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Tag: Michael Apted

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REVIEW: Class Action (1991)

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Grant Watson

One of numerous studio-backed potboilers to have largely fallen out of the public memory, Michael Apted’s Class Action is an almost entirely formulaic legal drama that benefits from – and is immeasurably lifted by – stars Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth … Continue reading REVIEW: Class Action (1991)

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REVIEW: The World is not Enough (1999)

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Grant Watson

1999 saw the release of Pierce Brosnan’s third film as British secret agent James Bond – and the 19th film in the franchise overall. The World is not Enough captures the EON production team at a high point of comfort: GoldenEye (1995) brought … Continue reading REVIEW: The World is not Enough (1999)

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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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