HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ariane Louis-Seize Stars: Sara Montpetit, Felix-Antoine Benard, Noemei O’Farrell, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Marie Brassard, Gabriel-Antoine Roy. What a great title! Evocative, yet strange enough to whet the appetite for what is essentially a blend of horror, black comedy, teen romance and coming of… Continue Reading »
THE ROOSTER
THE ROOSTER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mark Leonard Winter Stars: Hugo Weaving, Phoenix Raei, John Waters, Rhys Mitchell, Robert Menzies. Acclaimed actor Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker, etc) makes his feature film directorial debut with this bleak and challenging character study about two broken men who form an unlikely connection. The Rooster explores themes… Continue Reading »
BAGHEAD
BAGHEAD reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alberto Corredor Stars: Freya Allen, Ruby Barker, Peter Mullan, Jeremy Irvine, Anne Muller, Ned Dennehy, Saffron Burrows. Sometimes it seems as though we get two films released around the same time that have the same basic concept (eg: Deep Impact and Armageddon both films concerning a giant meteor headed… Continue Reading »
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE
BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE reviewed by GREG KING Director:Reinaldo Marcus Green Stars: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton, Michael Gandolfini. Jamaican born singer/songwriter Bob Marley was one of the music legends of the 70s, with his fusion of reggae, blues and soul achieving mainstream success. Time Magazine named his seminal 1977 album Exodus as the greatest… Continue Reading »
MADAME WEB
MADAME WEB reviewed by GREG KING Director: S J Clarkson Stars: Dakota Johnson, Adam Scott, Sydney Sweeney, Tahir Rahim, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Zosia Mamet, Emma Roberts, Kerry Bishe, Mike Epps, Jill Hennessy. Sony’s Spiderman series of movies has always been the most consistent and enjoyable franchise within the Marvel comic universe, although the spinoff… Continue Reading »
FALLEN LEAVES
FALLEN LEAVES reviewed by GREG KING Director: Aki Kaurismaki Stars: Alma Poysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiainen, Juho Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Matti Onnismaa, Martii Suosala. The latest film from Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki is Fallen Leaves, a deceptively simple and quirky romcom about two star crossed lovers in Helsinki. Two lonely down on their luck working… Continue Reading »