Sam S-P
@sspthinksfilm.bsky.social
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families. https://sspthinksfilm.com He/him
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@sspthinksfilm.bsky.social
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Review in Brief – SSP Thinks Film
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sspthinksfilm.com
Disinclined to read lengthy film reviews? This way for my archive of 150-ish word reviews in brief - sspthinksfilm.com/category/fil...
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After a banner year of Warner Bros putting unique, filmmaker driven original movies into theaters and getting giant audience turn out for them, the corporation that now owns them would like you to know that actually you didn’t like this and that what you really wanted was to watch at home.
As Netflix confirms plans to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, the streaming service has said it expects shorter theatrical runs for movies in future "to meet the audience where they are, quicker." https://bit.ly/3XCvY8M
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
After a banner year of Warner Bros putting unique, filmmaker driven original movies into theaters and getting giant audience turn out for them, the corporation that now owns them would like you to know that actually you didn’t like this and that what you really wanted was to watch at home.
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Rewatching Game Night, which is just unnecessarily good, isn't it?
a woman is standing next to a plane and talking to it .
ALT: a woman is standing next to a plane and talking to it .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Rewatching Game Night, which is just unnecessarily good, isn't it?
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RIP Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa, one of the great character actors of his generation. 🙏
deadline.com/2025/12/cary...
deadline.com/2025/12/cary...
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor and The Man in the High Castle, has died.
deadline.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
RIP Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa, one of the great character actors of his generation. 🙏
deadline.com/2025/12/cary...
deadline.com/2025/12/cary...
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A new British short film is soon to make the festival rounds. Sam's gone ahead and reviewed it; check it out and support independent filmmakers, and film journalists.
#filmsky #moviesky #britishfilm #insulate #filmcritic #moviecritic #shortfilm
#filmsky #moviesky #britishfilm #insulate #filmcritic #moviecritic #shortfilm
Insulate (2025) Short Film Review
This short is more emotionally profound and soulful than many films ten times its length.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A new British short film is soon to make the festival rounds. Sam's gone ahead and reviewed it; check it out and support independent filmmakers, and film journalists.
#filmsky #moviesky #britishfilm #insulate #filmcritic #moviecritic #shortfilm
#filmsky #moviesky #britishfilm #insulate #filmcritic #moviecritic #shortfilm
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Is second time the charm? Will it be wicked for just a little while, or Wicked For Good? Check out Sam's review of the hit sequel to find out.
#filmsky #wicked #wickedforgood #moviesky
#filmsky #wicked #wickedforgood #moviesky
Wicked: For Good (2025) Review
After smashing the first instalment, can musical film director extraordinaire Jon M. Chu turn the second, less catchy and more muddled act of Wicked into another hit?
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Is second time the charm? Will it be wicked for just a little while, or Wicked For Good? Check out Sam's review of the hit sequel to find out.
#filmsky #wicked #wickedforgood #moviesky
#filmsky #wicked #wickedforgood #moviesky
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On the one hand, how dare you. On the other? Yeah that tracks…
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On the one hand, how dare you. On the other? Yeah that tracks…
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ambiguity is indecision? absurd.
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ambiguity is indecision? absurd.
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Hey Wes, I can save you the trouble. The reason a lot of people are struggling with their mental health in the UK is it fucking sucks here. Aside from usual late-stage capitalism stuff, everything that could be cool about living here has been systematically made worse by people like you, you cunt.
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey Wes, I can save you the trouble. The reason a lot of people are struggling with their mental health in the UK is it fucking sucks here. Aside from usual late-stage capitalism stuff, everything that could be cool about living here has been systematically made worse by people like you, you cunt.
My review of Wicked: For Good has taken flight! - secondcutpod.substack.com/p/wicked-for...
Wicked: For Good (2025) Review
After smashing the first instalment, can musical film director extraordinaire Jon M. Chu turn the second, less catchy and more muddled act of Wicked into another hit?
secondcutpod.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My review of Wicked: For Good has taken flight! - secondcutpod.substack.com/p/wicked-for...
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Says the guy who cast himself so he could spout racial slurs, suck feet and put on a jarring “Australian” accent.
Quentin Tarantino says 'There Will Be Blood' had a chance to be his greatest film of the 21st century if it didnt have Paul Dano in it
"it’s supposed to be a two-hander, but ... [Dano] is weak sauce, man ... He’s just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest fucking actor in SAG [laughs]"
"it’s supposed to be a two-hander, but ... [Dano] is weak sauce, man ... He’s just such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy. The weakest fucking actor in SAG [laughs]"
December 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Says the guy who cast himself so he could spout racial slurs, suck feet and put on a jarring “Australian” accent.
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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This is the whole reason why we need Arts and Sciences both prioritised for young people, not just STEM. Humans are all different and we need to learn from each other.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is the whole reason why we need Arts and Sciences both prioritised for young people, not just STEM. Humans are all different and we need to learn from each other.
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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Talking body swap films in just over 3 hours live on YouTube. You know what to do.
#filmsky #moviesky #freaky #freakyfriday #yourname #jamieleecurtis #anime #secondcut
#filmsky #moviesky #freaky #freakyfriday #yourname #jamieleecurtis #anime #secondcut
a woman is sitting in the back seat of a car and saying `` make good choices ! ''
ALT: a woman is sitting in the back seat of a car and saying `` make good choices ! ''
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Talking body swap films in just over 3 hours live on YouTube. You know what to do.
#filmsky #moviesky #freaky #freakyfriday #yourname #jamieleecurtis #anime #secondcut
#filmsky #moviesky #freaky #freakyfriday #yourname #jamieleecurtis #anime #secondcut
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November 30th/December 1st
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
November 30th/December 1st
Check out my review of the moving UK short film Insulate - secondcutpod.substack.com/p/insulate-2...
Insulate (2025) Short Film Review
This short is more emotionally profound and soulful than many films ten times its length.
secondcutpod.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Check out my review of the moving UK short film Insulate - secondcutpod.substack.com/p/insulate-2...
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the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
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There's something spiteful and contemptuous about the way Netflix refuses to give a halfway decent theatrical release to creatively ambitious films by brand-name directors. Like they're trying to make sure we all know that they hate doing it.
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 AM
There's something spiteful and contemptuous about the way Netflix refuses to give a halfway decent theatrical release to creatively ambitious films by brand-name directors. Like they're trying to make sure we all know that they hate doing it.
#Noirvember Film 10 - Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948). This UK-set, US-shot postwar blackmail thriller doesn’t have many surprises in store, but is entertainingly played, particularly by Robert Newton at his slimy best. #Filmsky
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#Noirvember Film 10 - Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948). This UK-set, US-shot postwar blackmail thriller doesn’t have many surprises in store, but is entertainingly played, particularly by Robert Newton at his slimy best. #Filmsky
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So, whenever I go on a big DW Griffith bashing, I typically get a few responses that miss the point.
First, "I DON'T BELIEVE IN CENSORSHIP, WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO BAN THE FILM!" which is a strawman argument. I never said I wanted it banned. I said that I want it out of the canon.
First, "I DON'T BELIEVE IN CENSORSHIP, WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO BAN THE FILM!" which is a strawman argument. I never said I wanted it banned. I said that I want it out of the canon.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So, whenever I go on a big DW Griffith bashing, I typically get a few responses that miss the point.
First, "I DON'T BELIEVE IN CENSORSHIP, WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO BAN THE FILM!" which is a strawman argument. I never said I wanted it banned. I said that I want it out of the canon.
First, "I DON'T BELIEVE IN CENSORSHIP, WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO BAN THE FILM!" which is a strawman argument. I never said I wanted it banned. I said that I want it out of the canon.
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Are you sure it's about a war on drug cartels or is it not, instead, a land grab to gain control of Venezuela's oil fields?
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Are you sure it's about a war on drug cartels or is it not, instead, a land grab to gain control of Venezuela's oil fields?
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline