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Sam Sewell-Peterson
I'm not paid to write about film - I do it because I love it. Favourites include Sam Mendes, Guillermo del Toro, Bong Joon-ho, Steven Spielberg, Danny Boyle, Edgar Wright, Taika Waititi and the Coen Brothers. All reviews and articles are original works 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: Thriller
Review in Brief: Polar (2019)
What if JOHN WICK (the movie, not the character) hated you? That’s POLAR. There’s no killer’s code in this tale of hitmen (and women) offing each other and humanity is shown to be pretty much done for on a moral … Continue reading
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Tagged John Wick, Little Britain, Mads Mikkelsen, Matt Lucas, Polar, Thriller
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Review: Searching (2018)
If I hadn’t already written my year end list, this would have shaken things up. SEARCHING is a game-changer, no question. How it was put together on a technical level, the final presentation and the revolutionary ways that information is … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Aneesh Chaganty, Drama, John Cho, Michelle La, Mystery, Searching, The Blair Witch Project, Thriller, Up
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Review in Brief: The Night Comes for Us (2018)
I never thought I’d say this about any martial arts movie, but THE NIGHT COMES FOR US makes THE RAID films look tame. It’s not just the lead who’s a mostly unstoppable killing machine but his friends as well. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Martial Arts, The Night Comes for Us, The Raid, The Raid 2, Thriller, Timo Tjahjanto
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Review: Widows (2018)
WIDOWS is a mighty fine thriller. If you consider it a thriller, which I do. A dramatic one. A Steve McQueen film always leaves you emotionally spent and with plenty of food for thought, but this is easily his most … Continue reading
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Tagged Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya, Drama, Elizabeth Debicki, Hans Zimmer, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Steve McQueen, Thriller, Viola Davis, Widows
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Review: A Quiet Place (2018)
Sometimes the simplest premises have the most memorable results. I don’t think A QUIET PLACE is a game-changer for the horror or sci-fi genres, but it is very good at what it does. It also makes me want to see … Continue reading
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Tagged A Quiet Place, Cloverfield, Emily Blunt, Horror, Hush, Jaws, Jaws 2, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Sci-fi, Stranger Things, Thriller
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Review: The Predator (2018)
THE PREDATOR is frustrating for a number of reasons. That said, it’s also (damning with faint praise) the best Predator sequel we’ve had so far. The extraterrestrial Predator species returns to Earth in the form of a fleeing renegade carrying … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Alien vs Predator, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Predator, Sci-fi, Shane Black, Sterling K Brown, The Predator, Thomas Jayne, Thriller
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50s Review: Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock loved screwing with his audience. From the many Macguffins scattered throughout his works to killing off protagonists halfway through and making us doubt our own perceptions, he used pretty much every twist and trick in a skilled director’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, Alfred Hitchcock, Black Comedy, Frank Cady, Georgine Darcy, Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Judith Evelyn, Rear Window, Sara Berner, Thelma Ritter, Thriller, Wendell Corey
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Review in Brief: Berlin Syndrome (2017)
BERLIN SYNDROME takes simple exploitation film premise, “nice boy you met on holiday turns out to be a kidnapping psychopath” and goes far deeper into the psychological makeup of these characters who could very easily just be archetypes. It portrays … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Syndrome, Black Widow, Cate Shortland, Drama, Max Riemelt, Teresa Palmer, Thriller
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Review: The Meg (2018)
Keep an ear out for this exchange in pubs over the next few months: ” Did you see that Jason Statham Giant Shark Movie? Yeah, it was alright I guess”. That’s how THE MEG is going to be remembered because … Continue reading
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Tagged B-movie, Deep Blue Sea, Jason Statham, Jaws 2, Li Bingbing, LL Cool J, Monster Movie, Rainn Wilson, Sophia Cai, The Meg, Thriller, Winston Chao
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Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
Get excited, but not too excited; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT is probably only the third best Mission we’ve chosen to accept. While I think I’ll always prefer the self-awareness of GHOST PROTOCOL and the sheer style of ROGUE NATION, there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Bassett, Blockbuster, Chris McQuarrie, Christopher McQuarrie, Henry Cavill, Jon Voight, Michelle Monaghan, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thriller, Tom Cruise, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames
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