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Review of BloodRayne (2005)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

At the rate Boll's improving, he'll achieve a film worthy of a thumbs up rating sometime late next decade…

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Review of A History of Violence (2005)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

It's one of the better dramas of the year so far -- even if at times it feels like an artistic genius is painting by numbers…

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Review of Control (2013)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

Part of the reason this film works so splendidly is that, given its ending, it doesn't have the luxury of pretend redemption…

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Review of King Kong (1976)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

A bit more time in the editing room could've lifted it into great blockbuster territory…

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Review of Control (2007)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

Part of the reason this film works so splendidly is that, given its ending, it doesn't have the luxury of pretend redemption…

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Review of King Kong (2012)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

A bit more time in the editing room could've lifted it into great blockbuster territory…

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Review of Ghost Rider (2007)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

It's not a complete wash, a la Catwoman, but it ain't far off…

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Review of Control (2004)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

Part of the reason this film works so splendidly is that, given its ending, it doesn't have the luxury of pretend redemption…

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Review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

The longest and weakest of the Potter novels becomes one of the better film adaptations of the series…

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Review of Serenity (2015)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

Hardcore fans will undoubtedly be satisfied but its unlikely this will spread much beyond that audience, and even they will find it lacks that…

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Review of Beowulf (2007)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

A feast of imagery coupled with magnificent drama, a rare cinematic marriage that is destined for box office gold and deservedly so…

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Review of No Country for Old Men (2007)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

It is a bloody and grisly film at times, but this is one of those few times where the violence and gore are not just necessary but essential…

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Review of Forces of Nature (1999)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

All in all, it really depends on if you're a fan of the two leads. I am, so I liked it…

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Review of King Kong (2005)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

A bit more time in the editing room could've lifted it into great blockbuster territory…

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Review of Forces of Nature (2004)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

All in all, it really depends on if you're a fan of the two leads. I am, so I liked it…

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Review of Jawbreaker (1999)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

The humour is weak and its black, VERY black giving it a limited appeal…

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Review of Forces of Nature (2012)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

All in all, it really depends on if you're a fan of the two leads. I am, so I liked it…

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Review of Beowulf (1999)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

A feast of imagery coupled with magnificent drama, a rare cinematic marriage that is destined for box office gold and deservedly so…

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Review of Beowulf (1976)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

A feast of imagery coupled with magnificent drama, a rare cinematic marriage that is destined for box office gold and deservedly so…

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Review of Collateral (2004)

By Garth Franklin (268) for Dark Horizons (452) on 15 Jan 2008

It's a solid servicable thriller, one that works throughout watching it but not one that stands particularly out from the bunch…

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