DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Simon Curtis Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Paul Giamatti, Alessandro Nivola, Jim Carter, Dominic West, Kevin Doyle, Sophie McShera, Penelope Wilton, Lesley Nichol, Simon Russell Beale, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Robert James-Collier, Laura Carmichael, Raquel Cassidy, Paul Copely, Michael Fox, Henry Hadden-Paton, …
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Chaves Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Kila Lord Cassidy, Jack Cowan, Rebecca Calder, Steve Coulter, Madison Lawlor, Orion Smith, Beau Gadsdon, Peter Wight, John Brotherton, Frances O’Connor, Lili Taylor, MacKenzie Foy, Julian Hilliard, Madison Wolfe, James Wan. The Conjuring: Last Rites is the ninth and …
THE ROSES
THE ROSES Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jay Roach Stars: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, Ncuti Gatwa, Sunita Mani, Jane Demetriou, Zoe Chao, Allison Janney. The Roses is a loose remake of The War Of The Roses, the savage 1989 marital discord black comedy directed by Danny De Vito that starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as a feuding couple. This contemporary …
NE ZHA 2
NE ZHA 2 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jiao Zi Stars: voices of Michelle Yeoh, Crystal Lee, Aleks Li, Rick Zeiff, Robert Clotworthy, Jaden Waldman, This Chinese animated fantasy film is the highest grossing animated film of all time having pulled in over $2.2 billion at the box office. It is the sequel to 2019’s Ne Zha, which was based on a Chinese mythological figure, and Investiture Of The Gods, a …
KANGAROO – interview with KATE WOODS
KANGAROO – Interview with director KATE WOODS by GREG KING Kangaroo is loosely based on the story of former journalist Chris “Brolga” Barns, who founded a kangaroo sanctuary in Alice Springs in 2005. The film stars Ryan Corr, newcomer Lily Whiteley as Charley, Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair. Greg talks to Kate about the shooting of the film in the outback and what challenges that presented, working with the …
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Chris Columbus Stars: Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Geoff Bell, Richard E Grant, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Paul Freeman, Sarah Niles, Ingrid Oliver. The Thursday Murder Club is an adaptation of the first book in the series od bestselling novels written by …
