Tag Archives: Taken

Review in Brief: Nobody (2021)

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

More melancholy than TAKEN and far funnier than JOHN WICK, NOBODY doesn’t exactly lay new ground for films of its ilk but is really rather satisfying on its own terms. Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a suburban loser stuck in … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Blood Father (2016)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

BLOOD FATHER opens with a teenager (Erin Moriarty) being refused sale of cigarettes but able to buy ammunition, because America. There is genuine pain to Mel Gibson’s latest comeback performance and frustration at a broken justice system in addition to … Continue reading →

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Review: Lucy (2014)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Well, I guess I should be grateful that it was all in focus and the film itself was mercifully short. Aside from that, LUCY, Luc Besson’s latest attempt to return to his 1990s form fails in spectacular fashion. Lucy (Scarlett … Continue reading →

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