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REVIEW: Dune (2021)

March 7, 2022 Grant Watson

In the long history of novels being adapted into films, it seems a certainly that people have always spoken of ‘unfilmable’ books. Of course they are usually only considered unfilmable until an enterprising production team actually films them, as was … Continue reading REVIEW: Dune (2021)

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REVIEW: The French Dispatch (2021)

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Grant Watson

The point. If you like or hate Wes Anderson’s previous feature films, you will most likely like or hate The French Dispatch, which opens in Australian cinemas on Thursday 9 December 2021. Upon Anderson in general. So we come, at … Continue reading REVIEW: The French Dispatch (2021)

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REVIEW: A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

October 24, 2020 Grant Watson

It has taken a long while for Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York to become available to Australian viewers. Shot back in 2017, its 2018 global release was cancelled by Amazon at the height of the “Me Too” movement and … Continue reading REVIEW: A Rainy Day in New York (2019)

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REVIEW: Little Women (2019)

January 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Louisa May Alcott’s 1868 novel Little Women remains one of the most perennially popular books of all time. It tells the story of the four March sisters and their close family and friends, facing domestic troubles, love, loss, and sibling rivalry in … Continue reading REVIEW: Little Women (2019)

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REVIEW: The King (2019)

November 28, 2019September 28, 2020 Grant Watson

It takes a certain amount of nerve to attempt a new adaptation of the life of England’s King Henry V. William Shakespeare has effectively had Hal’s story sewn up since about 1599, with his rousing and patriotic account standing as … Continue reading REVIEW: The King (2019)

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