COUP DE CHANCE Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Woody Allen Stars: Lou de Laage, Melvin Poupard, Niels Schneider, Valerie Lemercier, Guillaume de Tonquedec, Gregory Gadebois. Although out of favour in the US, Woody Allen is still a revered filmmaker in France, and fittingly enough his fiftieth film as a filmmaker is actually set and shot… Continue Reading »
CAT PERSON
CAT PERSON Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Susanna Fogel Stars: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Fred Melamed, Christopher Shyer, Liza Koshy, Josh Andres Rivera, Isaac Cole Powell, Michael Gandolfini. Fatal attraction indeed. “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” This… Continue Reading »
CARAVAGGIO’S SHADOW
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 »
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 »
CARMEN
Carmen Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Benjamin Millepied Stars: Paul Mescal, Melissa Barrera, Rossy De Palma, Elsa Pataky, Nicole da Silva, Tara Morice, Benedict Hardie, Marina Tamayo, The D.O.C. Loosely inspired by Bizet’s 1875 opera Carmen, this melodrama updates the timeless story to a more contemporary setting along the US/Mexican border. The film centres around… Continue Reading »
CAIRO CONSPIRACY
CAIRO CONSPIRACY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Tarik Saleh Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Jawad Alkwil, Ahmed Laissoui, Medhi Debhi, Makram Khoury, Ramzi Choukair. Adam (Tawfeek Barhom, from The Rhythm Section, etc) is the son of a fisherman from the small rural village of Manzala. He earns a state sponsored scholarship to study at the… Continue Reading »