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REVIEW: Reality Bites (1994)

March 26, 2021 Grant Watson

In the 1990s the Hollywood studios made tentatives steps towards making the ultimate “Generation X” film; something that could capture the zeitgeist of disaffected Americans in the 20s in a way that John Hughes’ popular teen dramas had captured their … Continue reading REVIEW: Reality Bites (1994)

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REVIEW: Girl, Interrupted (1999)

October 28, 2020 Grant Watson

1967 New England: high school graduate Susannah Kaysen (Winona Ryder) suffers a nervous breakdown and takes a drug overdose. Admitted into psychiatric care, she finds herself embedded in a unfamiliar environment with a group of young women – each suffering … Continue reading REVIEW: Girl, Interrupted (1999)

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REVIEW: Destination Wedding (2018)

January 2, 2020 Grant Watson

Frank (Keanu Reeves) is reluctantly attending his half-brother’s wedding in Paso Robles, California. At the airport he has an unpleasant encounter with Lindsay (Winona Ryder) – who turns out to be Frank’s brother’s ex-fiancĂ©e, and is attending the same wedding. … Continue reading REVIEW: Destination Wedding (2018)

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