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 »
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 »
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2
FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2 reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robert Connelly Stars: Eric Bana, Anna Torv, Deborah Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Jacqueline McKenzie, Richard Roxburgh, Lucy Ansell, Sisi Stringer, Tony Briggs, Kenneth Radley, Archie Thompson. This sequel to 2020’s mystery outback noir The Dry has been adapted from Jane Harper’s novel Force Of… Continue Reading »
RICEBOY SLEEPS
RICEBOY SLEEPS reviewed by GREG KING Director: Anthony Shim Stars: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Duhyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim, Jerina Son, Hunter Dillon, Choi Jong-ryol, Kang In Sung. This semi-autobiographical coming of age drama from Canadian filmmaker Anthony Shim explores the immigrant experience, the difficulty of fitting in and adjusting to a new culture and… Continue Reading »
MAY DECEMBER
MAY DECEMBER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Todd Haynes Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu, Kelvin Han Yee. This richly layered, melodramatic but deliberately ambiguous character study from director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, etc) is inspired by the real-life case of Mary Kay Letourneau, a 34-year-old schoolteacher who… Continue Reading »
ANATOMY OF A FALL
ANATOMY OF A FALL reviewed by GREG KING Director: Justine Triet Stars: Sandra Huller, Samuel Theis, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Camille Rutherford, Jehnny Beth. There seems to be a lot of love in the room at the moment for this French production. It has already won numerous awards on the festival circuit,… Continue Reading »