HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ariane Louis-Seize Stars: Sara Montpetit, Felix-Antoine Benard, Noemei O’Farrell, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Marie Brassard, Gabriel-Antoine Roy. What a great title! Evocative, yet strange enough to whet the appetite for what is essentially a blend of horror, black comedy, teen romance and coming of… Continue Reading »
FALLEN LEAVES
FALLEN LEAVES reviewed by GREG KING Director: Aki Kaurismaki Stars: Alma Poysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiainen, Juho Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Matti Onnismaa, Martii Suosala. The latest film from Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki is Fallen Leaves, a deceptively simple and quirky romcom about two star crossed lovers in Helsinki. Two lonely down on their luck working… Continue Reading »
MEAN GIRLS
MEAN GIRLS Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez jr Stars: Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli’l Cravalho, Jacquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Jon Hamm, Busy Phillips, Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Park, Mahi Alam, Connor Ratliff, Brian Altemus. Released in cinemas to coincide with the twentieth anniversary… Continue Reading »
THE HOLDOVERS
THE HOLDOVERS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alexander Payne Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Andrew Garman, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Tate Donovan, Gillian Vigman, Darby Lily Lee-Stack. Christmas 1970. Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is an irascible and curmudgeonly teacher of ancient civilizations… Continue Reading »
DREAM SCENARIO
DREAM SCENARIO reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kristoffer Borgli Stars: Nicholas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Lily Bird, Michael Cera,, Kate Berlant, Dylan Baker, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Jessica Clement. This darkly comic and surreal comedy/fantasy about a man who mysteriously begins appearing in peoples’ dreams boasts a terrific comic performance from Nicolas Cage, with many of… Continue Reading »
NEXT GOAL WINS
NEXT GOAL WINS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Taika Waititi Stars: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Elisabeth Moss, Will Arnett, Rhys Darby, Kaimana, David Fane, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Chris Alosio, Semu Filipo, Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi, Taika Waititi, Rachel House. Hollywood loves its inspirational underdog sporting stories, and with Next Goal Wins New Zealand director Taika… Continue Reading »