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Don’t Breathe 2 (2021) Review
Don’t Breathe 2 (2021) Director: Rodo Sayagues Screenwriters: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Starring: Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace What do people want from a horror sequel? They want the same thing, but different. The Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street films follow an iconic villain killing their way through a set…
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Free Guy (2021) Review
Free Guy (2021) Director: Shawn Levy Screenwriter: Matt Lieberman, Zak Penn Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Joe Keery, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) stars in the delayed Disney-distributed video game-based comedy Free Guy as the titular Guy, a non-player character (NPC) within the fictional video game Free City who, after living the same day over…
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The Kissing Booth 3 (2021) Review
The Kissing Booth 3 (2021) Director: Vince Marcello Screenwriters: Vince Marcello, Jay S. Arnold Starring: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Stephen Jennings, Molly Ringwald At long last, Vince Marcello’s final instalment of The Kissing Booth trilogy has arrived on Netflix. Despite a sloppy sequel in the form of The Kissing Booth 2 and a…
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‘Hell or High Water’ at 5 – Review
This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Hell or High Water (2016) Director: David Mackenzie Screenwriter: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gil Birmingham, Marin Ireland, Katy Mixon, Dale Dickey, Margaret Bowman In 2016, Scottish director David Mackenzie (Young Adam; Starred Up) and American actor-turned-screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario; Wind River)…
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Jungle Cruise (2021) Review
Jungle Cruise (2021) Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Screenwriters: Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti Director Martin Scorsese has compared Disney’s Marvel films to theme parks, but in the context of the modern box office a more apt comparison would be the…
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Stillwater (2021) Review
Stillwater (2021) Director: Tom McCarthy Screenwriter: Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain Starring: Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Lilou Siauvaud, Abigail Breslin 2021 Focus Features release Stillwater tells the story of a young American girl who was falsely charged for a crime she did not commit whilst living and studying in Marseille, France. Matt Damon (Good…
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The Suicide Squad (2021) Review
The Suicide Squad (2021) Director: James Gunn Screenwriters: James Gunn Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi 2016’s Suicide Squad was doomed before it ever hit theaters. Batman v Superman had flopped while Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War made over one billion dollars at the box…
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Starsky and Hutch (2004) Review
Starsky & Hutch (2004) Director: Todd Phillips Screenwriters: John O’Brien, Stevie Long, Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Fred Williamson, Juliette Lewis American Cinema of the 21st century can so far be summarised by one word: nostalgia. Indeed, Hollywood has been cashing in on the creativity…
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The Sparks Brothers (2021) Review
The Sparks Brothers (2021) Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Edgar Wright Whether you’ve seen one Edgar Wright film or his entire filmography, one thing is apparent: his love of music. Whether that be shown through the likes of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, or through his more music-centered films such…
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Wrath of Man (2021) Review
Wrath of Man (2021) Director: Guy Ritchie Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie Starring: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Josh Hartnett, Scott Eastwood, Jeffrey Donovan, Laz Alonso, Post Malone, Eddie Marsan, Andy Garcia Guy Ritchie is a filmmaker who lives and dies by his own writing. When he’s firing on all cylinders, when his writing is punchy and verbose…