Articles by: SJMJ91
My name is Samuel James (most people call me Sam), I'm from the West Midlands and I'm 22 years old. Currently, I am studying BA (Hons) Film Studies at the University of Wolverhampton and have just completed my first year. The course consists of modules based on both theoretical and practical study of film as well as TV. In my first year from six modules studied, I achieved three A grades and three B's. Furthermore, I am a keen admirer of writing and journalism. Since I was 16, I have been writing my own film reviews and with more practice and gaining a more critical insight into cinema, it has become more than a passion. In fact, a film critic is my dream job. I like publishing other prose pieces too which include film essays (most of which I did for university) and I'm currently writing an auto-biography. Finally, I love being part of a film/TV production crew. I'm currently at the stage where I'm trying to gain as much experience as possible and my main strengths at the moment are directing, camera operator, camera assistant, editing, production assistant, stop-motion animation and partially screenwriting.

Man Of Steel (2013)

July 9, 2013 6:00 pm0 comments

Following previous mediocre installments in the franchise, Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel is a much-needed reboot that followed identical trails to Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. The film revisits the origins of Kal-El where his home planet Krypton is on the brink of destruction, his transportation and childhood on Earth as […]

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The Great Gatsby (2013)

July 2, 2013 6:22 pm1 comment

Judging by the striking mise-en-scéne and effective use of colour from posters and trailers, The Great Gatsby is quickly identified as a typical Luhrmann film. It marks his first film since 2008 and only his fifth in total. Once again, like every other Luhrmann feature, The Great Gatsby consisted of […]

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Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)

July 1, 2013 6:40 pm0 comments

In 2009, J.J. Abrams surprised us with his marvellous reboot of the Star Trek franchise and once again, he embarks on another spectacular ride into space with this sequel. There have not been many Hollywood reboots that have played kindly to audiences in recent years and, quite frankly, neither have […]

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