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TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.6

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Grant Watson

“From the Desert Comes a Stranger” So whatever is the point of The Book of Boba Fett? Purported to be a spin-off of The Mandalorian, it has effectively transformed itself over two episodes into simply being more of it. This … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.6

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REVIEW: Battle in Outer Space (1959)

February 5, 2022 Grant Watson

For fans of old Japanese science fiction films, this truly seems like a golden age. Countless archive works, never before given their due in international markets, are finding themselves available in restored editions with English subtitles – in many cases … Continue reading REVIEW: Battle in Outer Space (1959)

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TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.5

February 3, 2022 Grant Watson

Well here is the weirdest episode of The Book of Boba Fett thus far. It sees the Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) collect on a bounty before reuniting with his clan members, and travelling to Tatooine to collect a new … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.5

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REVIEW: Warning from Space (1956)

January 31, 2022 Grant Watson

Koji Shima was a prolific director of Japanese cinema, as well as an accomplished actor. In a career that spanned from 1925 to 1970, Shima was reported to have acted in 90 films and directed 90 more. He never became … Continue reading REVIEW: Warning from Space (1956)

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TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.4

January 27, 2022 Grant Watson

Boba Fett’s journey from bounty hunter to crime lord largely takes a breather in this fourth episode; the midpoint of the series as a whole. It is an odd episode this time around, one which probably works an awful lot … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.4

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REVIEW: Zathura (2005)

January 24, 2022 Grant Watson

Jon Favreau fascinates me. I remember when he was an actor, with aspirations towards directing. These days he’s better known as the director of big-budget features like Iron Man and The Jungle Book He produces and writes Disney+ series based on Star … Continue reading REVIEW: Zathura (2005)

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REVIEW: Stargate (1994)

January 23, 2022 Grant Watson

Let us talk about filmmaker Roland Emmerich. Born in Germany, but with the bulk of his career spent in the USA, he is the director of numerous big-budget films including Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1997), and The Patriot (2000). Emmerich is big on visual effects-driven spectacle, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Stargate (1994)

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TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.3

January 20, 2022 Grant Watson

There is a critical difference I think between the Star Wars of George Lucas – essentially the Star Wars of my youth – and the Star Wars that Disney+ is streaming every Wednesday night. A core change appears to be … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.3

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TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.2

January 13, 2022January 20, 2022 Grant Watson

What an astonishing difference a week makes. The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett felt dull, narratively redundant, and visually underwhelming. The second, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Steph Green, not only picks up the pace … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.2

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TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.1

January 6, 2022 Grant Watson

“Stranger in a Strange Land” 29 December 2021, Disney+. Written by Jon Favreau. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Walt Disney’s second live-action Star Wars series feels, for its first episode at least, to be a rather redundant experience. It is spun … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.1

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