THE CROW Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rupert Sanders Stars: Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Sami Bouajila, Laura Birn, Isabella Wei, Josette Simon. An ugly mix of gothic superhero movie, love story and revenge drama with supernatural undertones, this is a pointless, unnecessary, dark and gratuitously violent reboot of Alex Proyas’ 1994 film The Crow. That film was, unfortunately, most notable …
ALIEN ROMULUS
ALIEN ROMULUS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Fede Alvarez Stars: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Aileen Wu, Isabele Merced, Spike Fearn, Ian Holm. Alien Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise that began way back in 1979 with Ridley Scott’s superb fusion of sci-fi and horror. It is a legacy sequel that pays lip service to the original films. The film is set in the year …
BORDERLANDS
BORDERLANDS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Eli Roth Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edgar Ramirez, Ariana Greenblatt, Jack Black, Florian Munteau, Gina Gershon, Hayley Bennett, Janina Gavankar. Cinematic adaptations of video games have, for the most part, disappointed both gamers and movie goers and the cinematic landscape is littered with failed adaptations. Based on the …
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Shawn Levy Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Matthew Macfadyen, Jon Favreau, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Jennifer Garner, Wesley Snipes, Chris Evans, Channing Tautm, Aaron Stanford, Karan Soni, Brianna Hilderbrand, Shioli Kutsuna, Stefan Kapicic, Tyler Mane, Dafne Keen, Blake Lively, Nathan Fillion, Matthew McConaughey, …
TWISTERS
TWISTERS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lee Isaac Chung Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, David Corenswet, Harry Hadden-Patton, Sasha Lane, Katy O’Brian, Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani, Tunde Adebimpe, James Paxton. In 1996 filmmaker Jan De Bont and writer Michael Crichton gave audiences a thrill ride with the blockbuster disaster film …
KILL
KILL Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat Stars: Laksya, Tanya Maniktala, Abhishek Chauhan, Raghav Juyal. The title says it all you need to know about this visceral, ultra-violent action thriller from India. Kill delivers a high body count and plenty of gore and mayhem. Most of the action is confined to a train, so it comes across like The Raid set on a train. The film takes place on …
