Reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Cox Stars: Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Kevin Spacey, Emma Roberts, Jeremy Irvine, Thomas Cocquerel, Ryan Rottman, Bokeem Woodbine, Barney Harris, Billie Lourd, Judd Nelson. Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey’s fall from grace was quite spectacular. Not only was his performance as John Paul Getty in Ridley Scott’s drama All… Continue Reading »
AMERICAN ANIMALS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bart Layton Stars: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Chas Allen, Eric Borsuk, Betty Jean Gooch. In 2004, four bored college students attempted a brazen heist in which they set out to steal $12million worth of rare and valuable books from the… Continue Reading »
JOE CINQUE’S CONSOLATION
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Sotiris Dounoukos Stars: Maggie Naouri, Jerome Meyer, Sacha Joseph, Jackson Tozer, Gia Carides, Tony Nikolapopoulos. This true crime story again proves that often truth is stranger than fiction. In 1997, Anu Singh (played by Maggie Naouri, from Wentworth, etc), a law student at the Australian National University, killed her boyfriend… Continue Reading »
KIDNAPPING MR HEINEKEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Daniel Alfredson Stars: Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony Hopkins, David Dencik, Mark van Eeuwen, Thomas Cocquerel. In 1983, five financially strapped businessmen and friends kidnapped Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, the Dutch brewing tycoon and held him for ransom. At the time, the $21 million ransom was the highest ever… Continue Reading »
DEVIL’S KNOT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Aton Egoyan Stars: Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Elias Koteas, Alessandro Nivola, Dane DeHaan, James Hamrick, Seth Meriwether, Kris Higgins, Rex Linn, Bruce Greenwood, Amy Ryan, Robert Baker, Stephen Moyer, Martin Henderson, Kevin Durand, Mireille Enos. In 1993, three young boys were brutally murdered in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas.… Continue Reading »
DONNIE BRASCO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Newell Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche, James Russo Running time: 126 minutes. Proving once again that truth is often stranger than fiction, Donnie Brasco tells the story of an idealistic young FBI agent who spent three years undercover with the mob in order… Continue Reading »