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Author: Grant Watson

Grant Watson is an Australian film critic and writer. He lives in Melbourne.
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TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.03

April 24, 2022April 29, 2022 Grant Watson

“The Friendly Type” I am sensing a wobble in “The Friendly Type”, the third episode of Marvel’s current streaming serial Moon Knight. The first two episodes did an excellent job of breaking out from Marvel’s standard formula with a story … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.03

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REVIEW: Center Stage (2000)

April 23, 2022 Grant Watson

In Nicholas Hytner’s drama Center Stage, an ensemble of young dancers join the prestigious American Ballet Academy in New York – but only a select few will progress beyond their first year. The academy itself is entirely fictional, but Hytner … Continue reading REVIEW: Center Stage (2000)

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REVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

April 22, 2022 Grant Watson

It has long become clear that Marvel Studios’ specific brand of shared universe feature films really work under their own rules. Fans of the comic book-inspired franchise may have bristled when Martin Scorsese famously noted ‘that’s not cinema’, but to … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

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REVIEW: The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

April 21, 2022 Grant Watson

Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper will forever be remembered for their 1933 monster classic King Kong, but it was not the only film they made together. In 1935 they co-directed the RKO Pictures Roman epic The Last Days of … Continue reading REVIEW: The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)

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REVIEW: Knock Off (1998)

April 19, 2022 Grant Watson

Bear with me. Knock Off is an action vehicle for Jean-Claude Van Damme, released in 1998 when his Hollywood career had arguably peaked and his films were on a rapid one-way highway to the video store. It was not a success in … Continue reading REVIEW: Knock Off (1998)

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TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.02

April 16, 2022April 10, 2022 Grant Watson

“Summon the Suit” The first episode of Moon Knight really felt like a major jump away from the comic book antics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a welcome jump at that. The second episode still remains entirely separate from … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.02

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REVIEW: The Animatrix (2003)

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Grant Watson

When The Matrix became a global box office smash, and Warner Bros approached the Wachowskis about writing and directing a sequel, they didn’t just make the one film. Instead they engaged in perhaps the most ridiculously ambitious plan for a sequel ever. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Animatrix (2003)

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REVIEW: Gamera vs Jiger (1970)

April 13, 2022 Grant Watson

Daiei’s original Gamera franchise limped on into the 1970s, with a much-needed increase in the production budget but a general lack of enthusiasm that sours the experience. This sixth adventure for the giant space turtle and ‘friend to all children’ did not … Continue reading REVIEW: Gamera vs Jiger (1970)

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REVIEW: Delta Space Mission (1984)

April 11, 2022 Grant Watson

In the 31st century humanity builds an enormous mobile space station, with the intention of piloting it across the galaxy to encounter new and unique species and civilizations. When its central electronic brain activated, the station spontaneously becomes self-aware, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Delta Space Mission (1984)

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REVIEW: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

April 10, 2022 Grant Watson

Slow, overly respectful, and crushingly earnest, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is proof that fans should always be careful what they wish for. Development of a third Ghostbusters film staggered through development like a wounded gazelle from the early 1990s through to the death of co-writer and … Continue reading REVIEW: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

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