Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Johannes Roberts Stars: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine, Yani Gellman, Santiago Segura. Swimming with sharks, again? Ever since Jaws hit the big screen in 1975, there have been many other films that have played on our innate fear of the predators of the deep – films like The Reef,… Continue Reading »
SICARIO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Dennis Villeneuve Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Trujillo. In Spanish, “sicario” means hitman or assassin. In 2013 Canadian director Dennis Villeneuve gave us the tough and taut claustrophobic thriller Prisoners (starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal), which made… Continue Reading »
GET THE GRINGO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Adrian Grunberg Stars: Mel Gibson, Daniel Gimenez Cacho. Peter Stormare, Bob Gunton, Peter Gerety, Dolores Heredia, Kevin Hernandez. Get The Gringo is an unusual and violent prison drama that marks a return to form of sorts for Mel Gibson as the flawed action hero. Most of the action takes place inside… Continue Reading »
