Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Shawn Levy Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Taika Waititi, Lil Rey Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aaron Reed, Tina Fey, Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson. Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is a mild-mannered bank teller who loves his job and his life in Free City. For him, every day… Continue Reading »
LIFE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Daniel Espinosa Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Rebecca Ferguson, Ariyon Bakare, Hiroyuki Sanada, Olga Dihovichnaya. Some mad movie scientist has spliced together the DNA of Alien, John Carpenter’s The Thing and Gravity, and the result is Life, a slick claustrophobic sci-fi thriller. This extra-terrestrial creature feature is familiar stuff and… Continue Reading »
DEADPOOL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tim Miller Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T J Miller, Leslie Uggams, Gina Carano, Stan Lee, Jed Rees, Taylor Hickson, Brianna Hildebrand, Kyle Cassie, Stefan Kapicic. After the bloated, special effects heavy juggernaut that was Avengers: Age Of Ultron, it seemed that the Marvel tent pole releases were… Continue Reading »
SELF/LESS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tarsem Singh Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Gerber, Derek Luke, Jaynee-Lynn Kinchen, Melora Hardin, Michelle Dockery, Sam Page, Brandan McCarthy. What starts out as a slick high concept sci-fi thriller and morality tale slowly deteriorates into a formulaic and routine action thriller by the end.… Continue Reading »
WOMAN IN GOLD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Simon Curtis Stars: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Max Irons, Antje Traue, Elizabeth McGovern, Jonathan Pryce, Frances Fisher, Moritz Bleibtreu, Allan Coruner, Henry Goodman, Tom Schilling, Charles Dance. Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) is an elderly Jewish refugee who, with the help of her tyro lawyer,… Continue Reading »
THE CAPTIVE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Atom Egoyan Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, Scott Speedman, Kevin Durand, Alexis Fast, Bruce Greenwood. The Captive is the latest film from Canadian director Atom Egoyan, whose films like the haunting The Sweet Hereafter and Exotica, etc, have usually found favour with critics and art house audiences. But… Continue Reading »
