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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: Shaft (2019)

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 Grant Watson

FBI computer analyst J.J. Shaft (Jessie T. Usher) re-unites with a lifelong friend – an army veteran and recovering addict named Karim (Avan Jogia) – only for Karim to turn up dead in Harlem from a drug overdose. Suspecting foul … Continue reading REVIEW: Shaft (2019)

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REVIEW: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

July 2, 2019October 7, 2020 Grant Watson

In the aftermath of the events of Avengers: Endgame, a grieving Peter Parker (Tom Holland) must cope with the death of his mentor as well as a gap of five years between dying along with half of the Earth’s population … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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REVIEW: Captain Marvel (2019)

April 3, 2019October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Vers (Brie Larson) is a Kree warrior sent to defend her civilization from the shape-shifting aliens known as Skrulls. Captured in combat, she escapes – only to find herself on mid-1990s Earth, a planet she is shocked to discover she … Continue reading REVIEW: Captain Marvel (2019)

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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: XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)

September 30, 2018October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

“Pandora’s Box”, a technological device capable of seizing control of satellites and crashing them into the Earth, has been stolen. In an attempt to recover it, CIA agent Jane Marke (Toni Collette) enlists the presumed-dead former agent Xander Cage (Vin … Continue reading REVIEW: XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)

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REVIEW: Shaft (2000)

February 23, 2018October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

When NYPD Detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) investigates the killing of Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer) by the rich, racist socialite Walter White Jr (Christian Bale), his case is torpedoed when the sole witness is intimidated into going into hiding. … Continue reading REVIEW: Shaft (2000)

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REVIEW: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

February 4, 2018October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Samantha Caine (Geena Davis) is school teacher suffering from retrograde amnesia. When she is involved in a car crash, she begins to experience flashbacks to an earlier, more violent life. Meanwhile Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson), a private detective hired … Continue reading REVIEW: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

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REVIEW: The Hateful Eight (2015)

September 29, 2017October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt Russell) rides a coach towards the town of Red Rock, where he intends to deposit his prisoner Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) with the local sheriff in return for … Continue reading REVIEW: The Hateful Eight (2015)

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REVIEW: Deep Blue Sea (1999)

July 10, 2017October 9, 2020 Grant Watson

In a converted submarine base on the open ocean, a team of scientists led by Dr Susan McAlister (Saffron Burrows) have genetically modified sharks to make them both larger and smarter. In return they can extract a fluid from the … Continue reading REVIEW: Deep Blue Sea (1999)

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