Tag Archives: Thriller

Civil War (2024) Review

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Oppenheimer (2023)

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Sam S-P

Of all Nolan’s films, OPPENHEIMER is the sexy one?! A 3 hour, talky, philosophical character drama isn’t most people’s idea of a must-see crowd-pleaser, but it’s making waves. The time taken and the deliberate pacing, paired with stylistic signifiers of … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Evil Dead Rise (2023)

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Sam S-P

Who needs Ash? Lee Cronin’s addition to the Evil Dead franchise is just as, if not more, mischievously gnarly as the Sam Raimi-masterminded films, but he keeps things contained and personal throughout. Swapping out the usual cabin in the woods … Continue reading →

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‘The Birds’ at 60 – Review

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Decision to Leave (2022)

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Sam S-P

Park Chan-wook’s latest is less extreme than the films he’s most famed for (that’s the Vengeance Trilogy, particularly OLDBOY for most audiences) but is just as dazzlingly stylish and intriguing to unpack, a good deal sexier (OK, not sexier than … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Do Revenge (2022)

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Sam S-P

DO REVENGE is MEAN GIRLS meets STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, but with plenty of choice 90s needle drops. After a humiliating sex tape is leaked to her prep school, former queen bee Drea Torres (Camila Mendes) makes a deal with … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Outfit (2022)

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Sam S-P

THE OUTFIT is one of the best films with one of the worst trailers of 2022. The marketing might have had you fooled that you had it all figured out, but this tense little chamber piece about a British cutter … Continue reading →

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Nope (2022) Review

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Prey (2022) Review

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Sam S-P

Who’d have guessed a legacy sequel to TOP GUN would be this damn good? MAVERICK sees, well, Maverick (Tom Cruise) reluctantly return to the Top Gun flight school to train the next generation of superior naval aviators, including the son … Continue reading →

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