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REVIEW: Glass (2019)

January 18, 2019October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Security consultant David Dunn (Bruce Willis) secretly boasts super-strength and is close to indestructible, and patrols the streets of Philadelphia in a hooded raincoat. When he tracks down serial killer Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) – a man with several … Continue reading REVIEW: Glass (2019)

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REVIEW: Lady in the Water (2006)

April 9, 2018 Grant Watson

Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) works as the superintendent of a Philadelphia apartment block. One night he discovers a mysterious young woman in the block’s swimming pool. Named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard), she turns out to be a water nymph known … Continue reading REVIEW: Lady in the Water (2006)

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“They say this one has a surprise ending” | Unbreakable (2000)

July 24, 2014July 21, 2017 Grant Watson

In 1999 audiences worldwide were stunned by a film titled The Sixth Sense. It arrived without fanfare; a sort of mid-list supernatural thriller designed to give audiences something to go to between the big summer blockbusters. Sure it starred Bruce … Continue reading “They say this one has a surprise ending” | Unbreakable (2000)

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