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REVIEW: The Founder (2016)

October 30, 2022 Grant Watson

There is a strong whiff of classical tragedy about John Lee Hancock’s The Founder, a true life-inspired drama about the McDonald brothers (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch) who unwisely trust entrepreneur Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) with their revolutionary fast food … Continue reading REVIEW: The Founder (2016)

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REVIEW: Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

September 3, 2022 Grant Watson

There is a superbly tense sequence in Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion. Co-protagonist Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) is crawling through the undergrowth while a hulking feathered dinosaur with absurdly long blade-like claws sniffs the air in search of her. She … Continue reading REVIEW: Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

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REVIEW: Little Women (2019)

January 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel Little Women remains one of the most perennially popular books of all time. It tells the story of the four March sisters and their close family and friends, facing domestic troubles, love, loss, and sibling rivalry in … Continue reading REVIEW: Little Women (2019)

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