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REVIEW: Darkman (1990)

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Grant Watson

Sam Raimi is a widely liked director of genre pictures; most audiences will know him for either his Evil Dead or Spider-Man movies. Wedged in-between, however, are a number of less famous films. Darkman, released back in 1990, is a personal favourite. It was the … Continue reading REVIEW: Darkman (1990)

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“Neither asked nor given” | Rob Roy (1995)

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Grant Watson

Robert Roy MacGregor was born in 1671 near Loch Katrine in Scotland’s Perthshire. As a young man, like many Scottish patriots, he was drawn to the 1689 Jacobite uprising – an armed rebellion to restore Stuart dynasty rule to the … Continue reading “Neither asked nor given” | Rob Roy (1995)

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REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Grant Watson

While their elder siblings visit the USA with their parents, Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) are stuck staying with their odious cousin Eustace (Will Poulter). Lucy and Edmund are thrown back into Narnia, where King Caspian (Ben Barnes) … Continue reading REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

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REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

April 19, 2020 Grant Watson

A year after their trip to Narnia, Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) find themselves drawn back into the magical world again when called upon by the endangered Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes). Time … Continue reading REVIEW: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

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