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REVIEW: Chaplin (1992)

June 3, 2021 Grant Watson

Back in 1992 one of the most pivotal talents in the history of American cinema received a glowing tribute in Richard Attenborough’s earnest biographical picture Chaplin. The biopic has always been a popular genre of film, but it is often a … Continue reading REVIEW: Chaplin (1992)

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REVIEW: Tropic Thunder (2008)

April 24, 2021 Grant Watson

To my mind, Tropic Thunder (2008) is the boldest, strongest, and flat-out funniest comedy that Ben Stiller has directed. While it satirises an easy target – Hollywood excess – it does so in such a savage and unrelenting fashion that on some … Continue reading REVIEW: Tropic Thunder (2008)

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REVIEW: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

April 25, 2018February 25, 2021 Grant Watson

The interplanetary despot Thanos (Josh Brolin) finally enacts his plan to take the six mysterious ‘infinity stones’ by force, thus giving him the power to kill half of the universe with just the click of his fingers. Two of the … Continue reading REVIEW: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

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REVIEW: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

July 18, 2017January 16, 2022 Grant Watson

After helping Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) fight Captain America during the superhero ‘civil war’, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns to his life of high school and crime-fighting as Spider-Man. When he crosses paths with the illegal arms merchant Adrian … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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