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REVIEW: Emily the Criminal (2022)

May 8, 2023 Grant Watson

In Emily the Criminal, a modest crime drama gets mixed with strong character work and a savage social critique of American society. The overall effect is superb: had I managed to see the film last year it likely would have … Continue reading REVIEW: Emily the Criminal (2022)

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REVIEW: Rifkin’s Festival (2020)

January 26, 2022 Grant Watson

Woody Allen’s most recent feature film finally hits American theatres on Friday, almost 18 months after it was released in Europe. It is a far cry from the famed writer/director’s former stature, when every arthouse and independent cinema around the … Continue reading REVIEW: Rifkin’s Festival (2020)

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REVIEW: Demonlover (2002)

August 30, 2020 Grant Watson

On a flight from Tokyo to Paris, one first-class passenger surreptitiously drugs the water of another. When that drugged business executive begins to pass out at the airport, she is picked up by two men who throw her into the … Continue reading REVIEW: Demonlover (2002)

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REVIEW: Face/Off (1997)

March 20, 2018October 7, 2020 Grant Watson

Federal agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) finally captures and incapacitates the international terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). When it turns out that Troy has already activated the countdown on a hidden nerve gas explosive, Archer must find out where it … Continue reading REVIEW: Face/Off (1997)

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