“Technological paranoia has always been great fuel for exciting films and filmmaking.” Sam Sewell-Peterson takes us through 4 of the best examples from the recent trend of Social Media Thrillers.
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“Compelling character first, crash-bang-wallop second”, the compelling subtext of ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ (2019), by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Laika have been producing unique and interesting visions through animation for over 10 years. Sam Sewell-Peterson ranks each of their 5 releases, from ‘Coraline’ to ‘Missing Link’, from worst to best.
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Laika, the stop-motion animation house behind ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and ‘Missing Link’, have been tackling soft subjects in child friendly ways for a decade. Sam Sewell-Peterson takes a look at how they made death and alienation not only digestible but also relatable.
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Using three examples by filmmakers from three different continents, Sam Sewell-Peterson analyses the cathartic nature of Black Comedy in this special feature.
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Hirokazu Koreeda’s Oscar-nominated Foreign Language film ‘Shoplifters’ is “humanist poetry on film”. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Marielle Heller’s ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ starring Oscar nominated Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant “should have been nominated for Best Picture”. Sam Sewell-Peterson’s review.
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Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, Spike Lee’s ‘BlackKklansman’ is “the film America needs right now”. Sam Sewell-Peterson’s review.
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Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Ryan Coogler’s ‘Black Panther’ as reviewed by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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