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REVIEW: Pleasantville (1998)

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Grant Watson

In Gary Ross’ 1998 comic fantasy Pleasantville, two squabbling siblings are thrown into a 1950s television series where they are trapped with an array of old-fashioned parents, schoolmates, and other residents. While attempting to find a way back out to the … Continue reading REVIEW: Pleasantville (1998)

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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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