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REVIEW: Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

May 16, 2018 Grant Watson

In London’s prestigious Brompton Academy, new student John Watson (Alan Cox) meets the eccentric but brilliant classmate Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Rowe). When they discover a string of mysterious deaths – including the suicide of Holmes’ mentor Rupert Waxflatter – they … Continue reading REVIEW: Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

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REVIEW: Tin Men (1987)

January 21, 2018 Grant Watson

Ernest Tilley (Danny DeVito) and Bill Babowsky (Richard Dreyfuss) are two aluminium siding salesmen working in 1963 Baltimore. After a collision damages both of their beloved Cadillacs, Tilley and Babowsky begin to engage in an escalating back-and-forth fight for revenge … Continue reading REVIEW: Tin Men (1987)

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