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TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.06

May 15, 2022May 8, 2022 Grant Watson

“Gods and Monsters” Against all odds, Moon Knight’s finale managed to pull together all of its flailing disparate story threads into some form of conclusion. I honestly had my doubts, given just how wildly anarchic the preceding five episodes have … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.06

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TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.05

May 6, 2022April 29, 2022 Grant Watson

“Asylum” In Moon Knight’s fifth and penultimate episode, Marc and Steven’s adventures through a mental institution-shaped underworld provide a canny excuse for a whole lot of back story. It is emotionally fulfilling stuff, and the really impressive achievement is just … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.05

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REVIEW: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Grant Watson

Only a few weeks ago I used a review of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: No Way Home to make the argument that their broad interconnected franchise of superhero films represented a major shift from traditional film narrative, and deserved – indeed, needed – … Continue reading REVIEW: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

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TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.04

April 29, 2022April 22, 2022 Grant Watson

“The Tomb” After finding Moon Knight’s third episode something of a disappointment, I am relieved to find the fourth showing the series back on track and working in an immensely satisfying fashion. We are largely back at protagonist Steven Grant’s … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.04

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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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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: 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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TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.01

April 6, 2022 Grant Watson

“The Goldfish Problem” Marvel Studios return once again with an all-new six-part miniseries, exclusive to Disney+, and bringing the comparatively obscure superhero Moon Knight to their Marvel Cinematic Universe. There really are some challenges with sustaining a long-term shared universe … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Moon Knight 1.01

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REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty (2016)

November 25, 2021 Grant Watson

Egon (Niels Schneider) is crown prince of the modern-day European kingdom of Letonia. Instead of applying himself to courtly duties, Egon spends much of his time drinking, smoking and loudly playing the drums. When he learns of the fabled kingdom … Continue reading REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty (2016)

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REVIEW: Raggio di Sole (1912)

October 30, 2021 Grant Watson

In the end, it is all about the penguins – but we can get to that in due course. Raggio di Sole – released in the UK as Sunbeam – is a 1912 Italian short film. It is a silent film of course, … Continue reading REVIEW: Raggio di Sole (1912)

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