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REVIEW: The Northman (2022)

July 10, 2022 Grant Watson

Perversely given a wide cinema release earlier this year, Robert Eggers’ The Northman is a grim and spectacularly obtuse viking thriller. The masses failed to connect with it, which given Eggers’ atmospheric style and deep cultural immersion is not a surprise. For … Continue reading REVIEW: The Northman (2022)

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REVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

April 22, 2022 Grant Watson

It has long become clear that Marvel Studios’ specific brand of shared universe feature films really work under their own rules. Fans of the comic book-inspired franchise may have bristled when Martin Scorsese famously noted ‘that’s not cinema’, but to … Continue reading REVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

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REVIEW: Nightmare Alley (2021)

March 14, 2022 Grant Watson

Guillermo Del Toro uplifts a 1940s potboiler with outstanding visuals and a top-notch cast, but a sullen, overly worthy pace is ever-present to potentially derail it. Nightmare Alley is really good, but it is frustratingly close to great. Mysterious wanderer Stanton … Continue reading REVIEW: Nightmare Alley (2021)

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REVIEW: Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

March 23, 2021January 23, 2023 Grant Watson

I can only think of one instance where this has happened before. In 2003 Morgan Creek Productions signed up Paul Schrader to write and direct a prequel to William Friedkin’s classic horror film The Exorcist. Schrader completed his film, but while … Continue reading REVIEW: Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

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REVIEW: Clear and Present Danger (1994)

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 Grant Watson

Tom Clancy was a hugely successful author, combining military action and political intrigue in a long series of novels – mostly featuring protagonist Jack Ryan. Their popularity naturally led to Hollywood knocking on Clancy’s door; the first result was John … Continue reading REVIEW: Clear and Present Danger (1994)

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REVIEW: Togo (2019)

May 22, 2020March 1, 2021 Grant Watson

In 1925 Alaska a diphtheria outbreak sends musher Leonhard Seppala (Willem Dafoe) and his dogs on a last-ditch mission to bring home an anti-serum. For 12 year-old lead dog Togo, it may be his final journey. The 1925 diphtheria outbreak … Continue reading REVIEW: Togo (2019)

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REVIEW: Aquaman (2018)

December 22, 2018January 23, 2023 Grant Watson

After helping save the world from the alien Steppenwolf in Justice League, Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) returns to a life of fighting crime and saving innocents on the open ocean. When his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) sets plans to become the … Continue reading REVIEW: Aquaman (2018)

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