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Sammie Purcell

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Biography:

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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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) 79% 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) 55% 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) 72% 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) 95% 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) 80% 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) 62% 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 Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “I can’t say that "Wicked: For Good" doesn’t have its moments ... But, outside of those few moments, "Wicked: For Good" feels immensely slow and ill-conceived. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 94% EDIT “Just like with "Sing Sing," in "Train Dreams" [Clint] Bentley and [Greg] Kwedar take a story that could easily feel trite or overwrought and instead come up with something deeply humane. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Eternity (2025) 76% EDIT “...while it’s certainly entertaining, the lack of tension while you’re waiting for the inevitable to happen – or getting annoyed when the movie tries to pretend like something else will happen – makes "Eternity" feel far longer than its ... runtime.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Peter Hujar's Day (2025) 91% EDIT “[Ira] Sachs takes a simple story about the minutiae of being a living, breathing, working artist and gives it a cinematic edge.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% EDIT “["Jay Kelly" is] not subtle by any means, but the pure anguish that runs under the surface of [Noah] Baumbach’s latest work rings harsh and true by the film’s end.” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Hamnet (2025) 87% EDIT “While a bit clunky in its narrative setup, "Hamnet" slowly nestles into your heart, evolving into a beautifully considered meditation on art and legacy...” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 73% EDIT “This is a genre that thrives not on characters, or plot, or good writing, but rather on its ability to make you gasp, laugh, and groan in equal measure. And in that respect, "The Housemaid" does not disappoint. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 77% EDIT “...the best parts of "Song Sung Blue" have nothing to do with [its] twists, but instead with the crowd pleasing charm and the musical spectacular of the two performers at the film’s center. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% EDIT “...at its heart, "Marty Supreme" is also a movie about coming into your own and growing up — all wrapped up in an immensely entertaining thrill ride. ” – Rough Draft Atlanta Jan 2, 2026 Full Review
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