DUNE PART TWO reviewed by GREG KING Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Walken, Lea Seydoux, Josh Brolin, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Souheila Yacoub. Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 science fiction novel has been hugely influential and has shaped other sci-fi classic… Continue Reading »
MADAME WEB
MADAME WEB reviewed by GREG KING Director: S J Clarkson Stars: Dakota Johnson, Adam Scott, Sydney Sweeney, Tahir Rahim, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Zosia Mamet, Emma Roberts, Kerry Bishe, Mike Epps, Jill Hennessy. Sony’s Spiderman series of movies has always been the most consistent and enjoyable franchise within the Marvel comic universe, although the spinoff… Continue Reading »
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM
AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Wan Stars: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Kidman, Amber Heard, Dolph Lundgren, Martin Short, John Rhys Davies, Pilou Asbaek, Vincent Regan, Jani Zhao. Once seemingly a license to make money the sheen seems to have worn off… Continue Reading »
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES
THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Reviewed by GREG KING. Director: Francis Lawrence Stars: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Fionnula Flanagan, Burn Gorman, Ashley Liao, Max Raphael, Josh Andreas Rivera, Mackenzie Lansing, Jason Schwartzman, Athena Strates, Nick Benson, Ayomide Adegun, Luna Steeples. It has been eight years… Continue Reading »
FREELANCE
Freelance Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pierre Morel Stars: John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, Christian Slater, Marton Csokas, Alice Eve. This disposable formulaic action comedy comes from French filmmaker Pierre Morel, best known for putting Liam Neeson through his paces in the thriller Taken in 2008. Freelance stars former wrestler turned actor John… Continue Reading »
THE CREATOR
The Creator Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gareth Edwards Stars: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Ralph Ineson, Michael Esper, Veronica Ngo, Marc Menchaca. Ever since HAL refused to open the bay door in Stanley Kubrick’s 1967 sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey AI has been seen… Continue Reading »