RIVIERA REVENGE Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Ivan CalberacStars: Andre Dussollier, Sabine Azema, Thierry L'hermitte, Gael Giraudeaux, Josephine de Meaux, Sebastien Chassagne, Eva Rami, Solal Bouloudnine. This amiable and enjoyable French farce was inspired by a newspaper article that writer/director Ivan Calberac (The Tasting, etc) read, although he has significantly changed some of the …
MATERIALISTS
MATERIALISTS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Celine SongStars: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pablo Pascal, Marin Ireland, Zoe Wilson, Louise Jacobson, Eddie Cahill, John Magaro.This is the sophomore feature for writer/director Celine Song, who gave us the Oscar nominated romantic drama Past Lives in 2023. Like that film Materialists also explores themes of second chances, regrets, relationships, …
LILO & STITCH
LILO & STITCH Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Dean Fleischer CampStars: Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Tia Carrere, Billy Magussen, Zach Galiafianakis, Kaipo Dudoit, Courtney B Vance, Jason Scott Lee, Amy Hill, voices of Chris Sanders, Hannah Waddingham.The latest Disney animated film to get a live action remake is Lilo & Stitch, the family friendly film from 2002 which depicted the …
THE WEDDING BANQUET
THE WEDDING BANQUET Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Andrew AnhStars: Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-chan, Youn Yuh-jung, Joan Chen, Bobo Lee. This crowd pleaser is a reimagining of Ang Lee’s Oscar nominated 1993 film The Wedding Banquet about a marriage of convenience. The director Andrew Anh (Spa Night, etc) has updated the original script from Lee and his regular collaborator …
DEATH OF A UNICORN
DEATH OF A UNICORN Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Alex ScharfmannStars: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E Grant, Tea Leoni, Will Poulter, Jessica Hynes, Steve Park, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani.Corporate lawyer Elliot Kintner (Paul Rudd) is driving through the Canadian Rockies to visit his boss Odell Leopold (Richard E Grant), the head of a large pharmaceutical company. Odell is dying of cancer, and …
THE PENGUIN LESSONS
THE PENGUIN LESSONS Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Peter CattaneoStars: Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce, Bjorn Gustafsson, Vivian El Jaber, Alfonsina Carrocio, Diego Herrera.No, this is not a documentary about the consequences of Donald Trump’s reckless and unnecessary 10% tariffs imposed on Heard and Mcdonald Islands, largely uninhabited islands near Antarctica populated by a colony of penguins. Rather …
