THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Michael SarnoskiStars: Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Murray Bartlett, Bill Skarsgard, Faith Delaney, Noah Jupe.The fictional Robin Hood was a famous outlaw who, in the thirteenth century, “robbed from the rich and gave to the poor” and whose exploits have been depicted in ballads, film and television. There have been twenty feature films featuring the …
LEVITICUS
LEVITICUS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Adrian ChiarellaStars: Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Mia Wasikowska, Jeremy Blewitt, Nicholas Hope, Davida McKenzie, Shannon Berry, Tyallah Bullock, Ewen Leslie.Horror and queer drama have often been explicitly linked through people like Frankenstein author Mary Shelley and filmmaker James Whale and Leviticus deftly taps into this rich history. Taking its title from a …
TUNER
TUNER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Daniel RoherStars: Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Tovah Feldhuh, Lior Raz, Jean Reno, Nissan Sakira, Gil Cohen.The debut narrative feature for documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher (the Oscar winning Navalny, etc) Tuner is a slick, entertaining character study and caper drama driven by an offbeat premise and an unusual protagonist.Niki White (played …
DISCLOSURE DAY
DISCLOSURE DAY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Steven SpielbergStars: Josh O'Connor, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo.The truth is out there… and it will be revealed in Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi themed film Disclosure Day. This is a bit of a passion project for Spielberg given his lifelong obsession with aliens and extraterrestrial life, and it coalesces all of those themes and …
POWER BALLAD
POWER BALLAD Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: John CarneyStars: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Jack Reynor, Marcella Plunkett, Beth Fallon, Havana Rose Liu.Music has played an integral part in the films of Irish director John Carney – 2007’s Once, which was also a successful stage play, and 2021’s delightful Sing Street. Music is also a key element of his latest film, the charming, feel-good …
BACKROOMS
BACKROOMS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Kane ParsonsStars: Chiwtel Ejiofor, Renate Reisnve, Mark Duplass, Lukita Maxwell, Finn Bennett.This supernatural horror film is the feature debut for young British American filmmaker Kane Parsons. Backrooms began life in 2022 as a short film on the You Tube streaming platform, where the nine-minute film garnered over 2 million views. The short film used the found …
