Film Review – Gladiator

Film Review – Conrad – 13/10/00 Starring the Colosseum, and ably supported by Russell Crowe’s battered body, this movie does a surface scan of the bloody carnage created by gladiatorial combat provided as entertainment for the Roman masses, and the clandestine violence perpetrated by the young Caesar Commodus in his desperation for power. He’s a…

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Film Review: “Magik And Rose”

Film Review – Margaret – 15/9/00 Magik and Rose – the intriguing title raises in our minds contrasted images. Vanessa Alexander, writer and director, uses contrasts powerfully throughout the film. Contrasted characters Magik, an unconventional name with odd spelling, really suits the character of Magik, the phoney fortune teller who at the very beginning of…

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