League, Man of Steel, Movies, Peter Jackson, Suicide Squad, Superhero Movie, The Dark Knight, Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder | Leave a comment

The Red Capes are Coming?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

The internet is alive at the moment with talk of the first full BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE trailer that made its debut in the legendary Hall H of Comic Con yesterday. It’s got all the fireworks, striking heroic … Continue reading →

Posted in Film | Tagged Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Blockbuster, Comic Con, Film, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, Man of Steel, Michael Shannon, Movies, Suicide Squad, Superhero Movie | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Suicide Squad

Review: Birds of Prey (2020)

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2017, Part 2

Review: Baby Driver (2017)

Review in Brief: Justice League Dark (2017)

Review: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

We Need to Talk About Warner Bros

Review: Suicide Squad (2016)

If Batman v Superman somehow bombs, what then?

The Red Capes are Coming?

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