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OAFF: Leave at Door, Bell X (2022)

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REVIEW: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

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OAFF: People Who Talk to Plushies are Kind (2023)

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REVIEW: John Wick Chapter 4 (2023)

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OAFF: New Religion (2022)

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OAFF: Is This Heaven? (2023)

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REVIEW: Tora-San, Wish You Were Here (2019)

February 27, 2023 Grant Watson

In 1969, director Yoji Yamada helmed It’s Tough Being a Man, a domestic comedy that became an unexpected hit in Japanese cinemas – so much so that by the end of the year Yamada had already made its sequel. The film … Continue reading REVIEW: Tora-San, Wish You Were Here (2019)

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REVIEW: Something in the Dirt (2022)

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Grant Watson

I have always rather liked the Hollywood term ‘multi-hyphenate’. Usually used by journalists for Variety or the Hollywood Reporter, it refers to those particularly talented types who undertake more than two roles in a film production. Not just an actor-director, or … Continue reading REVIEW: Something in the Dirt (2022)

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Favourites of the 1990s: #300-276

February 23, 2023 Grant Watson

Back in 2019, I marked the end of the decade with a huge countdown of my favourite films of the 2010s; Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone was my top pick. I figured it was about time to run another massive countdown of my … Continue reading Favourites of the 1990s: #300-276

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EEFF REVIEW: The Odd-Job Men (2021)

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Grant Watson

On the outskirts of Barcelona, a home repair business is going through a period of change. For Valero (Valero Escobar), it means saying goodbye to his long-term partner Pep (Pep Sarrà) who is retiring. At the same time it means … Continue reading EEFF REVIEW: The Odd-Job Men (2021)

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REVIEW: Suburban Birds (2018)

February 20, 2023 Grant Watson

Qiu Sheng’s debut feature Suburban Birds is a low-key but fascinating work. At first it appears to fall in line as yet another naturalistic urban character drama; the kind that tends to be liberally scattered over international film festivals each year. As … Continue reading REVIEW: Suburban Birds (2018)

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REVIEW: Gamera vs Zigra (1971)

February 19, 2023 Grant Watson

Over the course of the Gamera film series, the individual films continued to make a profit while the studio that made them, Daiei Film, sank closer and closer towards bankruptcy. It was shortly after the completion of this seventh Gamera that Daiei’s finances finally … Continue reading REVIEW: Gamera vs Zigra (1971)

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REVIEW: Saddle the Wind (1958)

February 17, 2023 Grant Watson

Retired gunfighter Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is content to spend his time operating a cattle ranch. When his hot-headed younger brother Tony (John Cassavettes) returns home with a new gun and a new fiancee (Julie London), it can only spell … Continue reading REVIEW: Saddle the Wind (1958)

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EEFF REVIEW: Kalev (2022)

February 16, 2023February 21, 2023 Grant Watson

In the Summer of 1990, the Soviet Union teeters on the edge of collapse. As Estonia approaches independence, Tallinn’s basketball team must decide whether or not the participate in the USSR championship. Ove Musting’s drama Kalev is a smart, well-paced blend … Continue reading EEFF REVIEW: Kalev (2022)

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REVIEW: Trace of Breath (2017)

February 15, 2023 Grant Watson

On March 11, 2011, a massive undersea earthquake shook the east coast of Japan, causing tsunami that overwhelmed coastal barriers and decimated the countryside. It was the most powerful earthquake in Japan’s recorded history. In Iwate prefecture the tsunami peaked … Continue reading REVIEW: Trace of Breath (2017)

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REVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

February 15, 2023 Grant Watson

It has been a few months since Wakanda Forever was released, and so here we are again: another season, another “phase”, and another Marvel Studios feature. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the third in Marvel’s Ant-Man series, which to date has been … Continue reading REVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

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