THE GREAT ARCH Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Stephane DemoustierStars: Claes Bang, Sidise Babett Knudsen, Xavier Dolan, Swann Arlaud, Michel Fau, Pierre-Francois Grunenwald, Alessandro Bressanello, Thomas Garcia.There have been a few films about the trials of an obsessive architect who refuses to compromise his ideals or vision even though his attitude leads to trouble. In 1949 we had The Fountainhead, …
VERITY
VERITY Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Michael ShowalterStars: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Brady Wagner, Irina Dvorovenko, Ismael Cruz Cordova.This is the fourth adaptation of a novel from author Colleen Hoover in as many years, and it follows It Ends With Us, Regretting You, and Reminders Of Him. Like Freida McFadden (author of The Housemaid), Hoover is one of those authors who has …
DIGGER
DIGGER Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Alejandro G InarrituStars: Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Riz Ahmed, Sandra Huller, Jesse Plemons, Michael Stuhlbarg, Robert John Burke, Burn Gorman, Sophie Wilde, Pip Torrens.This bonkers and offbeat comedy is sure to be one of the more divisive films of the year. Fans of Tom Cruise, the action hero of the Mission: Impossible and Jack Reacher franchises are going to be …
HEART OF THE BEAST
HEART OF THE BEAST Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: David AyersStars: Brad Pitt, J K Simmonds, Anna Lambe.A compelling survival story about a man and his faithful canine companion stranded in the harsh Alaskan wilderness, Heart Of The Beast will invite inevitable comparisons with films like The Revenant and Castaway.Brad Pitt plays James Belmont, a former special forces soldier who has since retired …
THE WEIGHT
THE WEIGHT Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Padraic McKinleyStars: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Lucas Lynggaad Tonneson, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Julia Jones, George Burgess, Alex Newman, Sam Hazeldine, Avy Berry.This tense drama is set in Oregon in 1933, at the height of the Great Depression.Samuel Murphy (Ethan Hawke) is a down on his luck single father, a former soldier and mechanic who is …
RESIDENT EVIL
RESIDENT EVIL Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Zach CreggerStars: Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis, Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, Emily Piggford, Andrea Miltnerova, Will Merrick, Griffin Newman.Zach Cregger, who gave us the superb horror films Barbarian and Weapons, hits it out of the park with his reboot of Resident Evil, which is based on the popular video game series created in 1996 by Capcom …
