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REVIEW: A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

October 24, 2020 Grant Watson

It has taken a long while for Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York to become available to Australian viewers. Shot back in 2017, its 2018 global release was cancelled by Amazon at the height of the “Me Too” movement and … Continue reading REVIEW: A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

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REVIEW: Vox Lux (2018)

August 9, 2020 Grant Watson

After surviving a deadly school shooting at the age of 13, Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) strikes up a successful career as a pop star. More than a decade-and-a-half later, the adult Celeste (Natalie Portman) struggles with her fame, her family, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Vox Lux (2018)

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REVIEW: Side Effects (2013)

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Grant Watson

After making a suicide attempt, Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara) – whose husband (Channing Tatum) has just returned home from a four-year prison term – falls under the care of psychiatrist Jon Banks (Jude Law). Banks prescribes a new type of … Continue reading REVIEW: Side Effects (2013)

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“I am here now because of you” | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

February 12, 2020September 15, 2020 Grant Watson

This is a story that takes more than eight years to tell. It begins with a Hollywood studio electing to mount an all-new screen adaptation of a popular folkloric saga, and it ends with a loss of about $150 million. … Continue reading “I am here now because of you” | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

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REVIEW: Captain Marvel (2019)

April 3, 2019October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Vers (Brie Larson) is a Kree warrior sent to defend her civilization from the shape-shifting aliens known as Skrulls. Captured in combat, she escapes – only to find herself on mid-1990s Earth, a planet she is shocked to discover she … Continue reading REVIEW: Captain Marvel (2019)

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