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REVIEW: Angels & Demons (2009)

January 14, 2022 Grant Watson

Don’t think. That’s pretty much the core requirement to enjoy Angels & Demons, Ron Howard’s 2009 adaptation of the popular Dan Brown novel. Okay, so that is probably not the best advice. Rather: the film will rush along from one set … Continue reading REVIEW: Angels & Demons (2009)

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REVIEW: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

May 27, 2018 Grant Watson

From the slums of Correllia to the criminal underworld of the galaxy, young rogue Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) makes a play for his dreams: to be the best pilot in the galaxy. Drawn into a dangerous heist by the thief … Continue reading REVIEW: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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REVIEW: Far and Away (1992)

March 21, 2017 Grant Watson

Joseph Donnelly (Tom Cruise) is an Irish farmer whose family home is burned on the orders of his landlord Daniel Christie. His attempt to murder Christie ends in failure when he is stabbed in the leg by Christie’s headstrong daughter … Continue reading REVIEW: Far and Away (1992)

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REVIEW: Frost/Nixon (2008)

February 26, 2017 Grant Watson

British television personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) thinks he has scored the coup of a lifetime: interviewing former American President Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) for a series of televised interviews. Dismissed by the American news media as a light-touch interviewer … Continue reading REVIEW: Frost/Nixon (2008)

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