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REVIEW: The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)

October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

When progressive or experimental films make unexpected breakthroughs in how to tell stories on screen, they are rightfully praised. Sometimes, however, it worth stepping back and also acknowledging quality mainstream work: films that do not reinvent or transform anything, but … Continue reading REVIEW: The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)

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REVIEW: Life (2017)

January 29, 2020 Grant Watson

On the International Space Station, a team of astronauts and specialists receive soil samples from a Martian probe. Inside they discover proof of life on Mars: a single-celled organism. Once attempts to stimulate it result in the creature’s rapid growth, … Continue reading REVIEW: Life (2017)

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