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Sammie Purcell

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Sammie Purcell is an associate editor, entertainment reporter, and movie critic for Rough Draft Atlanta. She is a member of the Atlanta Film Critics Circle and the Southeastern Film Critics Association.

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Wuthering Heights (2026) 58% EDIT “Fennell is clearly more interested in the emotional rather than the intellectual – and in that respect, ["Wuthering Heights"] wholeheartedly achieves something great. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Apr 6, 2026 Full Review This Is Not a Test (2025) 42% EDIT “Visually, "This Is Not a Test" seems to be shooting for the style of "28 Days Later" (and reaching for that uniquely striking pinnacle only really betrays how visually dull the film is). However, the film’s core issues lie with the characters. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Apr 6, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 99% EDIT “Written and directed by Harry Lighton, ["Pillion"] hits its odd-couple, Brit-com beats with a joyous sensibility. And yet, it doesn’t compromise on the emotional journey of its protagonist ...” – Rough Draft Atlanta Apr 6, 2026 Full Review Two Prosecutors (2025) 97% EDIT “Made up of just a few long, dialogue-heavy scenes, "Two Prosecutors" lets the tension slowly, slowly, rise until the dread of where we end up feels inevitable. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Apr 6, 2026 Full Review The Drama (2026) 75% EDIT “When a game of sharing secrets goes a little too far ... "The Drama" becomes a darkly funny, cringe-tastic and chaotic takedown of humankind’s obsession with the way we’re perceived. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Apr 6, 2026 Full Review Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2025) 100% EDIT “It won’t necessarily tell any diehard Beatles or McCartney fan anything they didn’t already know, but it does provide some interesting insights into Paul’s psyche during those years ....” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 30, 2026 Full Review THE BRIDE! (2026) 57% EDIT “... "The Bride!" [is] a movie filled with understandable and righteous anger over the many ways in which men harm women. But, that rage is tempered by the film’s inability to find a clear point of view and its superhero-esque treatment of violence. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Hoppers (2026) 94% EDIT “"Hoppers," directed by Daniel Chong and with a screenplay from Jesse Andrews, is ... the wackiest movie to come out of Pixar lately – and that strangeness is all to its credit.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Marc by Sofia (2025) 72% EDIT “The film does not offer an intimate look at the inner life of its subject, but rather serves as a record of one particular artist’s process – observed by an artist with a similar mindset and taste.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 30, 2026 Full Review A Magnificent Life (2025) 63% EDIT “... the two-dimensional animation style is beautiful, with a type of texture and roughness that so rarely is captured in 3D animation ... However, a lackluster dub and a poorly devised structure keep this biopic firmly in the realm of the typical ...” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 27, 2026 Full Review Forbidden Fruits (2026) 72% EDIT “It works best when it allows you to get lost in its witchy sauce, mesmerized by the soundtrack, the costumes, and its sapphic allure. But, the film has trouble merging its old school vibes with a newer, flatter performance style ...” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 27, 2026 Full Review Reminders of Him (2026) 56% EDIT “"Reminders of Him" has more than its fair share of problems, most of which come down to character and performance ... But, the film pretty smoothly melds different tones and has a charming sense of humor, lulling you onto its wavelength with ease. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 26, 2026 Full Review undertone (2025) 73% EDIT “In trying to be both high brow and scrappy, ["undertone"] loses steam in both lanes, the commentary it attempts to make so barely there that it feels maddening and more than a little careless. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% EDIT “With [Ryan Gosling] at the helm, a little Spielbergian sensibility, and stellar visuals, "Project Hail Mary" feels like a triumphant return to classical blockbuster filmmaking. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Primate (2025) 78% EDIT “[The monkey] is the true calling card of "Primate," which otherwise is a fairly standard slasher, filled with forgettable performances but some truly gnarly gore and practical effects.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review All That's Left of You (2025) 100% EDIT “"All That’s Left of You" mines the lineage of this family in all its hurt and joy with the knowledge that we can’t understand anything — not hate, nor power, nor love, nor ourselves — in a vacuum. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 86% EDIT “Hauntingly modern in its visuals yet divorced from modernity at the same time, "The Testament of Ann Lee" is a story about the nature of community and belief, about suffering and joy in equal measure. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review H Is for Hawk (2025) 81% EDIT “"H is for Hawk" considers the thorniness of [grief], accentuated by the beauty of Charlotte Bruus Christensen’s cinematography and anchored by a quietly moving lead performance from Claire Foy.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 81% EDIT “...for as fun as [its] premise is, the screenplay gets a bit convoluted by the film’s end, the answer to this mystery not nearly as satisfying as it originally portends to be. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% EDIT “"Send Help" is like a cross between "Survivor," and "Fear Factor," and "Bachelor in Paradise" or "Love Island," all infused with Raimi’s signature brand of gory, glorious stupidity.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review The Moment (2026) 67% EDIT “... "The Moment" offers a scathing look at the corporatized artistic landscape that Charli exists within, pointing fingers at other artists who have given in, but also not letting herself off the hook.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 64% EDIT “"Whistle" is not quite as successful as [the movies and shows it's emulating], but it has solid performances and enough gnarly kills to be a good time. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Nouvelle Vague (2025) 92% EDIT “"Nouvelle Vague" is perfectly well made, well acted, and enjoyable – light, cozy entertainment that will most likely delight cinephiles in its exploration of how one of the most influential films of all time came to be.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 61% EDIT “"The Running Man" [is] a movie that’s a little too absurd for how seriously it takes itself.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025) 98% EDIT “...with "Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk," [Sepideh] Farsi has proven once again that powerful emotion doesn’t have to stem from big, sweeping visuals. It can come from something as simple as an iPhone. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review
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