Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Michael Winterbottom. Comic Russell Brand (Get Him To The Greek, etc) has always enjoyed a bit of social activism. Now he teams up with prolific director Michael Winterbottom (The Trip, etc) for this polemic on the evils of corporate greed and the growing disparity between the rich and the… Continue Reading »
THE COMPANY MEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: John Wells Stars: Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Craig T Nelson, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosemary De Witt, Maria Bello. The recent documentary Inside Job dealt with the global financial crisis, and it named and shamed those people believed responsible, even though none of them have yet been prosecuted for… Continue Reading »
INSIDE JOB
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Charles Ferguson. Although the title suggests a heist thriller, Inside Job instead offers a fascinating, eye-opening exploration of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the root causes. This documentary comes from Charles Ferguson, whose previous film was 2007’s No End In Sight, a blisteringly honest exploration of the… Continue Reading »
