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80 FOR BRADY

Filed Under: Comedy, Drama, E, Film Review

80 For Brady Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kyle Marvin Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sally Field, Rita Moreno, Tom Brady, Harry Hamlin, Bob Balaban, Billy Porter, Guy Fieri, Rob Corddry, Glynn Turman, Jimmy O Yang, Sara Gilbert, Matt Lauria, Sally Kirkland, Andy Richter, Patton Oswalt, Rob Gronkowski, Rob Funches. Four elderly women head off… continue reading »

MY NEIGHBOR ADOLF

Filed Under: Comedy, Drama, Film Review, Foreign Language, M

MY NEIGHBOR ADOLF Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Leon Prudovsky Stars: David Hayman, Udo Kier, Olivia Silhavy, Kineret Peled. One of the hits of the 2022 Jewish International Film Festival was this quirky dramedy about a Holocaust survivor who comes to believe that his new next door neighbour is actually Adolf Hitler living incognito.  Somewhere… continue reading »

POLITE SOCIETY

Filed Under: Action, Comedy, Drama, Film Review, P

Polite Society Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nida Manzoor Stars: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya, Ashkay Khanna, Nimra Bucha, Seraphina Beh, Ella Bruccoleri, Shona Babayemi, Shobu Kapoor, Jeff Mirza. In a cinema environment overcrowded with remakes, reboots, sequels and a surfeit of superhero movies it’s a pleasant surprise to come across something that is as unique… continue reading »

MAFIA MAMMA

Filed Under: Adventure, Comedy, Film Review, M

Mafia Mamma Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Catherine Hardwicke Stars: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Giulio Corso, Eduardo Scarpetta, Francesco Mastroianni, Alfonso Perugini, Sophia Nomvete, Tim Daish, Tommy Rodger, Alessandro Bressanello. There have been a lot of enjoyable comedies set against the backdrop of the underworld and gangsters – Mickey Blue Eyes, Married To The Mob,… continue reading »

LINOLEUM

Filed Under: Comedy, Drama, Film Review, L, Sci-Fi

LINOLEUM Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Colin West Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacron, Gabriel Rush, Roger Hendricks Simon, Tony Shalhoub, Michael Ian Black, Elisabeth Henry, Amy Hargreaves. The latest feature for writer/director Colin West, the low budget Linoleum is a mind-bending, quirky and almost incomprehensible mix of sci-fi, absurdist comedy and dysfunctional family… continue reading »

CHAMPIONS

Filed Under: C, Comedy, Film Review

Champions 2023 Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bobby Farrelly Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin, Ernie Hudson, Matt Cook, Kevin Iannucci, Joshua Felder, Madison Tevlin, James Day Keith, Bradley Edens, Ashton Gunning, Matthew Von Der Ahe, Tom Sinclair, Alex Hintz, Casey Metcalfe, Barbara Pollard, Alexandra Castillo. Marcus Marakovich (Woody Harrelson) is an assistant minor… continue reading »

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A HAUNTING IN VENICE.

A Haunting in Venice Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kenneth Branagh Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dorman, Jude Hill, Kelly Reilly, Ricardo Scamarcio, Camille Cottin, Emma Laird, Ali Khan, Rowan Robinson. A Haunting In Venice marks Kenneth Branagh’s third appearance as Hercule Poirot, the famous moustachioed Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie… continue reading »

ASTEROID CITY

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Wes Anderson Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson, Matt Dillon, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Wright, Jake Ryan, Aristou Meehan, Hope Davis, Bob Balaban, Tony Revolori, Grace Edwards, Margot Robbie, Jarvis Cocker, Stephen Park, Hong Chau, Maya Hawke, Rupert… continue reading »

GODLAND

GODLAND Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Hlynur Palmason Stars: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Hilmar Guojonsson, Vic Carmen Sonne, Jacob Lohmann. Godland was the centrepiece of the recent Scandinavian Film Festival, and now this slow moving but visually stunning Danish drama gains a cinematic release.   Godland is set in the frozen inhospitable wilds of Iceland… continue reading »