THE DRAMA Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kristoffer BorgliStars: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Althe, Alana Haim, Sydney Lemmon, Hannah Gross, Jordyn Cruet, Michael Abbott jr, Zoe Winters, Hailey Benton Gates.There have been many movies that have focused on weddings to explore important issues, flawed characters, family dynamics, or just poke fun at one of the oldest social conventions. Movies set …
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jim JarmuschStars: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat.The title basically says all you need to know about this latest film from auteur Jim Jarmusch, his fourteenth feature. The film is an exploration of family dynamics and the complex relationship between parents and …
THEY WILL KILL YOU
THEY WILL KILL YOU Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kirill SolokovStars: Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham, Tom Felton, Myha’la Herrold, Paterson Joseph.There is plenty of carnage, blood and gore to be found in this savage, violent but thoroughly enjoyable black comedy/horror hybrid.Fresh out of prison, Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz, from the Deadpool, etc) lands a job as a maid at the Virgil, …
PROJECT HAIL MARY
PROJECT HAIL MARY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirectors: Phil Lord and Christopher MillerStars: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara.The term “Hail Mary” derives from American football and refers to a desperate, last ditch play that would win the game. It was originally coined in the 1930s.Middle school science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) …
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN
PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Tom HarperStars: Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Stephen Graham, Packy Lee, Ned Dennehy, Sophie Rundle, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo.The gritty tv series Peaky Blinders ran for six seasons between 2013 and 2022. The series centred around a fictitious version of the real criminal gang that ruled Birmingham from the 1880s …
COLD STORAGE
COLD STORAGE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Jonny CampbellStars: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Lesley Manville, Gavin Spokes, Aaron Heffernan, Vanessa Redgrave, Ellor Torchin, Sosie Bacon, Richard Brake.This very enjoyable comedic variation on the usual tropes of the zombie movie comes from director Jonny Campbell. It was written by veteran screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park, etc) who …
