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 »
TWO TICKETS TO GREECE
TWO TICKETS TO GREECE reviewed by GREG KING Director: Marc Fitoussi Stars: Laure Calamy, Olivia Cote, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alexandre Desrousseaux, Panos Koronis. Former childhood best friends Blandine (Olivia Cote, from The Rose Maker, etc) and Margalie (Laure Calamy, from Antoinette In The Cevennes, etc) reunite after thirty years and head off for a dream… Continue Reading »
POOR THINGS
POOR THINGS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Stars: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bembra, Jerrod Carmichael, Hanna Schygulla, Margaret Qualley, Vicki Pepperdine. Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos makes weird but oddly compelling and visually arresting dramas and absurdist comedies. His resume includes films such as Dogtooth, The Lobster,… Continue Reading »
COUP DE CHANCE
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 »
ANYONE BUT YOU
ANYONE BUT YOU reviewed by GREG KING Director: Will Gluck Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Glenn Powell, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Dermot Mulroney, Michell Hurd, Hadley Robinson, Alexandra Shipp, Joe Davidson, Darren Barnett, Charlee Fraser. Formulaic and predictable romcom both set in and shot around Sydney, Anyone But You taps into the familiar tropes of the genre… Continue Reading »
DUMB MONEY
Dumb Money Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Craig Gillespie Stars: Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Pete Davidson, Anthony Ramos, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nick Offerman, Myha’la Herrold, Talia Ryder, Kate Burton, Clancy Brown, Sebastian Stan, Dane DeHaan, Olivia Thirlby. During the COVID lockdowns of 2020-2021 a rather intriguing financial drama played out that shook… Continue Reading »