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TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.02

June 15, 2022June 8, 2022 Grant Watson

Part Two Note that, as a review of Part Two, this review will understandably reference events in Part One. Caveat emptor, and so on. When going forward in reviewing Disney+ serial Obi-Wan Kenobi, it should be taken as read that … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.02

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REVIEW: The Rift (1990)

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Grant Watson

Go figure: you cannot easily watch James Cameron’s superlative film The Abyss (1989) on a streaming service – the closest you will get is the online stream of Australian pay television service Foxtel – but you can watch Juan Piquer Simon’s … Continue reading REVIEW: The Rift (1990)

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REVIEW: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2020)

June 8, 2022 Grant Watson

Pretty much anybody that grew up in the English speaking world will have fond memories of Sesame Street, the American children’s television series beloved not only by toddlers and pre-schoolers but by their parents too. Launched in 1969, this educational program … Continue reading REVIEW: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2020)

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REVIEW: The Batman (2022)

June 6, 2022June 7, 2022 Grant Watson

Here’s the thing about Matt Reeves’ The Batman: the film is great. It is impeccably cast with actors who absolutely shine in their roles. It is beautifully shot and wonderfully atmospheric. Michael Giacchino’s score dominates from end to end, like a mournful … Continue reading REVIEW: The Batman (2022)

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TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.01

June 5, 2022May 29, 2022 Grant Watson

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy noted that the company had learned valuable lessons from their failed live-action Star Wars film Solo. The problem is that the company appears to have learned the wrong lessons. … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi 1.01

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REVIEW: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022)

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Grant Watson

This week Loren Bouchard’s Bob’s Burgers follows in the footsteps of fellow animated comedies South Park and The Simpsons with its own theatrically released feature spin-off. As with those films (released in 1999 and 2007 respectively) the central question remains the same: what is the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Bob’s Burgers Movie (2022)

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REVIEW: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

May 22, 2022 Grant Watson

Comic book adaptation Ghost Rider (2007) was one of the last pre-Iron Man superhero movies, taking a second-string Marvel character and casting world famous comic book geek Nicolas Cage in the role. It was directed by Mark Steven Johnson, whose 2003 Marvel adaptation Daredevil had … Continue reading REVIEW: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)

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REVIEW: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

May 17, 2022 Grant Watson

It seems fitting that Joseph Kosinski’s Top Gun: Maverick was delayed by a bewildering three years since it completed shooting. It finally reaches cinemas around the world this week, set back first by an extended post-production and then by the … Continue reading REVIEW: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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TV REVIEW: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.01

May 16, 2022May 8, 2022 Grant Watson

“Strange New Worlds” I really do not like prequels. Anyone that has followed my film writing over the past decade or two will no doubt be aware of this, but it bears repeating. Nothing of dramatic worth comes from a … Continue reading TV REVIEW: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1.01

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REVIEW: That’s Entertainment! III (1994)

May 15, 2022 Grant Watson

That’s Entertainment! is a rather strange movie franchise: one that prefigured audience demand slightly ahead of time, and then prefigured newer demands all over again almost two decades later. The original 1974 film comprised a series of MGM musical numbers, all … Continue reading REVIEW: That’s Entertainment! III (1994)

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