Caravaggio’s Shadow Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michele Placido Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Louis Garrel, Isabelle Huppert, Tedua, Brenno Placido, Michele Placido, Maurizio Donadoni, Micaela Romazzotti, Lolita Chammah, Gianfranco Gallo, Vinicio Marchioni, Alessandro Haber, Moni Ovadia. Caravaggio’s Shadow, a lavish Italian/French co-production from actor turned director Michele Placido looks at the final years in the life… Continue Reading »
OPPENHEIMER
Oppenheimer Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Robert Downey jr, Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Dane De Haan, Alden Ehrenreich, Florence Pugh, Alex Wolff, Tony Goldwyn, Matthew Modine, Gary Oldman. From Christopher Nolan (the Batman trilogy, etc) comes this epic biopic of… Continue Reading »
DALILAND
DALILAND Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mary Harron Stars: Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Ezra Miller, Alexander Beyer, Mark McKenna, Andreja Pejic, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel, Avital Lvova. Salvador Dali (played here by Oscar winner Ben Kingsley) is one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century, renowned for his striking and bizarre… Continue Reading »
TILL
Till Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Chinonye Chukwu Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Haley Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg, Frankie Faison, Jalyn Hall, Sean Patrick Thomas, Tosin Cole, John Douglas Thompson Based on a true story, Till is a film full of pain, grief, anger, and it is a powerful howl of outrage against a blatant miscarriage of justice… Continue Reading »
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
I Wanna Dance With Somebody Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kasi Lemmons Stars: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, Clarke Peters, Ashton Sanders. Fans of the late, great Whitney Houston will not really learn anything new or particularly surprising from this so-so biopic of the late singer. I Wanna Dance With Somebody is… Continue Reading »
MARGRETE: QUEEN OF THE NORTH
MARGRETE: QUEEN OF THE NORTH Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Charlotte Sieling Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Morten Hee Andersen, Soren Malling, Jakob Ofteboro, Paul Blackthorne, Bjorn Floberg, Magnus Krepper. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Inspired by actual events this epic historical drama from Denmark set in the early 1400s is a drama of… Continue Reading »