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REVIEW: The Happening (2008)

February 5, 2022 Grant Watson

M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller The Happening was released into cinemas worldwide in 2008. It came as another step in a decade-long journey of diminishing returns: The Sixth Sense (1999) had been a global sensation, Unbreakable (2000) slightly less so, and then audience response seem to … Continue reading REVIEW: The Happening (2008)

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REVIEW: Your Highness (2011)

January 8, 2022 Grant Watson

One of the great mysteries of popular cinema is how cult movies form. The only real requirement for cult status is having a long-term, obsessive fan base. More often a cult film will be a commercial or critical failure, but … Continue reading REVIEW: Your Highness (2011)

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